"Gratitude" with guest Lenka Brady

"Gratitude" with guest Lenka Brady

From Soul Decodes by Dr. Tia Jolie Phillips

December 5, 2025 · 1h 5m · Episode 68

About this episode

The episode explores gratitude as a transformative life practice through a conversation with guest Lenka Brady.

This episode of Soul Decodes features Tia Jolie Phillips, Sarah Tirri, and guest, Lenka Brady, as they explore gratitude as a transformative life practice. The spontaneous conversation arose when Lenka mentioned gratitude at a networking event, prompting hosts Tia Jolie and Sarah to invite her into the Treehouse Studio for her first podcast appearance. Lenka Brady emigrated from Czech Republic at age 19 with only $250 and one suitcase. Growing up under communism, she participated in the Velvet Revolution as a student activist. After democracy arrived, she pursued elementary education with an English focus, falling in love with the word "umbrella" during her studies. Arriving in Sarasota, she cleaned homes while building her American dream, eventually launching multiple businesses and becoming a successful entrepreneur and business coach. The hosts examine Cicero's assertion that gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. They discuss how gratitude serves as the antidote to entitlement. Entitlement assumes the world owes you something, while gratitude recognizes everything as a gift. Lenka explains she cannot imagine living without being grateful…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tia Jolie Phillips, Sarah Tirri

Guest: Lenka Brady

Topics covered

  • gratitude
  • transformation
  • entrepreneurship
  • NLP
  • life lessons

Keywords

  • gratitude
  • transformation
  • entrepreneurship
  • NLP
  • life lessons
  • Czech Republic
  • Velvet Revolution

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cicero

Places: Czech Republic, Sarasota

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