As I was leaving Lowe’s, the other day, one of the employees said something to my daughter and me that startled me…in a good way. I have grown so used to hearing the obligatory “Have a nice day” that when something different is said, I usually take note, particularly if it’s said with conviction. I am not a “Have a nice day” kind of guy. It’s just too common, too over-used, and too not-really-meant.

One of the guys in mill works helped me with something so menial that it was surely worthy of a “Have a nice day” comment but instead he said, “Have a day you can brag about.” I asked him if he told that to everyone and he said with a smile and a wink, “There are criteria I use to decide who gets it.” I loved it and immediately tried it a few times. The first time I said it to someone my eight-year old daughter said, “Daddy they don’t get it!” and she was right, they didn’t. But I kept trying and almost everyone else either smiled or said something back indicating that they too liked it. I have adopted it as my farewell du jour.

Think about living every day with the intent to have a day you could brag about. Do something bold, maybe big, maybe out of character for you, or do something worthy that someone else brags about you. What did have you done recently worth bragging about? Who do you want to brag about? Let me know about them and how they are living rich and I will brag about them….right here or perhaps on my Richest People in America website.

Tim Richardson is an inspirational speaker who speaks
about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover,
increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for businesses,
professional associations, insurance companies, and health care
organizations. For more information go to www.TimRichardson.com