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SPEAK TO PEOPLE – there is nothing so nice as a cheerful word of greeting.
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SMILE AT PEOPLE – it takes 72 muscles to frown, only 14 to
smile.
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CALL PEOPLE BY NAME – the sweetest music to anyone’s ears is the sound of their own name.
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BE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL – if you would have friends, be a friend.
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BE CORDIAL – speak and act as if everything you do is a genuine pleasure.
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BE GENUINELY INTERESTED IN PEOPLE – you can like most everybody if you try.
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BE GENEROUS WITH PRAISE – cautious with criticism.
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BE CONSIDERATE – with the feelings of others. There are usually three sides to a controversy; yours, the other fellow’s and the right side.
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BE ALERT TO GIVE SERVICE – what counts most in life is what we do for others.
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ADD TO THIS A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR – a big dose of patience and a dash of humility, and you will be rewarded many-fold.