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The most powerful words someone can say to you are "You made my day!" You haven't just committed an act of kindness when you hear those words. You have done something at the right time and in the right way that may turn someone's day or even life around, inspire…

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1 author picked Make Someone's Day as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

As we live and go throughout our daily lives, we will invariably be interacting with people from all walks of life.

We know that we all are carrying burdens, stresses, and challenges so…why not do our best to “make someone’s day?” Howard does an amazing job of describing just how simple this can be done in a variety of ways, depending on where we are, what we are doing, and who we are with/interacting with. It requires little or no work on our part to “make someone’s day”.

And as a leader, it will be impactful to your followers by…

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