Ever notice all the music around you?

It’s played in grocery stores, restaurants, elevators, doctors’ offices, nail salons, car dealerships, gas stations (yes, while you are pumping gas), business offices and even the parking lots!

Is music appropriate in the workplace? You bet it is.

Does music boost employee morale? Yes to that one too.

Music plays a positive role in most of our lives personally and professionally.

Music acts as an important component in building a customer service culture in the workplace. MORE

Back in the day… the job interview process was like hopping on the merry-go-round at the park.

Businesses sang the same song (here we go with singing again), “do you have experience?” And of course, our thoughts were “how do we get experience if no one will hire us?” Can’t they see we are trainable and happy people?

Eventually, someone took a chance and gave us a break.

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Laughter and attitude go hand in hand. Without these two qualities, the workplace is not only boring, you could actually lose employees and customers! Really, who wants to work everyday or do business with a grump?

Grumpy and stress are close relatives. A recent survey said 90% of Americans live in a constant state of stress. YIKES, no wonder customers are treated poorly.

If you work on improving your attitude and start to smile a little more, you will be taking a huge leap on reducing that stress. Add a little fun and laughter and you will feel and see the difference. MORE