Being friendly for no reason

Thursday, March 6.  I had 6 lessons scheduled today!  That's a lot for how cold and snowy it is.  It was fun though, and I gave good ones.  I dropped off some dry cleaning and also had a session with Judy in which she was very happy with my progress in all areas of my life.  The next goal is to keep the presence in more challenging moments.  And I will.  I also had to look around for some new tires for my car.  They are balder than my head!

That search lead me to today's new thing.  I decided to engage people at the different places I went, the dry cleaner and two tire stores, in conversation.  I just decided to be nice and talkative.  So I talked to Adam at the dry cleaner about the weather and Michigan....and is there any more that needs to be said about the weather?  Haha.  At Belle tire, I talked to Sean and joked around a little with him and talked tires (I pretended a little because I don't know anything about tires of course).  At Discount Tires, I connected with Dave, who I found out was a really nice guy and had nice manners, and did a nice job of explaining what they did and what charges were for what services.

All in all though, I feel like I made enough of a connection with each of those guys, and in the event I go back, I'll be able to engage more.  And that is nice.  Not to mention it may pay off in that they do me a favor some time!  It's pretty amazing what happens if you're just approachable and friendly.  People reach out and try to help and want to be your friend.  

I guess this is a simple and obvious lesson for most of you, but, like with many things, it's taken me 37 years to figure out!  Better late than never though.

And btw, I am liking "Melonhead, Inc." or "Melonhead Hats and Accessories" or "Gabaan Headwear" or "Gabaan Headwear and Accessories" or "Gabaan, Inc." so far for company names.  Feel free to post your thoughts.

Gonna go run now, see ya!  Like the new fedoras?