RESOURCES from 4word
Why An American Express Executive Believes Goals AND Growth Should Be Your Focus in 2022
Lori Joe Brown, Sr. Manager within the Global Field Enablement Center of Excellence in Global Commercial Services at American Express, and 4word Board member, explains why she focuses on both goals and growth when planning out a new year. Read More
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Right First Step’
Mara McNeill, President and CEO Toyota Financial Savings Bank, talks about how to free ourselves from the pressure of finding the perfect but elusive “Right First Step.” Read More
A Focus on Gratitude Helped Mary Kay Ash Build a Global Brand
Author Jennifer Bickel Cook, retired Mary Kay executive, discusses her debut book, Pass It On: What I Learned from Mary Kay Ash, and shares nuggets of wisdom from one of the most successful women in recent history. Read More
God Has Used YOU To Change Lives This Year
4word founder Diane Paddison pens her annual "thank you" note for all that 4word has been blessed with this year. Read More
How Nike Company Culture Does Gratitude Well (And You Can Too)
Read how Nike company culture prioritizes expressing gratitude and appreciation to their employees, and how your company can too. Read More
3 Ways Gratitude Can Become a Good Business Practice
Do you practice gratitude at work? Do you think showing gratitude might portray you as weak? Learn why it's actually a great business move. Read More
It’s Time to Redefine Gratitude
Are you struggling to feel grateful? You're definitely not alone. In November, let's learn how to redefine gratitude and thanksgiving. Read More
The ‘Second Half’ of Your Career: Less about you, more about others
Denise Hutton, a business executive specializing in HR and a 4word mentor, talks about how the beginning of her career set up the "second half" she's currently in, and shares the 10-year blocks most careers can be broken down into. Read More
Thankfulness ‘In Such a Time As This’
4word founder Diane Paddison writes about what 2020 has taught her about thankfulness and shares some of the incredible blessings to come out of this tumultuous year. Read More
How to Take the Leap Toward Something New
4word COO and former Nike executive Pam Johnson has experienced many changes over her career journey and has learned the best response to have when faced with something new. Read More
An Entrepreneur’s Pandemic Pivot
Sarah Lin, entrepreneur and founder of EllieFunDay, discusses when she knew she needed to pivot her business and explains the role God holds in her company. Read More
Don’t Be Afraid to Prune Yourself
Kathi C. Laughman writes about how the art of personal pruning could be a helpful tool for emerging stronger after a major life transition. Read More
Start Harnessing and Leveraging Your Emotions at Work
Lori Berry, co-founder of 4word: Southlake, talks candidly about how she's learning to use her emotions for good in her workplace and how you can learn to leverage yours. Read More
Stop Judging Others to Make Yourself Feel Comfortable
Brittany Prather, leader of 4word: Twin Cities and panelist in the Candid Conversations - Racial Reconciliation series, shares how being bi-racial has helped her come to terms with her own judging tendencies and learn to seek a common identity with others. Read More
‘In the hard, He is near.’ – An honest journey through grief
Grief has a terrible way of consuming every part of your life, sometimes parts that you didn't think it could touch. Jordan Hodgden, co-leader for 4word: Oklahoma City, openly shares about losing her infant son and how God used her grief to grow her. Read More
A Thankful Heart Gives Us Hope
JoAnne Baldwin, marketer at PitchBook and marketing co-director for 4word: Seattle, writes candidly about how the COVID-19 outbreak opened her eyes to the importance of a thankful heart, even when gratitude seems like the least likely response. Read More
Gratitude Isn’t Complicated
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous What an amazing way to think about gratitude! Our prayer this entire month has been that you would arrive at the the end of our conversation with a new definition of gratitude and what it means… Read More
When Gratitude is Hard-Earned
This week, we asked 4word: San Diego leader Kaitlin Arduino to share her personal journey with both grief and gratitude. We hope her story encourages you! ------ Gratitude is an emotion that comes more naturally these days than it ever has in my life… Read More
Don’t Let Gratitude Be Seasonal
Kathryn Kilner had to shift from a seasonal practice of gratitude around the holidays to a daily habit of gratitude in her life, and disciplined herself to follow one simple routine every day to make sure that gratitude has a prominent place in her heart. Read… Read More
When Gratitude Doesn’t Come Easy
Here in America, we are used to hearing that "we have much to be thankful for." And it is true. As Americans, we get the privilege to enjoy a life that many in other countries can only dream of and yearn for. You would be… Read More