Comments on: A Short Message Makes a Difference http://warrenwhitlock.com/2009/11/a-short-message-makes-a-difference/ Author, Speaker & Social Media Strategist Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lorne Pike http://warrenwhitlock.com/2009/11/a-short-message-makes-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Lorne Pike Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:15:00 +0000 http://warrenwhitlock.com/?p=297#comment-528 Great post, Warren. Of all places, to leave a long comment, this would be the worst! :) So I'll keep this brief. But I do agree entirely. We often have no idea of the impact we have on others through just a strategically placed sentence or two. Thanks for the reminder! Great post, Warren. Of all places, to leave a long comment, this would be the worst! :) So I’ll keep this brief. But I do agree entirely. We often have no idea of the impact we have on others through just a strategically placed sentence or two. Thanks for the reminder!

]]> By: Warren Whitlock http://warrenwhitlock.com/2009/11/a-short-message-makes-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Warren Whitlock Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:37:36 +0000 http://warrenwhitlock.com/?p=297#comment-235 Barbara Your short message made a difference in my day. Thank you. We all can be like that guy in the <a href="http://validation.tv" rel="nofollow">Validation Movie</a>. Warren Barbara

Your short message made a difference in my day. Thank you.

We all can be like that guy in the Validation Movie.

Warren

]]> By: Warren Whitlock http://warrenwhitlock.com/2009/11/a-short-message-makes-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Warren Whitlock Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:37:00 +0000 http://warrenwhitlock.com/?p=297#comment-523 Barbara Your short message made a difference in my day. Thank you. We all can be like that guy in the <a href="http://validation.tv" rel="nofollow">Validation Movie</a>. Warren Barbara

Your short message made a difference in my day. Thank you.

We all can be like that guy in the Validation Movie.

Warren

]]> By: Barbara Schiffman http://warrenwhitlock.com/2009/11/a-short-message-makes-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Barbara Schiffman Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:22:12 +0000 http://warrenwhitlock.com/?p=297#comment-234 Thank you, Warren, for your post today -- it struck a loud chord with me. I'm a script consultant to major Hollywood producers and read lots of books to evaluate if/how they can get made into movies. Sometimes the theme of the book can translate well to the film (and sometimes not...). I like that "The Postman" is a metaphor for you about touching the lives of others with any action you take -- even "just" a smile or a kind word. This idea has been very personal to me ever since I had a similar idea last year that, no matter what I'm doing -- reading books or scripts, consulting with producers or writers, coaching writer or other clients or groups -- my REAL job in life is to be a Joy Spreader. My cosmic job description is to spread whatever joy I can feel even when things may not be great through sharing a smile or kind word even to people I will never see or talk to again. Taking this job seriously has made me pay more attention to the people who pass through my day -- especially in elevators or service people I interact with by phone. It shifts my focus from myself to them and connects me with the world. Every little bit of joy or good energy resonates with everyone it touches and on out to those they touch as well. I love the way smiling at someone or saying something nice (even over the phone) can easily brighten up their day as well as mine. Your post has inspired me to rededicate myself to finding even more opportunities -- online or offline -- to add value to people's lives. Doing so always adds value to mine! Barbara Schiffman Thank you, Warren, for your post today — it struck a loud chord with me. I’m a script consultant to major Hollywood producers and read lots of books to evaluate if/how they can get made into movies. Sometimes the theme of the book can translate well to the film (and sometimes not…).

I like that “The Postman” is a metaphor for you about touching the lives of others with any action you take — even “just” a smile or a kind word. This idea has been very personal to me ever since I had a similar idea last year that, no matter what I’m doing — reading books or scripts, consulting with producers or writers, coaching writer or other clients or groups — my REAL job in life is to be a Joy Spreader. My cosmic job description is to spread whatever joy I can feel even when things may not be great through sharing a smile or kind word even to people I will never see or talk to again.

Taking this job seriously has made me pay more attention to the people who pass through my day — especially in elevators or service people I interact with by phone. It shifts my focus from myself to them and connects me with the world. Every little bit of joy or good energy resonates with everyone it touches and on out to those they touch as well.

I love the way smiling at someone or saying something nice (even over the phone) can easily brighten up their day as well as mine. Your post has inspired me to rededicate myself to finding even more opportunities — online or offline — to add value to people’s lives. Doing so always adds value to mine!

Barbara Schiffman

]]> By: Barbara Schiffman http://warrenwhitlock.com/2009/11/a-short-message-makes-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Barbara Schiffman Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:22:00 +0000 http://warrenwhitlock.com/?p=297#comment-522 Thank you, Warren, for your post today -- it struck a loud chord with me. I'm a script consultant to major Hollywood producers and read lots of books to evaluate if/how they can get made into movies. Sometimes the theme of the book can translate well to the film (and sometimes not...). I like that "The Postman" is a metaphor for you about touching the lives of others with any action you take -- even "just" a smile or a kind word. This idea has been very personal to me ever since I had a similar idea last year that, no matter what I'm doing -- reading books or scripts, consulting with producers or writers, coaching writer or other clients or groups -- my REAL job in life is to be a Joy Spreader. My cosmic job description is to spread whatever joy I can feel even when things may not be great through sharing a smile or kind word even to people I will never see or talk to again. Taking this job seriously has made me pay more attention to the people who pass through my day -- especially in elevators or service people I interact with by phone. It shifts my focus from myself to them and connects me with the world. Every little bit of joy or good energy resonates with everyone it touches and on out to those they touch as well. I love the way smiling at someone or saying something nice (even over the phone) can easily brighten up their day as well as mine. Your post has inspired me to rededicate myself to finding even more opportunities -- online or offline -- to add value to people's lives. Doing so always adds value to mine! Barbara Schiffman Thank you, Warren, for your post today — it struck a loud chord with me. I’m a script consultant to major Hollywood producers and read lots of books to evaluate if/how they can get made into movies. Sometimes the theme of the book can translate well to the film (and sometimes not…).

I like that “The Postman” is a metaphor for you about touching the lives of others with any action you take — even “just” a smile or a kind word. This idea has been very personal to me ever since I had a similar idea last year that, no matter what I’m doing — reading books or scripts, consulting with producers or writers, coaching writer or other clients or groups — my REAL job in life is to be a Joy Spreader. My cosmic job description is to spread whatever joy I can feel even when things may not be great through sharing a smile or kind word even to people I will never see or talk to again.

Taking this job seriously has made me pay more attention to the people who pass through my day — especially in elevators or service people I interact with by phone. It shifts my focus from myself to them and connects me with the world. Every little bit of joy or good energy resonates with everyone it touches and on out to those they touch as well.

I love the way smiling at someone or saying something nice (even over the phone) can easily brighten up their day as well as mine. Your post has inspired me to rededicate myself to finding even more opportunities — online or offline — to add value to people’s lives. Doing so always adds value to mine!

Barbara Schiffman

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