Chapter 15
There's A Clown In All Of Us
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Today's Empowering Quote
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"Make one person happy each
day, and in forty years you will have made 14,600 human beings happy
for a little time, at least."
-Charley Willey
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Today's Empowering Question
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"Who can I make smile right
now?"
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Today's Fast Session
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A couple days ago, I called my wife at work. One of her
co-workers answered the phone. Now, I like to clown around...a lot.
Do you remember those guys who did the Budweiser commercials that
asked each other, "Wazzuuup?" Well, remember the other Bud
commercial with the "uncool" guys who ask, "What are you doing?" in
the nerdiest way possible? Well, the woman who picked up the
phone, I've only met once for about 5 minutes. After she said hello,
I didn't identify myself at all. I just said, "What are you DOING?!"
in the uncool way. She said, "Who is this?" Again I asked, "What are
YOU doing?!" All I heard was hysterical laughing and another woman
in the background saying, "Is that Mike?"
Later, my wife told me
that my "victim" was talking about it throughout the day... about
how funny it was. Now, I know it was only silliness, even
mindless. But don't we all need a little of that in our days? Oh, a lot? I'm for that.
I remember in my book store, if a customer asked for a specific
book, and if I was close enough to it, I would do a little soft shoe
(with fake top hat and cane) over to the shelf it was on, grab it
and dance back over to the customer, presenting it to them with a
bow. That used to floor people!
I had the biggest business of
its kind in the world at the time. And I think that giving
people a little humor and entertainment was part of it.
Hey, like
it or not, we are all 'state' inducers.
Whenever we have an
interaction with someone, even if it's just a hello, we leave them
with a definite feeling.
What do you think people feel about us when we're walking around
with a sour puss on?
No one wants to be around that.
Do you?
Do you go out and search for the complainers? If you do, notice
the topic of your typical conversations. Are they usually
centered on what's wrong, who said what rotten thing, what someone
had the gall to ask you to do? In short, whining sessions?
Look,
you are what you think. You get back what you put out. If you
put out cheerfulness, then that's how people will.
Did you ever
hear the centuries-old story about the old man who sat next to the
road and greeted people who entered and exited just outside his
small village?
When travelers came in, often they would ask what kind of people
were in the town. The man responded by asking them what the
people were like in the town they just left. If the traveler
said the people were terrific, the man told them that he'd find the
people in this town were much the same.
If the traveler said the
other town had horrible people in it, the man said that they'd find
the people here much the same.
It kind of goes right along with
another Your Day To Win that talked about running from your
problems. The thing is, you bring yourself with you wherever
you go. And since you are what you think, the only way for you to
escape your problems is to change your attitudes.
If you
understand that you induce states of mind in the people that you
meet all day, it brings it right to the front of your consciousness,
doesn't it? People respond to
you whether you like it or not.
To my way of thinking, it's better to bring a smile than a frown
or pity or disdain. Better than nothing either. What the heck!
It doesn't cost anything at all.
Just one person a day that you
make smile will do something amazing for them and...
...inside of you.
Try this easy exercise. I think you'll find it shocking.
Smile
for 60 seconds straight. Just sit there and smile. Don't do
anything else. Take the next minute. C'mon, you have another minute! Just sit and smile for one minute.
I'll wait...
Isn't it
amazing?!
Don't you immediately sense an actual physical feeling inside you
the very second you start to smile? You did, huh?
Another thing you'll notice is, you can't do this
exercise without getting all kinds of great pictures in your head,
remembering fun times, etc.
The physiology of this is quite extraordinary. It's wired
into us. When we smile, we are literally programmed to feel
good.
If you thought that you had to first feel great to smile, you
couldn't be more mistaken. Smile first and you'll feel great.
It's impossible to feel down when we are smiling. If you're
still doubting it, try it. Just try to get into a rotten mood with a
big dumb silly grin on your face.
You literally can't do it.
Now imagine what you'll be doing for
other people if you make it your mission to make at least one person
smile per day. The feelings that you're feeling right now as
you're sitting there grinning is exactly what you'll be doing for
everyone that you make smile...
It's kind of nice to think that
you can do that for people any time you want, isn't it?
And another question... what will those people think of you?
If
you're up to the assignment, go make 'em smile!
Do it everyday and your life will change. ------------------------------
Today's Winning Beliefs
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-- I induce positive happy
states in the people I meet
-- I've released all frustration and anxiety from my mind
-- I enjoy making people smile and laugh
-- I forget problems when I'm smiling and I smile a lot
-- I have a sunny disposition
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