Refocus – Friday Motivation – Smile and Move
We found this video at http://www.smileandmove.com/ Warning: After watching this you will feel overwhelming urge to be happy and do something. Side effects include an increased drive to give more.
Smiles are contagious. It’s no myth… it’s biology.
Scientists have shown that seeing a smile triggers an automatic response in our brains which causes us to smile, too (a phenomenon known as “facial feedback”). This response in turn creates positive emotions.
-”Facial Efference and the Experience of Emotion,” by P.K. Adelman and R.B. Zajonc (1989).
Are you smiling yet? If not, here are some ideas to help you.
Ideas to help make smiling a habit in your world…
- Create a few positive mental anchors – a visual of your child or spouse, a pet, a joke or a hilarious moment. Give each image a name and write it down. If time allows, pause and reflect on one just before you make contact with someone.
- Place a mirror labeled with the word “smile” on your desk or in a common area. Use it to remind and check yourself throughout the day or before you make a call or talk with someone.
- Post or carry actual pictures that make you smile. Change them periodically so their effect remains fresh. Make one the background on your computer.
- Get a friend or coworker to help by smiling at you – beaming, really – when they see you frowning. It will serve as a silent but effective reminder of what you’re trying to accomplish.
- Just before you make contact with someone, imagine you’re about to see an old friend you haven’t seen in a long time… remember how lucky you really are.
- Watch how others begin to reflect and return your smile (encouraging you to smile even more).
Share some of your ideas below and remember to
Be Free!
The video Smile and Move is wonderful! I love it,and of course my smile is even larger after viewing it.
My Blog this week, at my website below, is on, guess what? Smiling.
Comment by Barbara J — April 10, 2009 @ 9:39 am
I always keep my screen saver set to personal photos, especially of my family. I keep the setting so the screen saver comes up after only a minute or so. This ensures plenty of moments during my day where I can’t help but smile at pictures that I haven’t seen in a while.
My other favorite is to listen to music and songs that are particularly meaningful to me. Pick one that makes you smile and make it the last thing you hear before starting your day or task at hand. That last song syndrome (getting the last song you heard stuck in your head for a little while) keeps the goodness flowing for a while and keeps me smiling.
Comment by BUDKA! — April 10, 2009 @ 10:26 am