How do you feel when a coworker compliments your outfit? How about when your supervisor sends out a friendly email to the entire company praising your hard work on a tough project? Or when your department is stressed out on the deadline for an assignment but still finds the time to send one another a hilarious cat video on YouTube? Positivity comes in many forms in the workplace and there’s something to be said about having a genuinely great attitude at work. The attitude you project has an awesome reflection effect: it reflects upon you and your personality, onto the people who surround you daily, and even onto the company you work for. Positivity pays, and even though it may not always be easy to manage, I know of a few surefire simple ways to shine a light into any office.
Smile
Did you know that when you frown you use more muscles to do that than when you smile? Save those extra muscles for spin class and get your grin on instead.
Laugh
It’s the best medicine and the most infectious for a reason – who said that the workplace can’t have a strong funny bone to push it forward? Laughter bonds people together just as much as any group activity or department project does and at the same time, works to create an inside joke between you and your team, one that you’ll probably be bringing up for years to come!
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