Comments on: Chance encounters… http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/ Asking better questions Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jim http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-21985 Jim Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:55:17 +0000 http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/#comment-21985 Hi Dan; I agree that common courtesies and pleasantries are very important in day to day life. Being courteous with salespeople, letting others in and out of traffic are just two examples. Being retired, I don't have the same "time pressures" as I did when working, but what a difference a 2 or 10 second gesture can make. My motto in life is make every day count and make a difference. Even the smallest gesture of goodwill can make a big difference...to someone. Jim Hi Dan; I agree that common courtesies and pleasantries are very important in day to day life. Being courteous with salespeople, letting others in and out of traffic are just two examples. Being retired, I don’t have the same “time pressures” as I did when working, but what a difference a 2 or 10 second gesture can make. My motto in life is make every day count and make a difference. Even the smallest gesture of goodwill can make a big difference…to someone.
Jim

]]> By: Catmoves http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-21861 Catmoves Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:35:53 +0000 http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/#comment-21861 I have long made it a practice, whether on a phone or speaking face to face with humans, to speak to them cordially, joke with them, get them laughing and make friends for a moment in time. Often, a cordial friendship will follow. Even more often they are willing to use their training and help me out with a problem. So I guess it may be considered self interest that makes me behave that way? But the people seem to like it. I have long made it a practice, whether on a phone or speaking face to face with humans, to speak to them cordially, joke with them, get them laughing and make friends for a moment in time. Often, a cordial friendship will follow. Even more often they are willing to use their training and help me out with a problem.

So I guess it may be considered self interest that makes me behave that way? But the people seem to like it.

]]> By: Maria http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-18919 Maria Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:29:28 +0000 http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/#comment-18919 I love visiting with people when I am waiting in line; but, as you say allot of them aren't too freindly. But, as far as saying thank, please, etc. to clerks whether fast food or at a store I try to always say "have a great day"....sometimes they are nice and sometimes they really don't care. But, in saying it I hope that I might brighten their day. Maria Rouse MO I love visiting with people when I am waiting in line; but, as you say allot of them aren’t too freindly.
But, as far as saying thank, please, etc. to clerks whether fast food or at a store I try to always say “have a great day”….sometimes they are nice and sometimes they really don’t care. But, in saying it I hope that I might brighten their day.

Maria Rouse
MO

]]> By: Bill http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-18912 Bill Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:58:14 +0000 http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/#comment-18912 Hi Dan. It would appear that the previous comments have come from people that are aged 40 or more. Maybe this is how our parents taught us to respond. I am one on the "elderly" people referred to. The "kids" now in the retail business, it would appear, have never been taught these common protocols by their parents or employers. "Old Fashoined Common Courtesy" goes a long way, even in these days of I-Phones. Even a "Please and/or a Thank-you" would go a long way. Hi Dan. It would appear that the previous comments have come from people that are aged 40 or more. Maybe this is how our parents taught us to respond. I am one on the “elderly” people referred to. The “kids” now in the retail business, it would appear, have never been taught these common protocols by their parents or employers. “Old Fashoined Common Courtesy” goes a long way, even in these days of I-Phones. Even a “Please and/or a Thank-you” would go a long way.

]]> By: Ann Pearl http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-18879 Ann Pearl Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:14:19 +0000 http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/#comment-18879 Hi Dan, Thank you for the excellent post about chance encounters and being pleasant to others. Being friendly and pleasant really does make a difference to everyone. When I started working in a very stressful computer department, one of my colleagues always took the time to say "Thank you". On the occasional bad days when everything seemed to go wrong, her kindness made a big difference in our group. It helped cheer us up and calm us down. It's a little thing that makes a big difference. :-) Hi Dan,

Thank you for the excellent post about chance encounters and being pleasant to others.

Being friendly and pleasant really does make a difference to everyone.

When I started working in a very stressful computer department, one of my colleagues always took the time to say “Thank you”. On the occasional bad days when everything seemed to go wrong, her kindness made a big difference in our group. It helped cheer us up and calm us down.

It’s a little thing that makes a big difference. :-)

]]> By: Stan Peters http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/comment-page-1/#comment-18867 Stan Peters Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:03:14 +0000 http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/blog/2008/07/15/chance-meetings/#comment-18867 On chance encounters. You mentioned taking time to say hello etc. What I also find people really appreciate in my city, as traffic is quite congested at times, is letting a hole open in traffic so they can pull in from a parking lot etc into traffic. If everyone did that, there wouldn't be long lineups. You usually get a big smile when you do that. On chance encounters. You mentioned taking time to say hello etc. What I also find people really appreciate in my city, as traffic is quite congested at times, is letting a hole open in traffic so they can pull in from a parking lot etc into traffic. If everyone did that, there wouldn’t be long lineups. You usually get a big smile when you do that.

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