Are you ready to GROW?Are you ready to take back control of your thoughts?Are you ready to free yourself from Stress, Worry, Anxiety, and Fear?

When you are truly Grateful-at-Your-Core™ — not just as a passing thought — you literally cannot feel those destructive emotions that hold you back. Everyone agrees on this. The science, the stories, and your own experience prove it.

No tricks. No hype. No false promises

Just years of simplifying understanding life’s secrets with some simple tools what actually work — now shared with you through simple videos that you can watch several times.
The Real Problem (and the Real Solution) For many the issue has never been knowing what to do, for others we need some help on what to do. The issue has always been doing it.
That’s why Michael Brunet Sr. created Grateful Academy™ — your simple, no-reading-required instruction manual for life. Instead of another book you’ll never finish, you just watch and re-watch short, powerful videos that help you install new beliefs and spend more time Becoming Grateful-at-Your-Core™.

You will:

You’ll fall back in love with yourself and your life. You’ll finally achieve — and surpass — your goals, dreams, desires, wishes, aspirations, needs, and wants… while feeling happy along the way. All our content is becoming free through our videos in the future one video at a time to give you time to absorb and begin your journey to becoming Grateful-at-Your-Core™.

Accelerate Your Journey

For those ready for faster, deeper change, book a free 20-minute phone consultation with Michael. We’ll explore your specific goals, identify childhood programming or self-imposed barriers holding you back, and map a path to daily happiness, growth, and Grateful Longevity™ — unlimited energy, improved health, and a stronger self as the foundation for your compelling future.

Hourly Sessions

$220

per 55-minute Zoom session

(pay-as-you-go for targeted deep work)

4-Session Package

$800 total

for 4 weekly 55-minute Zoom sessions

(recommended for consistent progress; includes accountability, pattern reprogramming, and sustained focus on daily happiness, energy, health, and Grateful Longevity™—save $80 compared to paying hourly)

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Why People Are Joining Right Now

Frequently Asked Questions

Got questions? Here are the ones we hear most. If yours isn’t here, just reach out—we’re here to help you on this journey.

Is Grateful Academy™ really free to join?

Yes—100% free. Joining the Grateful Movement™ gives you immediate access to the first Grateful Academy™ videos, notifications for new content, summit invites, and community connection. No credit card, no hidden fees, no upsells. We keep it simple so the focus stays on growth and the lessons we get to share.

Instant access to short, powerful videos that teach you how to become Grateful-at-Your-Core™. You’ll learn tools like the G.L.A.M. Questions™L.I.G. Behaviour™, and ways to turn experiences into lessons. Plus email notifications for new videos and Grateful Summits™It’s all delivered straight to you—no books to read, no complicated apps.

Videos are short and watchable—most 5–15 minutes—so they fit into busy lives. New ones drop regularly (not daily overload), and you’ll get notified right away. Start with the basics and build the habit at your own pace. These videos are great and should be viewed or listened to several times to help change some of the old programming that is no longer assisting, more likely stopping us from achieving our goals, dreams, desires, needs and wants. Grateful Academy™ will help identify programming shortcomings and implement lasting habits to create empowering change. 

No. This is designed for anyone ready to shift from stress/worry to a Grateful Mindset™. No reading required, no background in personal development—just an open mind, park some old beliefs or biases and a willingness to try simple tools and new beliefs. 

It’s not about quick tips or temporary positivity. It’s a no-nonsense system Michael refined over decades to install gratitude as your core way of being—so those destructive emotions (stress, fear, anxiety) literally can’t stick around. Videos make it easy to understand, simple to practice, not just know. 

Michael R. Brunet

Founder, Grateful Academy

Meet Michael R. Brunet Sr. Founder of Grateful Academy™ & Grateful Movement™

Michael R. Brunet Sr. is a lifelong entrepreneur, a simplifier, loving partner, father, grandfather, brother, teacher, leader, and friend who has spent decades refining a simple, powerful way to live: becoming Grateful-at-Your-Core™—not just as a passing thought, but as the default way of being.
After more than 50 years as an entrepreneur, Michael has built businesses, overcome challenges, traveled the world, and raised a beautiful family. Today, semi-retired and full of energy, his focus is on sharing what he’s learned so others can reclaim their peace, harmony, energy, and power—one person at a time.

Real Stories from the Grateful Movement™ Hear how people just like you are reclaiming energy, peace, and power—one grateful day at a time.

These aren’t polished ads or made-up success stories. They’re honest shares from members who’ve started watching the Grateful Academy™ videos, using the simple tools, and letting gratitude become their core way of being. When you shift from stress, worry, fear, and anxiety to a Grateful Mindset™, life changes—and the proof is in their words. (We’ll keep adding new ones as more come in—submit yours anytime!)

Your story matters too. Join the Grateful Movement™ (free plus share with others) and start your journey—then share how it’s shifting your life. We’re grateful for every member lifting us all up.

“These stories reflect what science shows—gratitude rewires your brain for positivity, reduces stress, and boosts success

Key Resources

Grateful Longevity™ – Gratitude Linked to Longer Life

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / JAMA Psychiatry, 2024

In the Nurses’ Health Study, older women with higher gratitude scores had a 9% lower risk of all-cause mortality over 4 years (after adjusting for lifestyle/health factors), with strong protection against cardiovascular death. Gratitude supports energy, health, and longevity as a core foundation.

Gratitude Enhances Health, Brings Happiness, and May Even Lengthen Lives

Harvard Health Publishing, September 2024

Gratitude boosts emotional/social well-being, improves sleep, lowers depression risk, supports heart health markers, and ties to longevity (e.g., 9% reduced mortality in recent data). It protects against many causes of death and promotes lasting positive shifts.