Smile and Move: a reminder to happily serve (an excerpt)

By Sam Parker

I want to be needed. You want to be needed.

We all want to matter to the world.

And the way we matter is through our service to others… by giving more.

If we want to matter and to be happy, if we want more freedom, more flexibility, more responsibility or more money, we need to give more to those we’re supposed to be serving.

We need to get over ourselves.

We need to smile & move.

To smile is to…

· Be awake, attentive, and engaged with others.

· It’s being thankful for our opportunities, for our people, and for the occasional chance we have to be in the path to serve.

· It’s being approachable and accessible to our customers, our subordinates, and our leaders.

· It’s complaining less because we all have work to accomplish.

· It’s smiling, really.

To move is to…

· Start our days early and go long more than once in a blue moon.

· It’s exceeding expectations for others and dismissing mediocrity in our work.

· It’s having a sense of urgency with our efforts, predicting and pre-sweating the details for others.

· It’s being resourceful and resilient when we fall short, making it all about results – exceptional results.

The truth is… You’re at my service and I’m at yours.

To enjoy more, we need to give more.

Sam Parker is cofounder of Give More Media, publishers of JustSell.com, author of the best book 212 the extra degree™, and coauthor of SALESTOUGH™ blogs at justparker.com. He speaks to groups occasionally, has a degree in marketing from James Madison University (1987), loves grilling a good steak and making handmade pizzas, writes run-on sentences every once in a while and makes every attempt daily to smile & move.

Many blogs enjoy posting the uplifting Smile & Move video (3 minutes) www.SmileAndMove.com/Video. It’s hosted on YouTube so it’s easy to imbed.