{"id":4223,"date":"2016-03-21T17:57:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T17:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/?p=4223"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:40","slug":"act-happy-week-day-1-smile-on-purpose-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2016\/03\/act-happy-week-day-1-smile-on-purpose-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Act Happy Week, Day 1: Smile On Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"
The focus of Act Happy Week is to educate the public about purposeful actions you can take to create chemical shifts in your body that drive Positive Emotions. Here is today\u2019s exercise:<\/em><\/span> Smiling initiates a complex shift of muscles, breath, and body chemistry<\/strong> (you release endorphins!) that creates a more positive mood. Plus, what you put out, others mirror back to you, feeding an increasingly positive emotional space. A smile is the universal sign that one is experiencing a good feeling.<\/strong> So smiling in the workplace can tell us much about mood and morale. The focus of Act Happy Week is to educate the public about purposeful actions you can take to create chemical shifts in your body that drive Positive Emotions. Here is today\u2019s exercise: Day 1: Smile On Purpose Smiling initiates a complex shift of muscles, breath, and body chemistry (you release endorphins!) that creates a more … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5789,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,274,58,11,40],"tags":[367,301,115,169],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nWhen you smile on purpose, it will affect all your interactions, whether in a meeting or on the phone, or just walking by yourself.<\/strong>
\nSo today, Smile on Purpose.<\/strong> Start with your face, you\u2019ll feel it in your heart.<\/p>\n
\nThe leader who makes eye contact and carries a genuine smile as they move through the workspace is perceived as more trustworthy and approachable.\u00a0<\/strong>People who work in such an environment feel more engaged. It\u2019s more complex than JUST that, of course, yet it\u2019s also that simple.<\/p>\n