On the impact of joy

Today, I’m passing that same challenge on to you,

because your joy is far more important than you may realize.

And this isn’t just cheesy butterflies-and-rainbows nonsense. Research shows that the influence of our personality has 3 degrees of impact.

So your laughter, your friendly smile, it lights up the neurotransmitters in your friend’s brain (1), and then your friend lights up their mom’s brain (2), and then your mom lights up her best friend’s brain too (3). That all started with you.

And the hard truth is, your sour mood has the exact same power. But we allow ourselves to wield it so carelessly.

So my ask of you is this:

Protect your joy.

Not just for you…

But because it actually, tangibly changes the world around you.

No amount of followers can replace your influence.

Go shine some light. We need that from you. :)