Audio Extra: Go positive, go first, and be consistent in doing it

Two stories from my career

Photo by Joe Vasquez on Unsplash

Hi everyone!

I hope you are having a nice start to February. I was…until I accidentally turned Spotify on at full volume after recording this audio post (which I had to record at max volume). Not great!

In yesterday’s post, I wrote about the importance of going positive, going first, and being consistent in this approach. Doing this combines the powerful effects of reciprocity and compounding, and leads to a life full of pleasant interactions. Or at least, greater than 90% of the time.

Today, I wanted to share two stories from my career of how following this approach has made an impactful difference.

Here are the timestamps if you’d like to skip ahead:

• At the 1:00 mark, I tell the story of how I was able to win over a difficult partner at another company who had a negative impression of my organization.

• At the 2:55 mark, I talk about how, without realizing it, my consistent positive demeanor laid the groundwork for two coworkers to open up to me at a summer outing.