It's Only Important to a Small Circle of Friends

I'm going to pass along some more "life advice" here today. This one comes from my old program director, Jim Michaels. I was doing the morning show at KMGK radio back in the early '70's when Jim walked into the studio just after 8am. He asked me, "What the heck's wrong with you?" I told him that I was just having one of those mornings where nothing seemed to matter. His reply took me a little by surprise. He said, "I don't care Steve, and no one listening here this morning cares either. Your listeners depend on you to get them up and get them going and keep them smiling. Their whole day is dependent on how you get them started."

Now, I was really skeptical that anyone would base their day on my mood, but I finally accepted the fact that it's true. Jim went on to tell me that when you're on the radio, you're hosting the best party ever. You need to smile and keep everything moving.

So, I took it all to heart. I made a deal with myself, that no matter what else was happening in my life, that during my four hour air shift, I was the happiest man you'd ever want to meet. I finally realized that it's true for all of life. No matter what's happening in your life, it's only important to a small circle of friends. No one really cares about your foibles, so deal with them and move on. If you smile upon greeting your friends and clients and treat them like a friend you haven't seen for awhile, you'll do well.

Honest to goodness, it works. Try it and just see the difference it can make in every aspect of your life. Remember, life is just like advertising..."Perception is reality." Now get out there and have fun, and we'll leave the mic on for ya. Oh, and thanks for reading.