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Being happy makes you more persuasive and successful

"Research has proven that success does not bring happiness, but rather its happiness that brings success"

We all love to be around happy people and avoid as much as possible negative people.   We get energized by being around happy people. Negative people  just like those who are too serious, suck the energy right out of the room.    So it only makes sense that happy people have more influence over others.  Happy people are more likeable and...

  

MET Life Insurance noticed that their happiest salespeople out performed the others so much so that they decided to try an experiment.    They started hiring sales people who rated high in optimism and happiness even if they performed poorly on their aptitude tests.    What do you think happened?

The happy group outperformed their more pessimistic peers by 19% in the first year and a whopping 57% by year number two!   I should mention here that negative people do not like being referred to as being negative.   They prefer to be called realists (which annoys the heck of those who are actually realists...lol).   

Further research found that only 25% of job success was predicted by intelligence and and technical skills.   75% of a persons long term job success depends on 3 other categories that affect happiness;  optimism, social connections and how you perceive stress.  So if you want to up your happiness, success and ability to influence others here are a few tips...

Optimism

*  Understand the past does not equal the future.
*  You are who you are but you will become what you do.   Change your habits and you change your future.
*  Count your blessings and even more important write them down.
*  Be a realistic optimist.   You don't go all Pollyanna on life and ignore reality
*  Be generous.   Strange as it sometimes seems but giving to others will up your optimism.
*  Smile a lot because it's contagious

Social Connections

*  The more good friends you have the easier your life will be.
*  Clients who become friends are the easiest sale you will ever make (and most satisfying)
*  Those who give social support to others when they need it get some of the greatest benefits.
*  Those who survive stress the best are the ones who make the most effort to connect with friends frequently.

Stress

*  See problems as challenges and not threats
*  Don't sweat the small stuff because its all small stuff.

Do you know who the natural born persuaders are?

I'm talking about the ones who always seem to get what they want?    They are the people that put a smile on your face when you see them coming.  The ones who brighten up your day just by showing up.  They are ones that are almost impossible to say no to.   Happy people give a positive energy that is addictive.  We will gladly forgive them for being slightly less competent because we feel good in their presence.   We are happy to cut them a little slack because they lift our spirits.

Happy people have a big advantage over their more serious or negative peers because....

So before you head out to meet a client, make a presentation or deliver a speech remember to up your happy.    You will be a lot more persuasive if you are in a happy mood.   So crank up your happy tunes, watch some  funny you tube stuff or recall a funny story.   Just remember this...

BONUS....and good news just gets better because happy people not only enjoy life better but they are healthier and live longer