I have a friend who is at Disney World with his family right
now. I wish I could have seen the look on his children’s faces when their
destination was revealed. The kids were accurately told that they were headed
to Chicago – leaving out the part that they were going there to fly from O’Hare
to Orlando!
The element of positive surprise often expands the impact of
the joy.
> A colleague who brings in coffee one random morning
gets more goodwill than if they did a Starbucks run every day.
> A partner who comes home with a bouquet of flowers from
the grocery store scores more points than the same blooms on birthdays-only.
> A supervisor who lets the staff depart an hour early on
a glorious summer day enhances morale more than on the official HR holidays.
> A friend that drops by with a pan of lasagna when the
baby is two months old is appreciated more than all the food shared right at
the start.
Think about ways you can infuse something unexpected into
someone’s life today. It need not be lofty, merely heartfelt, to add a positive
boost to their outlook.
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