Smile & Move™

We want some thing or some result.

That's all.

When we visit a store, we want the thing. When we call for help, we want the result.

If we're lucky enough to be in the path of the want, we need to be resourceful in our attempts to make it (whatever it is) happen. When we fall short or fail (which we can't always prevent), we need to be resilient.

Our lack of this resource, the timing of that delivery, the weather, our lack of sleep, tough day, week, month, or year don't excuse us from delivering. It just makes it more challenging.

Moving (in the Smile & Move sense) is to move forward—refusing to complain or make excuses. It's remembering that service is about results.

Be happy. Do something.

How many excuses do you allow yourself to give others when you don't deliver? How many do enjoy hearing from others?

Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965)
American broadcast journalist

How can we help one another create and contribute more value each day?

What if we started by eliminating the TGIF sentiment from our workplaces and schools? What if Fridays became another day of opportunity for service and contribution? What if we pushed it further and stopped perpetuating the idea that Monday is a day of drudgery?

Together, Monday and Friday are 40% of a work week. Imagine the impact if we could get these days back for all those who tend to lose them.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Writer and activist