It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

As we draw nearer to Father’s Day this Sunday I have been thinking about my dad and want to share a few of his isms this week so here is the first:

It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice. 

This was something Dad said about a hundred times when I was growing up and I practice it often no matter what stage of life I seem to be in.  The importance of showing someone respect and treating them as you would like to be treated sometimes feels like a lost art form, but it’s worth bringing back.  I’ve spent quite a few years in the corporate world being exposed to many types of management styles and I have always found that what works for me is when someone is nice I will work harder for them and when they flex their attitude I get ticked off and spend more energy stewing than doing.  It doesn’t take a lot of effort to listen to people and show them a little respect or smile at someone you pass on the sidewalk.  Try loosening up those smile muscles and have a nice day J

There is balanced, imbalanced and somewhere in between you'll find Kimbalanced.