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The word for today is warm. I want you to picture someone that you know well. This person makes you feel at ease when you’re around them. You feel like a more genuine version of yourself, like you can let your guard down and tell them anything. Now picture someone that you would consider cool. This person is interesting, and you’d like to get to know them better. However, you’re not sure how to approach them. You feel like there’s a good possibility that you’d end up feeling silly for trying to hold a conversation with them. So far, we’ve focused on our perception of others, but we, too, have one of these effects on people around us. They either feel our warmth or disinterest. I think the word cool is telling. As a young person, you probably wanted to be considered cool, but are you okay now with making others feel distant and ignored? I would love to be perceived as a warm person who makes people around me feel relaxed and cared for. Can you tell me how to get there?

Today’s concrete challenge is to smile at someone around you and ask if you can get them anything. Note that this practice comes from a place of confidence. You are not trying to get the cool person to like you. You are the warm person radiating an invitation of service.

If you want to commit, say the following phrase: “I will smile and ask.”

I’ll keep the music playing while you get it done, and don’t miss the soundtrack at the end of this episode.

Before you go, repeat the following soundtrack, “I am the kind of person who is warm.”

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Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.

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