Good Morning,

Sometimes, it seems like we live in an all about me world. What are you doing for me? What can you do to make my life better? You’re not doing enough to make ME happy with you? 

The world of advertising seems to be geared to this all about me world as well. You can be happy if you buy my product or purchase my service.

Question: Are we happier having someone else make us happy or is it vice versa?

• Statistics say it is the vice versa. Overall, we are happier when we go just a bit out of our way to help someone else. All else is short term gratification.
• It can be as simple as a heart felt look them in the eye “Good Morning”
• It can be a listening ear.
• It can be spending a moment to stop and chat.
• If we are leaders, it may be doing what is right and in the best interest of those we lead rather telling them how much we are planning to do for them and, then, doing, instead, what is best for us.
• If we are teaching, whether it be kindergarten or college, , it may be looking for and sensing when students are having issues that keep them from becoming all they are capable of.
• Sometimes, as strange as it sounds, as a parent, it may be saying NO and meaning it.

Like many things in life, it will, most likely, not be doing something major. It will not, likely, be something that gets lots of attention or makes the news. In most cases, it will be small acts of kindness as you go about your day.

Each day you live, make it part of your normal routine. In some small way, make someone’s day just a little bit better. The results will amaze you.

Jim