SMILE, It's Monday!

The receptionist - The first person everyone see's in the morning. I'm here before any of the secretaries, paralegals, and attorney's start to arrive and whether I feel joyful or not, I attempt to smile and welcome them to another 9-10 hours of Kipp and Christian fun...just part of the job. On a normal Monday morning, I greet them and usually get the same monotone answers about how they "didn't sleep great so they are tired", or "it's just another day Monday". Obviously no one is thrilled to be stuck in an office instead of outside in the spring sun and I don't blame them, but it got me thinking, what if everyone changed their attitude first thing in the morning and responded with things like, "it's a beautiful day today", or "it's great to be here"? What if they really took an extra 5 minutes in the morning and counted the things in life they are grateful for? That would change EVERYTHING! If more people would attempt to have a positive outlook on their jobs and walked in with a smile it would change the whole direction of the entire day and week. So, that being said, I've decided to make a new goal. Instead of "faking" a smile every morning I'm going to really mean it. I'm setting my alarm 5 minutes early in the morning so I can get up and reflect what I'm thankful for, maybe even 10 minutes early on Monday's since that seems to be the most fretted day of the week. I know it will make a difference in my own life, but it will be interesting to see if people feed off the positive energy and switch their attitudes for a better work week. I'm the first person they see and you better believe they are going to receive a huge Monday morning smile from now on.
HAPPY MONDAY!!