Compliment a stranger

I was stopped at a red light on my bike. It was drizzling. At the crosswalk was a woman with an awesome afro. I told her I thought her afro was awesome. She said, “thanks, it’s my umbrella”. The light changed. I rode away.

Being on a bike is a big plus, that way if the encounter gets awkward you can just ride away.

Nice idea, building self-esteem on all sides.

I really want to do this. If I can put a smile on someones face, I will be very happy.

to complete this goal. I get nervous when approaching people I don’t know, so I’ve been avoiding it. But I found this short film that I think anyone trying to complete this goal might enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao It is a little bit long (about 15 minutes) but its sure to make you smile. And it really inspires me to work on this goal.

For some reason I got a lot of compliments today while I was in college. I am a smoker.. (I know its a gross habbit) I just started school last monday and the guy I sit next to saw me smoking outside. In the middle of class he pointed to his notebook. He wrote “you are way to beautiful to smoke”. It was so sweet because I have never talked to him or anything.I also know he wasn’t just trying to use a pick up line on me because he knows I’m married. I also had 3 people compliment me on how pretty my hair looked today. I took a lot of time to straighten it so It felt nice to be complimented on it. For some reason after today it made me want to come home and look up ways to compliment people. I just know how good it felt for a stranger to say something nice to me. I am going to start doing this. I would love to be able to make people feel as good as I did today. :) This website is very inspirational.

I set this goal with a time and consequence and stuff.. but I completely forgot about it and haven’t done it yet. So… my consequence starts now. I am drinking only water for one week. Should be fun. ^o)

I plan to do this along with some other of my goals with a friend next time we’re in town. We try to make the world a happier place… I think this qualifies :)

I’ll definitely do it to boost my confidence coz i cant talk to strangers, that will be a nice thing to try out

I have to say, this is going really well. I made a promise about the no “nice shirt” thing. I would genuinely find something nice to say about someone. If I couldn’t think of something, I would wait for the next person. It’s nice to see people smile. They look so happy. It makes me happy. Lately, since Bean died, I need all the help I can get. Sometimes, it’s just as easy as remembering that the world is not all about us and we share the world with other people.

I love to do this. Even took the time to make my own little business cards that said EgoBoost on one side and had a little poem on the back “This is just a note to say, I noticed you across the way, in all the crowd you caught my eye, below you’ll find the reason why” then I would jot down the thing that caught my attention. I gave these out whenever I was inspired to do so, and boy did it really make people feel good. And the bonus is that it made me feel good to!
I would actually like to start a website/business (EgoBoost Bandit)that is modeled after this. It’s time to start making this world feel better about itself. =) My theory is that people have alot of positive thoughts about one another and just don’t take the time to tell the person. Maybe it feels awkward or maybe they aren’t sure how someone will respond. The great thing about the cards is that I didn’t even have to talk to the person, or I could place it on their table or under their windshield wipers. I just think if people start realizing people actually have nice things to say about them it will make them feel better about themselves as well as feel better about the people around them, how can it NOT have a positive impact!!