22.05.2025

SCIENTIFICLY PROVEN: FIRST ITEM IN DAILY SCHEDULE "5 MINUTES SMILE" CHANGES LIFE

7:00-7:05 a.m. - smile in front of the mirror.

You're not "smoked" if you write this into your daily schedule. You're even in good shape and you'll get better. The advice to laugh for 5 minutes every morning is from Robin Sharma, one of the world's most famous experts on personal development.

True, you may be in a bad period right now and there is nothing to make you smile. But you yourself can control your thoughts and emotions. And if you force yourself to start the morning with a smile, you'll feel happier all day.

The 5-minute tip is not some invention of a modern shaman, but has a very specific explanation with physiology. When you laugh, endorphins - the hormone of happiness - are released in the brain. 80 groups of muscles are activated, the heart beats faster, blood circulation improves. You feel good in the morning, and if you remind yourself all day to smile for any reason or not, your life will really become better.

Dale Carnegie, another legendary personal development expert, tells a true story from his practice. A New York stockbroker who had been married for 18 years never exchanged more than 20 words with his wife before flying off to work. One morning he looked in the mirror and said to himself, “Bill, today's sullen and sour expression must go. You're starting to smile." Sitting down at the breakfast table, he said "Good morning" to his wife and smiled. She wasn't surprised, she was downright dumbfounded. "It always will," he assured her. The next two months brought us more marital happiness than any previous year, Bill claimed.

There's nothing stopping you from trying it right away. After 5 minutes of smiling in front of the mirror in the morning, you will infect your partner with positivity. Children who live with smiling parents are happier.

And the bonuses are yet to come, because the smile shows - in the eyes, in the voice. When it is sincere, it captivates everyone in return. It paves your way to success. This is a longstanding practice in companies that sell products and services over the phone. There, they pay special attention to the smile and even upon entering, they train the salespeople to smile while talking to the customers. Without seeing them, people on the other side feel the warmth and are much more likely to buy.

Yes, you are realistic - there are not many reasons for joy in the office, difficult tasks are solved, there are all kinds of problems. They are for everyone, so smile even at those who are frowning.

"If someone doesn't smile at you, give them a smile." "No one needs a smile more than he who cannot smile at others," taught the Dalai Lama.

So smile at the boss (imagine what is going through his head now if there is a crisis in the office) and he will look at you with a different eye. Smile at colleagues - they will subconsciously begin to accept you better, because you will lift their spirits.

And if you are the boss, it is your duty to smile in times of crisis. For your subordinates, it is a sign that there is an optimistic move, the situation will not seem so serious to them. People will start working with new hope and mood. This will help success more than a pessimistic manager. The most successful entrepreneurs and managers have a sincere and charming smile with which they have earned millions. They know when to crack a joke and lighten the mood even in the toughest negotiations and in the most nervous teams.

A story is told about a new mid-level boss who was given his own office. All day he stood alone in it, and when he met colleagues in the corridor, he greeted them businesslike, as befits a superior. At one time he felt that his subordinates were not overflowing with sympathy. He decided to try the smile tips. As he walked to the water dispenser, he began to smile at everyone he met and say, “Hello, how are you today.” Soon the team accepted him much better.

A smile is part of charisma - that hard-to-explain thing that draws people to you and gives you what you want from them. Even the strangers.

But it takes the right technology. Communication experts advise that when you see someone, don't immediately burst into a smile. Look the person in the eye for a second or two and then smile slowly. This is the way for him to understand that your smile is not some frozen grimace, it is not for everyone around, but it is meant especially for him. At the same time, both you and him are undergoing physiological processes. Your smile subconsciously triggers a reaction throughout your body. It starts sending signals to the person that you like them. Instinctively, he reciprocates.

Of course, the sincere smile, the warmth in it, the sparkle in the eyes are not practiced in front of the mirror. But they are an outward manifestation of a changed attitude to life that begins in the morning with those 5 minutes in front of the mirror. And experts assure that smiling is like anything else - it takes practice. The more you smile, the more it comes from within.

Well, exaggeration is unnecessary. The fake is obvious and destroys trust. Continuous grinning is a grimace, it looks inappropriate. A smile is an expression of attitude. You just have to listen very carefully when people are talking and smile at the appropriate place. This is how you say "I like what you say and do, I like you". It is natural that this message is your best helper for success - you get approval from others, impenetrable doors open for you, you have a much greater chance of development in the career.

Psychologists are adamant that people who learn to smile more gain a positive mental attitude and go through life with a different energy. They are more successful and happier.