Honking Semis and Other Fine Connections

The other day I heard a semi truck briefly blow it's startling air horn going through town. When I looked, I noticed it was strictly for the amusement of 3 kids on bicycles doing pulling their fists down repeatedly, egging him on. I thought, "how cool of him to oblige," knowing full well that a few of the elderly folks may have had slight accidents of one kind or another after hearing the blast.

A couple days ago, we saw Elmo in a yellow convertible (yes, the real Elmo, not a guy in suit, like my 6 year old supposed...). He saw the children and he waved wildly. (A little trivia, Delavan, WI is the circus capital of the world, and even though the circus hasn't blessed these parts in years, apparently the people of the town have yet to be informed.)

A game we used to play in the car was counting how many people you could get to smile or wave at you while driving on the highway. It wasn't the count that mattered so much. It was the connection.

Action warrants reaction. We expect it. We thrive on it. It's energizing. And when we both notice at the same time... connection. If even for just a moment.

As I've grown, I like to play the connection game still. I count smiles. The grocery store is a fun place to try it. Even better is the DMV. People are typically stressed. A smile says, "I get it. Don't worry, you're okay."

In my business, I've had fun with the connection game. It's amped up a bit. We pass good energy and enthusiasm. We connect the resourceful people we know with other resourceful people we know, in hopes to lift everyone a bit and boost their success. These days, it's not just fun, it's vital, especially for entrepreneurs. We need to connect and move forward supporting one another. We can't do or know or be it all on our own. We have to have our "peeps."

What resources are you keeping to yourself? Your smile? Your wave? Your energetic and efficient accountant? Who could you connect?