How important is your job? For most, it’s likely to be more important than they realize.
Here’s why… a positive attitude in the workplace will impact the lives of others.
Let me tell you a story…
Early one morning I walked into a gas station in Cheyenne, Wyoming. There stood these two ladies and as I walked up to the counter I enthusiastically greeted them.
“Can I ask you a question? How important is your job?”
They looked at me like, ‘dude, we work in a gas station. Our jobs are not that important’.
And I said, “no, no, you couldn’t be more wrong. People walk in here in the morning and in many cases you’re the first adult conversation they’re going to have that day. The way that they walk out of that store, the energy you bring into that conversation, what you say to them and the smile that you put on their faces can be a big difference as to whether their day starts off on a bad foot, or on a great foot.”
What’s your mantra about the way you work? How do you ensure you carry a positive attitude in the workplace?
I try to amplify the inherent greatness in every person I meet. When I sit down with somebody, I want them to be pumped up and feel better about themselves. I want to walk away from people, and have them beaming behind me, just like those ladies did when I left that gas station.
Why? Because I know that having a positive attitude in the workplace is contagious. That single interaction will have positive, knock on implications, not just for them, but for others they come into contact with too.
So, ask yourself once again: how important is your job?
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