{"id":6076,"date":"2016-03-02T12:01:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T12:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/?p=6076"},"modified":"2016-03-14T20:59:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T20:59:13","slug":"lets-help-everyone-in-2016-metaphorically-skip-with-every-interaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/lets-help-everyone-in-2016-metaphorically-skip-with-every-interaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Help Everyone in 2016 \u201cMetaphorically Skip\u201d With Every Interaction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Need to lower the stress from a frustrating workday or find a way to put yourself in that \u201chappy\u201d place? Learn from children and skip. I\u2019m not kidding! It might sound silly, but it really isn\u2019t. The act of skipping (with or without a rope) involves both sides of the brain, plus it improves coordination, muscle tone\u2014even bone density. Read more on the benefits of skipping here: http:\/\/www.iskip.com\/what_is_Iskip\/index.htm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Remember back to your childhood when you would skip just because you were happy and it was fun. Or for me as a Dad watching the pure joy of my daughters skipping. I soon realized that the best way to put them in a happy mood was to skip with them. When they started fighting or just fussing with each other\u2026 I would grab their hands and break in to a skipathon. This opened my eyes to how good skipping makes anyone feel.<\/p>\n

Besides the physical benefits, skipping also improves your mood. Just try it! I\u2019m pretty sure that it will be impossible for you (or those around you) to stay angry or stressed after a skip around the block\u2026 or the office. In fact, don\u2019t be surprised if you start laughing like a kid again after just a few skips\u2026 I do it every day and it always brings a smile to my face.<\/p>\n

Now we all know that when our mood is positive, good things tend to happen. We get more done, we\u2019re naturally nicer to people (and people are nicer to us) and we even think better. So why not start the day that way? Whether you usually walk or run outside for exercise or work out in a gym, try incorporating a period of skipping into your routine. You\u2019ll be surprised at how it can improve your attitude and outcomes. Or, having a bad day, get up from your desk and skip, I am certain it will make you feel better\u2026 but even if not, I assure you it will make those around you smile, and take notice.\u00a0😀<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a tip for you\u2026 try to figure out a way to get your customers, clients or shoppers, vendors, employees, friends and family, to \u201cmetaphorically skip\u201d<\/strong><\/em>whenever they experience you, your product or service\u2026. with every interaction! What can you offer or show that can help them reap the same benefits that you get from a skip around the block? Deliver that for them, and you\u2019ll not only have happy customers\u2014you\u2019ll have evangelists who will sing your praises to everyone they know. Talk about Return on Relationship<\/a>!<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll have to try skipping first so you can personally experience the feeling\u2014but guess what? We do our best creative thinking when we\u2019re relaxed and happy (another lesson we can learn from children<\/a>). \u00a0So I challenge\u00a0you at the start of this New Year\u2026 give skipping a try.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Previously posted at TedRubin.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Need to lower the stress from a frustrating workday or find a way to put yourself in that \u201chappy\u201d place? Learn from children and skip. I\u2019m not kidding! It might sound silly, but it really isn\u2019t. The act of skipping (with or without a rope) involves both sides of the brain, plus it improves coordination, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1965],"class_list":["post-6076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tedrubin","tag-ronr-noletup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6076"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6082,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6076\/revisions\/6082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}