New Year’s Resolution – simple, and hopefully doable
Every year, I either make resolutions that I will never keep over the term of the year, ranging from the usual “I will lose X pounds” (only ever kept 1 year, really) to something more esoteric and/or personal.
I think I can manage this one, though, which took until this morning to really figure out.
I am going to say “hello” more often.
That’s it. Plain and simple. I walk by people everyday and just am not friendly enough. Sometimes I have reasons – stuff on my mind, I’m just cold, whatever. But this is too small a community at work and I need to make more connections.
So I’ve developed a policy:
- If I’m sure I don’t know the person: smile and say hello if eye contact is made
- If I am not sure if I know the person: say hello
- If I think I know the person: say hello with some energy and enthusiasm
- If I know the person: say hello and make sure to ask how they are doing.
Obviously I don’t literally mean just “hello.” It covers all kinds of greetings. But the point is that I need to be more friendly at first meeting.