In my last post I asked what three things that made you smile in your day were. I got some great responses! Speaking of smiling, if you have a smile, you have a million dollar asset! Sounds a little suspect, but hear me out ok?
Are you a “smiley” kind of person? Have you ever noticed that people who are really likable, are often smilers?
I never used to smile much. I learned to squelch my smile because a.) I didn’t like it, and b.) I didn’t feel comfortable sharing that much emotion. I still have trouble with it sometimes, but I do know that nothing has the power of a smile since started doing it more.
What does a smile say? It says “I like you, I come as a friend” and “I assume you are going to like me.” Another thing a smile says is “You are worth smiling at.” You give someone a big smile as your walking along and your bound to get one back because you made a point to notice this person, and psychologically, we all want to feel important.
You might notice that people are friendlier, you get better and faster service, and the day just feels easier.
Maybe you think you don’t have a good smile, but I believe everyone has a million dollar smile, especially when it is genuine. Maybe you feel like I felt, and don’t want to plaster your emotion on your face. What I say to that is, LET GO and smile. Don’t be ashamed to let your face say “I’m glad to see you!” It will only do good.
If you are not using your smile, you are like a person with a million dollars in the bank, but no way to access it. What else can perform the magic of a smile? Compliment someone and smile, and it multiplies the compliment many times. Ask a favor and smile, and the person granting it will feel almost compelled to do it. Do a favor for someone and smile, and you add even more appreciation from the asker. If you have something that might be a bit painful to share, smiling takes the sting out of it. If you meet someone for the first time and smile, they will feel like they know you already! It’s like magic!
Challenge:
Test your million dollar asset. I challenge you to try it out! If you are not usually a smiler, try some of the ideas above and add more smiles into your day. You might notice that people are friendlier, you get better and faster service, and the day just feels easier.
Do this and please come back to share with me how it went!
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This is such a great post.
Smiling, it’s proven, actually makes you happier. If I’m ever in a really, really shitty mood – I force a smile and it does help.
You’re right, physiologically the act of smiling, even when you’re not happy, affects your mood and emotions. Just like when you act confident, you begin to feel that way. The emotions and the physical body are so closely connected that way. Thanks for the comment!
Its so crazy. Just this morning I started out with a really horrible mood. I was very depressed and just wanted to go back to sleep. Lately everything seems to be pretty depressing and I was getting tired of not being my old happy self. So, I pasted on a smile and it worked. My day has been so amazing. Thank you.