The Quick Hacks to Success
worlds that we put our heads down and ignore people who we think don’t matter because we’re too busy to notice them. The delivery truck driver, the building custodian, and the restau- rant server may go unnoticed. But then, someone with influence walks into the room, and only then do we put on our friendly faces. I promise you, I have never in my life been one of those people who treated a server badly. I’m always nice and polite. But I decided 10 years ago that I’m not just going to be polite, I’m also going to be consciously aware to smile and make eye contact with everybody I interact with. This isn’t just a decision to be “nice”; it’s a choice to plug into the power source provided by an upbeat, human-centric attitude. Now, you can’t be “on” all the time. But you also don’t want to be the person who treats somebody well because of what you think you can get out of them. Instead, wouldn’t it be better to make an effort to appreciate everyone daily, and give a quick smile as often as you can? Think about it: How much energy does that take? Not much at all, yet it will actually improve your state of mind and boost your energy while potentially making someone else’s day. FIND THE GOOD IN THE BAD If you can create a habit to find good when things go wrong, your life will be transformed. So many people have things go wrong in their lives, and they wallow in them for years. Until someday down the road they say, “You know, it’s a good thing that relationship didn’t work, because I found the love of my life.” Or “You know what? It was actually good that my first business failed, because I learned from it, and that experience helped my next business succeed.” How many people do you know who have avoided commit- ting to relationships because they had their hearts broken years ago? Or do you know someone who won’t start a new company because a business venture failed years ago? I believe everything
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