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By Lauren Archibeque

Nice has its own gravitational pull. People will
want to be in your space and they will want to
help you achieve your goals. It’s like your own
personal version of a spell. There is a reason we
say that a woman is bewitching or that a
speaker is spellbinding. They have that magic
ingredient, and they radiate it. In a word, they are
nice! Nice to be around, nice to listen to and nice
to interact with. You feel safe in their space. When you are pleasant, it pulls other nice
Being nice makes the game of life easier. You padding of soft places to fall when you are in
people into your life. The Universe provides a

travel through life with more grace. I love the alignment with your purpose and are playing
definition in Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow nice with others.
Lindbergh. “By grace I mean an inner harmony,
which can be translated into outward harmony. I Watch where people tend to gravitate at any
am seeking perhaps what Socrates asked for in gathering. Chances are it is to the person
a prayer when he said, ‘May the outward and that is smiling and engaged – not to the guy
inward man be at one.’” with his arms crossed and a scowl on his
face. Who is going to get the most out of
the group? It doesn’t matter if it’s a party or
Calm, cool and collected are words that fit when
we operate from a space of grace. It is as if all a workshop. We are all looking for
things are balanced and smooth. All the moving connection and learning.
parts in life ebb and flow with ease when we are
in a state of grace, whereas when we drop out of Being pleasant can also be profitable. Not
that state, things that usually are second nature that you are nice to manipulate people into
seem challenging. giving you stuff, but when you are in a place
of kindness and acceptance of what is going
on, people just naturally want to help you.
Stress reduction is an automatic result of being
nice. When you are supported by other people There are a multitude of ways to practice
who truly want you to succeed, you will find there nice in your daily experience: Smiling at a
are infinite ways to create the life you dream complete stranger, listening with full
about. attention when your child wants to talk
about their day, genuinely engaging that
cashier in the supermarket, displaying
patience when the bank teller can’t quite get
that computer to cooperate, saying thank
you for small things throughout the day.
These are all simple acts and can literally
change lives – your included.

Lauren Archibeque, The Growth Company
https://wwwthegrowthcompany.net iNETrepreneur Magazine | Page 21
lauren@thegrowthcompany.net