What Goes Around Comes Around

I spend a lot of time in airplanes. A couple of times a year something happens that makes me feel the pilot is pretty cool. Instead of staying in the cockpit, the pilot will step outside, grab a mike and introduce himself to the passengers. Sometimes they will walk down the aisle and personally say hello to some of the passengers. That always makes me feel good about the pilot. Makes me feel he’s a cool guy.

Whenever possible, a few minutes before speaking for an audience, I do the same thing. I take 3-5 minutes to walk across the tables closest to the stage and I introduce myself to the people at the tables. All I say is something like, “Hi guys, just wanted to introduce myself. I’ll be speaking for you all in a few minutes and we’re going to have a great time. Glad you’re here.”

People love it. I’m sure the feel just like I feel when a pilot personally introduces himself on a plane.

The Benefit?

It’s huge. I get better response from the crowd. And if the audience is a tough one, I can just make eye at the people in the front row and they flash these huge smiles which energize me.

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And by the way, if there is someone in the front row who does not show any emotion and has his arms crossed and a frown on his face, I pretend they're not there. I focus on my “friendlies.” Who knows? maybe he just had a big argument with his wife.

What about the lady right in the middle of the front row who can barely keep her eyes open? I don’t focus on her either. Maybe she spent the whole night taking care of her sick baby.

So make a few friends before your presentation and don’t focus on the people who are sleeping of frowning.

Keep it simple and you’ll have more fun.

Little things make a big difference. Just this weekend I was at a marketing seminar. During one of the breaks I got a smoothie at the hotel coffee shop. When I went to check out, the lady told me that one of the guys at my table had paid for my smoothie.

What an ice breaker! Afterwards we started talking and actually had a lot in common. He actually worked for Tony Robbins. The next day I brought him one of my books.

By the way, I give my books to anyone in town that I regularly come in contact with - the baristas at the coffee shops I go to, the waiters at my favorite restaurants, the guys at my post office, the tellers in my bank, my garbage man, etc.

On planes I bring chocolate bars for the flight attendants.

In return I get great service from everyone and I'm on first name basis with everyone.

You don't have to be an author to do this. Just go to Sam's, but an industrial sized bag of candy, and you can be your town's "Candy Man."

Spread good cheer, treat people special, and your day-to-day life will be a lot more fun. What goes around comes around. 

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Ruben Gonzalez is an award-winning keynote speaker, a bestselling business author and a four-time Olympian in the sport of luge.

Ruben has spoken for more than 100 of the Fortune 500 companies about what he did to make it to the Olympics and how to use the same principles to become more successful at work and in life.

Ruben inspires people to face their fears so that they can be more successful.

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