The CragBaby

Yesterday I volunteered at Ten Thousand Villages. With the cyclical nature of retail, it has been quite slow in the store so it was nice that we were sending out the quarterly newsletter as I stamped a bazillion newsletters while running the register.

Last night as I was leaving, the volunteer coordinator said, “It was great working with you.” I have noticed that every time I leave the store, my fellow workers will state very similar comments and it is such a relief to be leaving a work environment with so much positive energy. The best part is I know they are genuine when they say these comments, and I in return honestly have a great time working with them.

I was thinking about this over the weekend. Can I implement this positive enthusiasm into my career? I think that if I stated such a quote every time I left work for the day, people might starting looking at me like I am crazy. However, perhaps I can implement it in other ways. Perhaps I need to just say ‘thank you’ more often when someone helps me on a project, smile and laugh more in the office (I am usually very serious while at work, which is completely out of my character) and then occasionally tell people, “It was great working with you today.”

It’s funny how simple it sounds, but how rare it is to hear this in the work place. The funniest thing is these little simple things make the biggest difference. After having a long week that included a car accident, this simple statement by the volunteer coordinator at Ten Thousand Villages completely turned my week around. Thank you.

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