Pleasant people are more enjoyable than those who aren't.

Working with them is better.

Buying from them is better.
Selling to them is better.
Playing with them is better.
And pleasantness begins with a smile.
With all of its benefits, it should be easier to make smiling the rule rather than the exception.
Ideas to help make smiling a habit in your world...
1. Create a few positive mental anchors a visual of your child or spouse, a pet, a joke or a
hilarious moment. Give each image a name and write it down. If time allows, pause and reflect
on one just before you make contact with someone.
2. Place a mirror labeled with the word "smile" on your desk or in a common area. Use it to
remind and check yourself throughout the day or before you make a call or talk with someone.
3. Post or carry actual pictures that make you smile. Change them periodically so their effect
remains fresh. Make one the background on your computer.
4. Get a friend or coworker to help by smiling at you beaming, really when they see you
frowning. It will serve as a silent but effective reminder of what you're trying to accomplish.
5. Just before you make contact with someone, imagine you're about to see an old friend you
haven't seen in a long time... remember how lucky you really are.
6. Watch how others begin to reflect and return your smile (encouraging you to smile even
more).
Smiles are contagious. It's no myth... it's biology.
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Scientists have shown that seeing a smile triggers an automatic response in our brains which causes
us to smile, too (a phenomenon known as "facial feedback"). This response in turn creates positive
emotions.
"Facial Efference and the Experience of Emotion," by P.K. Adelman and R.B. Zajonc (1989).
Are you smiling yet?
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