You and Them – who is the example?

I just spent the weekend with a huge group of teens, both boys and girls and we spent time doing a ton of different activities and competitive stuff.  The one thing that I noticed the most is the difference between those that were happy and those that weren’t right from the very beginning.  Some thought that what we were doing was lame and they weren’t interested in it at all while others were excited from the beginning. 

I watched many of them throught the weekend and watched how some completely changed their attitude and outlook.  What I realized is that most of them were able to change their attitude and outlook because of who was in their group; both for the negative and for the positive.   I’ve talked before to you and showed the youtube video about the power of influence but today I just wanted to mention the power of example. 

Test the theory very simply:  walk into a room with a smile and see how people respond to you and then walk into a room blank faced and see if there is a difference.  Talk to your parent(s) in a grumpy way about something and then talk to them with respect and kindness another time and see what difference it makes for them and for you.  I’m really interested in testing this theory so when you do it- email me or leave a comment and let me know what you thought.

*Summer