This week’s Quick List* is in celebration of Smile Power Day (Friday, June 15) and is a companion to our Quote of the Week: About Your Day.

Smiles have power.  Super power.  Smiles can:

1. change the quality of your day.
2. make you a happier person.
3. make you a healthier person.
4. add years to your life.
5. be contagious.
6. make others happier.
7. improve the lives of others.
8. improve perceptions.
9. improve reputation.
10. improve relationships.
11. improve customer loyalty.
12. improve morale.
13. improve productivity.
14. improve overall performance.

And the most amazing thing about smiles…..they are FREE.

Ron Gutman, CEO of Health Tap, addresses many of the powers listed above in  “the hidden power of smiling”.  See video below.  I hope you will watch it.  My favorite excerpts:

• A smile provides  the same level of brain stimulation as 2000 bars of chocolate.
• Smile + frown = smile
• When you smile you don’t only appear to be more likable and courteous, you appear to be more competent.

Another piece about The Power of a Smile….

The Power of a Smile

By Tupac Shakur

The power of a gun can kill;
and the power of Fire can Burn;

The power of wind can chill;
and the power of the mind can learn;

The power of anger can rage
inside until it tears us apart

But the Power of a Smile
especially yours can heal a frozen Heart.

Share the above tidbits with your team.   Or just get smiling.  They’ll catch on soon.

* This weekly feature is for managers who don’t have time or don’t want to make time to read lengthy articles or even short paragraphs. We call it a Quick List. AKA – 10 by 10 on Tuesday. 10 ( ideas or tips or questions or steps or ways to Get 2 Goal or Be a Better Manager, etc) by 10 (AM – EST) on Tuesdays. Click here if you’d like to see all Quick Lists created to date.

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