My first experiment of my 365 day project was to make a conscious effort to SMILE. Will people look at me funny? Will mothers grab their children and run? We shall see. AND I purposely chose to wear sweat pants, a sweat shirt, my hair in a pony-tail and very little make-up.
The first stop was the dry cleaners. A place I’ve only been to once. I walked in with a HUGE smile. The woman behind the counter looked at me, smiled back and said “Well hello. How are you today?” she was extremely happy and friendly. Perhaps she was having a good day. Hmmmmm, we’ll see if this continues.
Second stop – Trader Joe’s. Now, these people are usually friendly anyway, so I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when the cashier joked with me about leaving my keys in the basket. Two down, one to go.
Third stop – Von’s. Again, with a HUGE smile, I began my journey. I started in the produce department. The produce man smiled and said “May I help you?” I moved on to the meat department. Not 1 but 2 Von’s employees approached me with huge smiles and said “Are you finding everything ok?” The check-out person returned my HUGE smile with one of his own and we even joked about how to pronounce my last name.
Wow, what a positive experience. These people all exhibited KhoZAMitude – as did I.
Z-Tip: Smiling is contagious and brings out KhoZAMitude. Smile more often!!!!!