Julie is The Grateful Entrepreneur. Julie talks about building your business and your life on the foundation of gratitude. Julie's book, 30 Days of Gratitude:The Gratitude Program That Will Change Your Life, became an Amazon best-seller when it was released on May 2013, Her current work is "My Year of Gratitude, A Daily Gratitude Project" which is blogging daily and sharing her gratitude tips. Julie loves to mentor and develop leaders to her mentioned program and partnership with USANA House Sciences. A former triathlete, Julie has completed 3 full Ironman distance triathlons. And she lives in Burlington, Ontario with her 5-year old daughter and her husband, Dan. [Tweet "@jcmboyer advice to change the world: "Wake up every single day and give thanks for another day.". #startyourthing #podcast Listen to the full interview here: http://stitcher.com/episodelink"] What You’ll Learn in This Interview (with timestamps so you can jump forward): 01:31 – How did gratitude became a core value to Julie's life 04:25 – How she connected with her gratitude in dark times 05:52 – What happens when you live life on gratitude 08:03 – How she address the skeptics 10:57 – How to start and stick to The Gratitude Project 14;00 – The benefits of having a gratitude jar 15:05 – The connection between her triathlons and Gratitude Project 16:39 – What her plans about triathlons in the future 18:15 – What you can learn in her book 20:28 – What other business she does 21:56 – How being grateful helps you develop good habits 23:07 – What she does to help entrepreneurs on their businesses 25:07 – How gratitude has helped Monique to live better 26:38 – How many gratitude notes you should write 28:13 – How to do a gratitude intention 31:00 – Where you sit when it comes to manifesting Episode Tweetables: [Tweet "We can find gratitude in every moment. @jcmboyer @startyourthing #life #moments topic #startyourthing #podcast"] [Tweet "Being grateful every day is what keeps us present. @jcmboyer @startyourthing #gratitude #startyourthing #podcast"] [Tweet "You can design your life at any time you choose. @jcmboyer @startyourthing #fresh #start #startyourthing #podcast"] Resources Mentioned: The Happiness Advantage book by Shawn Achor Eat, Pray, Love book by  Elizabeth Gilbert Way to Connect with Julie: www.julieboyer.com : Julie’s Gratitude blog Special Offer by Julie: 30 Days of Gratitude : Book that will help you practice gratitude in 30 days. Resources to Help You Start Your Thing: [Book] Start Your Thing : A step by step gameplan for Introverts who want to take action on their ideas. [Quiz] Is now the right time to Start Your Thing? Click here to find out! Kickstart your business idea with free training: Learn how to create a product that people actually want to buy The Start Your Thing eCourse: Create, launch and sell your idea in 90 days or less. Subscribe to Start Your Thing!             LOVED this conversation? Join #TheStartersClub for more interviews, strategies and LIVE conversations with our guests from the show. Sign up here [activecampaign form=14]