{"id":2376,"date":"2009-01-05T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=411"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:57","slug":"happiness-is-colored-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2009\/01\/happiness-is-colored-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiness is Colored Socks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I celebrate colored socks.
\nTwo months ago I offered my newsletter readers 13 ideas for changing the world<\/a>, starting with themselves.\u00a0 One of those ideas (and the one most often commented on) was, “Wear Colored Socks (or something that adds a splash of color, flamboyant, or “wild” to your wardrobe).\u00a0 The concept is that colored socks start conversations, can create smiles, and shift moods.\u00a0 Fun stuff.
\nWell, this concept caught on with my family. who are always on the look out for novel gift ideas
\n\"\"<\/a>
\nOn Christmas morning, then, I received numerous packages filled with fun accessories for the feet.\u00a0 My daughter had scoured the Internet to find me a literal rainbow of footwear.\u00a0 This picture is not a stock photo — it is a display of my new colored socks (sans the bright orange ones that I was actually wearing at the time…)
\nI’ve owned argyle and patterned socks before.\u00a0 But I gotta tell you, it’s a whole new ballgame when you leave the house wearing dress slacks and a pair of neon orange tube socks, or when you are a communion minister at church and someone spots your kelly green hose. \ud83d\ude42
\nMy socks have been starting LOTS of conversations over the past few days, and every one of those conversations has been a happy one.
\nI have a coaching colleague who wears red.\u00a0 I don’t actually know if it’s a ‘signature’ thing with her, or simply a matter of personal preference, but I can’t think of a time in the past five years when I’ve run into Regina Olbinsky <\/a>that she was not wearing red clothing or a red accessory or highlight somewhere on her person — a belt, a purse, a splash of red jewelry, or a red business suit or jacket.\u00a0 Regina always stands out in a roomful of business people mostly dressed in subdued blues, greys, and black.\u00a0 She creates a spark, and I believe part of that is through her bold use of color.
\nDo NOT underestimate the power of little things to change the world.
\nSpeaking from personal experience over the course of just five days, I have been witness to several dozen people experiencing a moment of lightness and pure joy that might not have occurred for them if not for the smile that my socks brought to their faces.
\nHappiness and Colored Socks.\u00a0 Who knew?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, I celebrate colored socks. 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