Posted under Career Management on October 17th, 2007
Last week, I went to a popular coffee shop to meet a client who’s become a good friend. At 9:00 A.M., the place was packed with business people and there were few vacant seats left. Finally, I spied a spot near the front door where I could relax and watch for my friend. As I took a seat on a small couch, I smiled and offered a greeting of “good morning” to Man Staring at Laptop Screen. He was occupying a chair about five or six feet away.
He glanced at me, gave me the “opposite” of a smiley face and said nothing. Quickly, I grabbed my cell phone, pretending to be quite busy, checking messages that didn’t exist. Within minutes, my friend arrived and we went on our way.
Do you smile at others? Do your colleagues smile? What about your clients? Or supervisors? Do they smile?
In today’s competitive, bottom-line driven workplace, a smile is still a big deal, in my opinion. Whether you’re waiting for a friend, or collaborating on a project, or trying to make a favorable first impression at an interview, a smile matters, a smile counts. In fact, a smile might be the difference between you and the next equally qualified candidate. To cite Victor Borge’s famous quotation, no matter what language it’s spoken in:
una sonrisa es la distancia más corta entre dos personas.
posted by: billie sucher
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