TTN Training Blog » influence http://blog.ttnlearning.com Customer Inspired Solutions Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:05:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 It Is The Little Things http://blog.ttnlearning.com/it-is-the-little-things/ http://blog.ttnlearning.com/it-is-the-little-things/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:05:31 +0000 Jenny Ellingen http://blog.ttnlearning.com/?p=102 Cabin fever: extreme irritability and restlessness from living in isolation or a confined indoor area for a prolonged time.  Is this a term that is used only in the Midwest?  I can’t imagine that anyone in Florida or California experiences the feeling of cabin fever.  I saw a news report a couple of nights ago stating that there were 35 days until the official date we can declare the Spring season.  I have to tell you, knowing that tidbit of information helped put a spring in my step the next morning.  I could have very easily looked at my calendar and found out this information, but I didn’t realize that it was important to me or would change my attitude until I heard it that day.

Influence: to have an effect on the condition or development of.  Have you ever seen a commercial for some sort of food item or restaurant and then find yourself feeling hungry?  Have you ever heard the phrase, “Smiling is contagious”?  Every day we encounter something or someone that may influence a thought or feeling.  Small things that you see or hear may change your thoughts or feelings; possibly from a negative to a positive.  With that in mind, how can you contribute and be a positive influence?  Smile at someone you pass today, hold the door for someone that has their hands full, tell someone today that you appreciate them or their service.

“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”  – Hellen Keller

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