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SMILE!
I've played a part in an interesting experiment over the past couple of months. I've called it, "The Smile Experiment." You see, I didn't mean to start an experiment, but it just happened.
I started watching people walking past me and looked to see if they'd smile at me, just look at me, or pretend not to notice me. And so, I decided to start an experiment and see if the way people acted towards me could or would change if I changed my response to seeing them. For a few weeks, I smiled at every person I came into contact with. Then I started throwing in a "no response" face to see the difference. And then I would smile again. What I found was that most people I smiled at would smile back. But not only that, they would actually start to have a glow about them. It was as if my smile had brightened their entire day. And though many men thought I was making advances at them, the elderly, the children, and most others turned their entire attitude around to happiness and positivity. If a smile can do that, why aren't we constantly smiling at each other?!
The experiment showed me that if we continue to only be worried about ourselves instead of helping others feel better, we will only be passing back and forth the "neutral" face, neither a smile nor a grim face. Let's each be the one person people can turn to to turn their day around and be happy.
I started watching people walking past me and looked to see if they'd smile at me, just look at me, or pretend not to notice me. And so, I decided to start an experiment and see if the way people acted towards me could or would change if I changed my response to seeing them. For a few weeks, I smiled at every person I came into contact with. Then I started throwing in a "no response" face to see the difference. And then I would smile again. What I found was that most people I smiled at would smile back. But not only that, they would actually start to have a glow about them. It was as if my smile had brightened their entire day. And though many men thought I was making advances at them, the elderly, the children, and most others turned their entire attitude around to happiness and positivity. If a smile can do that, why aren't we constantly smiling at each other?!
The experiment showed me that if we continue to only be worried about ourselves instead of helping others feel better, we will only be passing back and forth the "neutral" face, neither a smile nor a grim face. Let's each be the one person people can turn to to turn their day around and be happy.
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Comment by Amanda Winters - the A+ Plan on May 3, 2010 at 7:50am -
Thanks, Joanna! I'm someone who remembers faces but is not good with names, so I admire that you are good with that.
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Comment by Joanna on May 3, 2010 at 1:04am -
Hi Amanda, I think this is a very helpful tip! I find the same thing about a simple greeting or gesture can make a whole lot of difference in the way I am perceived. I also find that if I greet someone by their name, it feels much more personal and it does turn people attitude around overtime. You can't imagine how the little things can make such a huge difference but it does!
Joanna
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