I had a birthday last week. It was my first one with the social networking sites. It was so much fun and I learned a couple of lessons. First, I was always afraid to wish someone a happy birthday early. By waiting, I would often miss the birthday completely. I realized that early is better than not at all. I got a few early birthday wishes and was thrilled to be remembered. Second, I loved to be recognized (even if I had to get older in the process). I learned years ago that people want to be acknowledged. If we could always pretend that people have a big sign across their chest that says “Make me feel important!” we would get along easier with people and we would often times make their day. Try it. You’ll be sending out positive vibrations and those vibrations will come back to you. The person will remember you as they are recalling events of the day and will think: “That was really nice.” They may even share those thoughts with someone else so you get a double whammy of positive thoughts. Finally, and probably the least important take away, is that there are some really neat tools that can help you make someone’s day a little bit happier. I will have to explore those tools more at a later date (so much technology, so little time).
In closing, I urge you to go out and make someone’s day a little brighter. Birthday wishes are great and they roll along only once a year. Pretend the people you meet are having a birthday every day.