Cheerfulness is Contagious
| Category: | Cheerful |
|---|---|
| Notes: | Your mood affects everyone around you - cheerfulness spreads just like grumpiness does. |
Have you ever noticed how one person's bad mood can drag down a whole patrol? Someone starts complaining, and soon everyone is finding things to complain about. But the opposite is also true: one genuinely cheerful person can lift everyone's spirits.
When you choose to be cheerful - to smile, to find humor, to stay positive - you're not just making your own experience better. You're making it easier for everyone around you to be cheerful too. Your attitude gives others permission to enjoy themselves, even when things aren't perfect.
A Scout is cheerful, and that cheerfulness is a gift you give to your patrol, your troop, and everyone you encounter. You become a source of positive energy that others want to be around. And that kind of influence - the ability to lift others through your own attitude - is a form of leadership that has nothing to do with rank.