Bee Yourself

You can attract more bees with honey... so why don't more people put that into practice? It seems to me that someone is more likely to get what they want by being agreeable, kind, and genuinely friendly.

But this cold, hard world has turned in to a business atmosphere filled with trickery and deceit. I feel like everyday is Black Friday at Walmart... people pushing, shoving, trampling other people to get ahead. My boss told me that most CEOs get where they are by stepping on at least one person along the way.

This phenomenon has a dubious outcome...

Be that as it may, I still stay the same. I send handwritten thank you notes. I offer to help others without being asked or having an ulterior motive. I practice random acts of kindness. I smile. I am genuinely concerned for other people. I listen. I have fun. I crack jokes. I'm just me.

Because this is such a rare commodity in this day and age, I've found that people are drawn to it. I don't do it because it makes me successful. I do it because it makes me happy.

Seriously, try out being happier, lighter, cheerier, more charming, for just one day and tell me you didn't have fun.

Maybe it's no coincidence that my last name means 'wasp.' :)