Your Smile is Your Superpower: Recent Episodes
Erin
Have you ever thought about your smile as a superpower? I believe it is our most dynamic tool we have. In researching the topic, I found there is a plethora of science and psychology supporting the power of the smile and each week we will dive into this fascinating information. We will also discuss and have a plan of action on ways we can brighten the world around us, make a positive impact, maybe even create a legacy, because wouldn't you agree, the world is in desperate need for a lot more reasons to smile!
Grab a tissue before you listen to this most amazing story of the heart rock guy. I meet Tom Ballard at the Pinners Conference a week or so ago and boy does he have an amazing mission. You will be touched and moved and motivated and yes smiling (after you cry a little bit) once you hear his story and how he got to be known as, the heart rock guy.
His current project is to take 6000 of his heart rocks to families in Uvalde, TX. He is working with local church groups and other organizations to coordinate a major project of healing. Himself and other volunteers will reach out to each family and have them pick out their own heart rock that speaks to them in hopes it will help in their ongoing healing process.
You can check out more about Tom Ballard and show him some love and even look at maybe helping support his business or his mission, at his Instagram account @takeheartcreativestudio
You can also find more info and watch videos on how Tom creates and works his magic while cutting and polishing thousands of rock hearts on his Instagram account.
A local TV station in Utah did a story or mini documentary on Tom that you can watch on his Instagram account as well.
Listen to the end where there is a fun idea for our activity this week, can you say paper hearts!
As always if this touched you and you would like to hear more stories like this and other info on the power of the smile please subscribe to the podcast. Also, we continue the discussion over on a private Facebook page, same name, Your Smile is Your Superpower that you can request to join.
Until next time, I hope every day gives you a million and one reasons to SMILE!!
Have you ever heard of the positive loop of smiling? Me either, but I was so excited to read this article and I hope you find the info just as exciting.
Ever wonder about the science behind a smile? Well of course you did because that is why you are here listening, right! Today we dive into part two of an interview with Ding Li. She was the winner of FameLab back in 2014. FameLab was a competition in Hong Kong designed to discover the world's most talented young science communicators. In the article she explains her winning presentation on........you guessed it, the science of smiling!!!
In this second part of her interview/explanation about her topic she talks about "fake it till you make it!" and how it can alter our brain's emotional processing pathway. She has suggestions if faking a smile sounds hard. And we dive into health benefits of smiling. All of this drives home the reason I started this podcast.
Don't forget to stay until the end to hear this week's activity.
Please feel free to share the podcast with someone you think might be in need of a smile or a pick me up and possibly some positivity in their life. They just might thank you for your thoughtfulness. Oh, and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out on any of the upcoming goodness. Remember, don't leave home without your SMILE!
Have you ever heard of the positive loop of smiling? Me either, but I was so excited to read this article and I hope you find the info just as exciting.
Ever wonder about the science behind a smile? Well of course you did because that is why you are here listening, right! Today we dive into an interview with Ding Li. She was the winner of FameLab back in 2014. FameLab was a competition in Hong Kong designed to discover the world's most talented young science communicators. In the article she explains her winning presentation on........you guessed it, the science of smiling!!!
She goes into why she chose the topic of smiles and explains the science behind the positive loop of smiling and how this makes our brains feel even happier! I don't want to give all the goodness away so take a listen. Don't forget to stay until the end to hear this week's activity.
Please feel free to share the podcast with someone you think might be in need of a smile or a pick me up and possibly some positivity in their life. They just might thank you for your thoughtfulness. Oh, and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out on any of the upcoming goodness. Remember, don't leave home without your smile!!
Did you know the teeth whitening industry was valued at $6.14 billion dollars in 2020? Yes, that is billion with a capital "B"!! And it is projected that this market will grow to $8.2 billion dollars by 2026!! This is exciting for those of us in the smile sharing arena, wouldn't you agree? If people are spending that kind of money on their teeth that tells us their smile is extremely important to them, because the only way to show off their pearly whites is to smile!!! This is such a powerful confirmation that we are on the right journey in sharing our smiles. Today we will dive into some info that might be helpful if you are thinking about investing in a whitening product or treatment.
As always, we have an activity or call to action at the end of the podcast. It should be easy enough but as always could have a powerful ripple effect, so be sure to listen until the very end and get all of the details.
If you enjoyed today's episode, we would love it if you would share your comment or feedback. And if you would like to join us in the private Facebook group with the same name, Your Smile is Your Superpower, just submit a request to join and we will get you hooked up.
And don't forget to hit the subscribe button so you don't miss out whenever there is a new episode loaded up for your enjoyment.
Smiling on the phone can definitely change your tonality, you become more enthusiastic, and your tone may take on a higher pitch. A study concluded that people could hear/tell if the person is smiling on the other end. Apparently, we can differentiate between a smile and a non-smile. The tone of your voice conveys a huge part of your message and since 84% of your message over the phone is your tone of voice, making sure that smiling tone comes through is imperative. It is very impactful in how the listener is going to hear your message, how receptive they will be to your message and what the listener is going to hear your message.
The use of this information can help you to communicate more effectively and more positively whether you are dealing with a customer service situation or trying to communicate with a friend or family member on the phone. So next time you pick up the phone or dial out make sure you check to see your smile is in place and be ready for a whole new experience!
Have you ever wondered if someone is giving you a genuine smile or just faking it? In today's episode we dig into a little bit about the science and discover the two facial muscle groups that engage when someone is sending a true smile. You might be surprised to learn those crow's feet that most of us would like to erase, play an important role in determining the true smile from the fake smile. We also go over three signs that are dead give aways that you are receiving a less than genuine smile. Who knew all this scientific research was available concerning the simple smile! We also have another fun activity for the week. Take a listen to learn more on sending a smile to someone via snail mail. And if you listen until the very end, you will get some insider info on a super-secret activity that is only being shared here in the podcast. The goal of the secret activity is to create more engagement, from more members in the Facebook group. And more engagement means some of our members will receive their own happy snail mail. So if you are not a member of our community and you want to be, send a request to be added. But remember don't spill the beans in the Facebook group because there might be members who have not listened to this episode and do not know about the secret activity. In case you missed it the Facebook group name is the same as the podcast, Your Smile is Your Superpower.
Hooray!! You found the very first episode of this podcast, Your Smile is Your Superpower.
In this very first episode we will discuss the two parts that will make up each episode, a little dose of science and psychological benefits of smiling and then we dive into the fun stuff, an activity for you to take with you and execute this week. In this first episode we are going to discuss creating your own Smile Jar, what it is and how to create your own. You will also be introduced to the community page that you can join to continue the conversation with other podcast listeners. Sounds like fun, right? Let's get to it......
@yoursmileisyoursuperpower
Have you ever thought about your smile as a superpower? Well, I believe it is the most dynamic tool we have and must be used for good. Take a listen and I will fill you in on why I wanted to put this podcast out there and how you can come along on this journey with me and together we can make a transformational impact each and every day simply with our smile!