man running smiling

One of the values we have in our business is, “Have Fun.” As a result, we smile a lot, and encourage our clients, colleagues, and other business partners to do the same. So we tend to view smiling as a result of good performance. This research on runners suggests that maybe it can go the other way too.

“The runners turned out to be most economical when they smiled. As a group, their economy then was as much as 2.78 percent more efficient than during the other runs, a meaningful difference in competitions. Smiling probably aided economy by prompting a “reduction in muscular tension.”

Admittedly it’s a scientific stretch to suggest that the positive effect of smiling while running on a treadmill carries over to smiling while running a business. But maybe it does. If so, the very act of smiling can improve business performance.

Are you smiling enough? Or does running your business feel like you’re running on a treadmill. Let’s talk. I’ll try to make you smile.