Wednesday, May 4, 2011

The Fastest Way to Change Your Outlook

Today's Tidbit is a guest post from Lori Saitz founder of Zen Rabbit Bakery.

Want to know how to quickly change your outlook on life? Make yourself valuable to someone else. Get out of that egotistical place of focusing on self and find a way to make good things happen for other people.

Everything else in your life will fall into place when you do that.

Lose the mediocrity and indifference and challenge yourself to find ways of happily surprising customers, clients, colleagues and friends. Encourage the people around you.

"Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Here are a few simple, super easy ideas on how to deliver value:
  • Smile
  • Take action (instead of just thinking/talking about what you're going to do for someone else)
  • Listen
  • Complain less (or not at all)
  • Make eye contact
  • Hold the door or elevator
  • Give a sincere compliment
  • Be enthusiastic
  • Be patient

All these are free and the opportunities to implement are all around you. Go forth and create happiness!

Action: Do something for someone else today. Rinse and repeat each day this week. Enjoy the rewards.
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