The Power of a Smile
Meet Sarah, she hired me to teach her how to do push-ups as she needed to be able to perform 20 push-ups to get into the military.
The very first thing I had her do was perform a push-up. She said, "I can't! That's why I hired you."
😮Oh no she didn’t. “Can’t never did anything and it’s still in the dictionary! Just show me!” I said. I knew she was physically able. She was 18 and fit. Her mindset was off.
She proceeded to get down on the mat and tried her push-ups. “Oooonnnne.” She grunted in disgust. “Twooo.”
“STOP!” I yelled, startling others in the gym. I knew right then and there those military guys were going to eat her for lunch like a hamburger. 🍔
Let me just tell you, that girl learned how to do push-ups and then some that day.
I taught Sarah something very powerful. Want to know what that was?
That lesson I taught her is something I want you to never forget. And I am quite sure she never forgot as well.
It was a simple mindset shift that changed everything! That shift is a SMILE. 😊 I know, it sounds too simple, right?
But did you know that when you smile you send signals to your brain that everything is a-ok. Science studies have proven this!
Not only that but when you smile at others, it sends them a signal that everything is a-ok as well!
Mind you I taught Sarah tricks and techniques but I showed her how to “make it look easy” for those who judged her performance.
The lesson here is multi-faceted. You can smile through the struggle of exercise, or whatever it is you don’t think you can do.
It drastically changes everything. Try it. 😊😊😊I once read the book by Frank Betger: How I Riased Myself From Failure to Success in Selling
He talked about the power of a smile when selling. How when you approach someone with a smile you already gain their trust, and that is huge in selling.
Another thing I coach is "Make it look easy." What does that mean?
Well it means just what it says. Make the exercise look easy. Bring your heart rate down like I talk about in the video. And smile.
Smiling makes it look easy and tricks the mind too telling everyone, including yourself, that everything is A-OK.
The two most important things to your health and wellness: Your heart 🧡 Your mindset 😁