My wife and I decided to grab a cup of coffee at the local IHOP. Inside, we were greeted by a very friendly, cheerful and smiling waitress. It didn’t take long for us to realize that she only had one tooth. At the top and in the middle. I thought, isn’t that interesting? Here is a woman with one tooth, but she works in a job that requires a lot of close contact with people. She is smiling, doing a good job.
Then I noticed a button she was wearing: “A smile is a gift you can give every day.” What a profound scene this was. So much so that I complimented her on her button and honestly told her that she had a nice smile. I wondered if anyone had ever said that to him.
When he came back to our table he told me that his father had done the calligraphy on the button. She said: “She cut her fingers in an industrial accident and then decided to pick up calligraphy after that!” In fact, her writing was now better than before the tragedy.
Perhaps only a woman raised by a father without fingers who does calligraphy can choose to smile even if she only has one tooth…
Enthusiasm makes everything different. You can’t control the length of each day, but you can control its impact by adding fun and excitement. When you have a zest for life, life has a zest for you.
William Ward said, “Enthusiasm and persistence can make an average person superior; indifference and lethargy can make a superior person average.” Don’t postpone joy. Instead, be like the Mona Lisa: she keeps smiling even when her back is to the wall.
If you find yourself dog-tired at night, it may be because you’ve been growling all day. Learn to laugh at yourself. A person with a great sense of humor can bore others, but is rarely bored.
One of the most powerful things you can do to influence others is to smile at them. You are never fully dressed until you wear a smile. It is the best facelift!
A smile is an asset; frowning is a responsibility. Some people smile and bear it; others smile and change it. Smiling, being happy and enthusiastic is always a choice, not a result. Improve your personality and the opinion of others about you.
Both enthusiasm and pessimism are contagious. How much of each do you spread? Our attitudes tell others what we expect in return.
A laugh a day keeps the negative away. You can be successful at almost anything for which you have unlimited enthusiasm.