10 Tips to Feel Good Instantly

26 Comments so far

1. Jonathan Mead on February 20, 2008 2:52 pm

   Nice post, it reminds me a quote by Thich Nhat Hanh..

   “Sometimes our smile comes from our joy, but sometimes our joy can come from our smile”

2. Steve on February 20, 2008 3:24 pm

   Nice line. Thanks for contributing.

3. GreatManagement on February 22, 2008 9:56 am

   Great post – actually made me smile! Person on desk opposite me frowned! I showed her the post and she smiled as well!

   Andrew

4. Steve on February 22, 2008 10:25 am

   This is contagious, both of you have made me smile.

5. Amos Chan on February 23, 2008 9:11 am

   Hi, I know smiling is good, but sometimes, when you’re so unhappy, I’m not sure how you can still smile. Maybe you know how, but I just don’t know how. Maybe that’s something I have to learn from you my friend.

   Amos
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   http://www.lifecrisisguide.com

6. Steve on February 23, 2008 10:13 am

   Hi Amos – To answer your question. I think you just smile (literally).

   Act as if …. and do it! If you don’t want to smile then don’t. It’s your choice….. If you do want to smile then choose that. It’s still a choice.

   I’ve had those times when I’m feeling grumpy and don’t want to let go of those bad feelings – I would keep smiling and even start dancing around until I cracked a smile…. physiology changes will affect your feelings.

7. GreatManagement on February 25, 2008 7:25 am

   Stephen,

   I have chosen this post for my weekly GreatManagement Inspirational Articles – The Best Advice From Around The Web.

   Andrew

8. theBlueTick on February 25, 2008 8:03 am

   Frown to show you’re listening, smile to show you care.

9. Steve on February 25, 2008 11:58 am

   thanks Andrew – I didn’t know it would be such a hit :)

10. Steve on February 25, 2008 11:59 am

    thanks for your wise words theBlueTick.

11. Hema on February 25, 2008 1:14 pm

    I love all your 10 tips and I am smiling even harder!

12. Steve on February 25, 2008 3:23 pm

    Hema, thank-you!

13. Marcus Aurelius on February 28, 2008 11:54 am

    Hey! Great blog!

    I live in Toronto as well, and like you I am in my early 20′s and I do have a job. Your site reminds me a lot stevepavlina.com, but it’s nice to hear this kind of advice from someone our age.

    Subscribed!

14. Steve on February 28, 2008 12:36 pm

    Cheers Marcus,

    It’s great to meet another Torontonian :)

    I’m also adding a very impactful newsletter to this site. Coming soon……

15. John on March 3, 2008 3:17 pm

    Smile: I guess it can’t hurt.

16. Michael Moniz on March 4, 2008 10:44 pm

    I smile so much. I think smiling is so important to your life as well as others. People love to see you smile.

17. Adrian Constantinescu on May 31, 2008 6:24 pm

    I love smiling. When I do, I feel great and people around me seem to be nicer, friendlier and happier. The 10 tips work every time. Every single one. My favorite is #5.

18. Steve on June 1, 2008 10:39 am

    Hi Adrian – thanks for dropping by. I
    t’s great to hear from you :)

19. Cheri on May 6, 2010 1:21 pm

    have been down lately.. wow just made me feel smile and feel good after reading this :) thank you very much steve :)

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21. Stan on December 30, 2010 10:02 pm

    ahah when I clicked this link I was hoping that one of the 10 steps would be to smile, because that’s what helps me personally.

    boy was I not disappointed…

22. Fred Tracy on January 6, 2011 7:40 pm

    Reminds me of the facial feedback hypothesis I learned about in school. This is real science. Thanks. :)

23. Julie on June 23, 2011 11:14 am

    I use the smile technique in my classes in school, with great results. I’ve read that cognitive behaviour therapists use ‘frequent and regular smiling’ to lift clients out of depression. Even if the smile is fake i.e. the smiling expression without the smiling feeling)it still has an uplifting effect on physiology!

    Looking up can also help.

    :-))

    Julie

24. Steve on June 23, 2011 1:44 pm

    @ Julie… just for fun, I have a white board with these words written on it… “SMILE :) You’ll feel better.”

25. Katie on June 30, 2011 9:52 am

    It’s a good one:)) I love it!Remember the song?When you smiling,when you smiling the whole world smiles with you… Thanks!

26. florian on July 30, 2011 5:37 am

    I tried.And tried.And TRIED!All I could come up with was a kind of sinister grim.I’d rather quit!It spooks the people around…