Smile!

I am currently reading How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie (well if you consider listening to an audio book reading... ).  Yes, I listen to audio books because it works for me.  I get through books fairly quickly than just by reading the book in its entirety (yes, I am a lazy conventional reader).  I do this so I can improve myself as a person and it's a part of my LifeStyle Living and my Healthy Business.

Anyhow, I wanted to share this really good point he had in his book about Smiling.  I know that smiling is more powerful than a frown but he put it in his book.  One side note is that there are two researches that states that smiling increases your immune response ever so slightly and frowning does the opposite.  So smiling is great regardless!  Dale Carnegie points out that smiling is so powerful it just brightens up all aspects of our lives, including in our professional life. When we smile  he says, we simply attract good and better things than frowning.  People are more attracted to  us when you smile rather than frown.  And in business, especially a Healthy Business, we must attract good things and great people into our circle to build a successful business.

I know some people need to work on this, and personally, I do try to smile as often as I can.  Now, if you have yellow teeth, I suggest putting off the smile until after you get them whitened.  It is human nature to notice yellow teeth more vs. white teeth.  But we should all be careful in this because teeth whitening can damage your enamel.  Personally, I use Listerine Whitening Multi-Action and Aquafresh Extreme Clean Whitening Toothpaste with a great tooth brush and brush my teeth often (3x a day actually - I'm a coffee drinker as well).  I hope it is safe for my enamel but I do know that professional whitening systems can damage enamel so we just have to be cautious and careful when doing this.  Another tip for coffee drinkers (this is what I got from a hairstylist who had perfectly white teeth, she is a coffee drinker and a smoker) is to use a straw when drinking coffee.  I know it is so hard to drink hot coffee through a straw and I don't do it, but she has even whiter teeth than I do.  I think I'll start using a straw now.  Another note, plastics do release a chemical toxin when it is heated, so be careful when putting the straw on really hot coffee.  Just wait a little bit until it cools down to drink it through a straw.

I hope you found this tid-bit very helpful for your LifeStyle Living and/or your Healthy  Business and let's not forget to floss daily.

Good Quotes of the Day:

"A man without a smiling face must not open a shop."  Chineese Proverb quoted by Dale Carnegie

"Your Smile is an messenger of your good will, your smile brightens the lives to all who see it." - Dale Carnegie