THE TEAM
ABOUT
Explore Gratitude is created and supported by one person, Carla White,
who lives in the middle of farm country, USA.
Carla White
Creator of Gratitude Journal and lover of life.
Gratitude Pusher
Hi, I’m Carla
I’m a mobile interface designer and author of Idea to iPhone. I’m also a full time gratitude pusher — I try to get people started on a gratitude habit and addicted to gratitude. There are two things you should practice daily; giving thanks and giving back. Do that, and the world is your oyster.
I run a small consulting practice where I help amazing people create successful apps. I love design and getting inside the user’s head to see what really works – from building in the right features, strategizing the marketing, and executing a successful app project.
In addition, I offer public speaking on gratitude, women in tech, and startups. I also advise to some cool nonprofits like LSS Adoption Committee and the Verizon Foundation.
South Dakota, USA – The birthplace of Gratitude Journal
MY STORY
Eight years ago I started a gratitude journal and it was the single most important thing I’ve ever done. Before starting my journal, I was really struggling with life. My dad (the cool dude in the photo) had suddenly passed away and it shattered me. I was overweight, didn’t enjoy being here, drank too much, and my career and relationships were suffering.
What surprised me was just how quickly my life had changed. In just two months of keeping my journal, I was sleeping better, relationships blossomed and I found meaning and purpose to my life.
THE IDEA
So I had to try an experiment to get at least one stranger aware of the power of gratitude and decided to create the Gratitude Journal app. It was crazy because I didn’t know a thing about creating apps, had a meager $500 budget and didn’t even own an iPhone — just a flip phone.
Working on my app from 5am to 7am before going into my day job, I was absorbed in design tools, messaging developers and fumbling with Xcode for months. I promised the universe that if I managed to actually pull it off and make a profit, I would donate 10% of it to charity.
THE APP
Gratitude Journal released in 2008 and rocketed up to #1 on iTunes. It’s been featured by Apple, in USA Today, Good Morning America, and countless of other major media from France to Fargo. Thousand of people have downloaded the app and changed their lives with gratitude.
Now my dream is to have everyone on the planet addicted to gratitude and on a daily gratitude habit. Because changing the world starts with altering each of us. If you are truly thankful from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep at night, I promise that you will unleash our superpowers and harness everything great that life has to offer.
Has gratitude changed your life?
THANK YOU
When I first created Gratitude Journal in 2008, never in my wildest dreams would I believe that it would be my full time job. Thank you to all my friends, family, and tribe for your support of the years. Mostly, thank you for choosing Gratitude!
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