The mirror man started laughing too and two of them laughed until it hurt. With a sore belly, Twilight bade farewell to her friend and skipped along through market with an inner happiness and a smile for everyone she met.

Something weird happened though. At this end of market everyone wanted to talk to her, and most people seemed pleased to see her. People went out of their way to help her and it was a pleasure dealing with these nice people up this end of street.

She walked past a news stand and there was that headline again... Lead And They Will Follow. Something clicked - so that is how it works. Smile and people will smile back, give first and then you will receive. The world is like a mirror and people reflect back to you what you give out.

Although not everyone will be nice back odds certainly are in your favor if you take risk and give first. Lead and let others follow your example.

People want to be liked, let them know that you like them and they will feel safer with you and quality of communication will improve dramatically.

Lady Twilight smiled and world smiled back.

Here's my suggestion... Catch those around you doing something good! Admittedly this might sound overly simple, but you have to realize it's in this very simplicity that makes it so effective. People love to be rewarded. Often we miss point that people are motivated in different ways.

For some people it might be monetary rewards, perhaps it is something like being publicly recognized in a group of their peers, or shown appreciation in company newsletter for a job well done. This simple idea stretches both into world of business and one's personal life.

It makes no difference if you're talking about dealing with your family or a disgruntled employee fact remains that people like to be appreciated. They may tell you otherwise, but it's one of life's inescapable truths. The more you look for ways to catch people doing things well, less you're going to find yourself worrying about other.

Now it's time to get out there and catch those around you doing something good. One word of caution, be genuine in your approach. If you do, rest will take care of itself... To Your Success, Josh Hinds