Are you in a job that permits you to serve
the public? If so, enjoy it. Most of the people you meet, whether in person or
on the phone, will be honest, kind, and well-intentioned. The following
quotations remind us that serving others is a privilege.
Serving
Others Can and Should Be a Joyful Experience
"When you’re serving the public, you meet nice people every day. That's
what makes the job such a pleasure."
Mary Fitzpatrick
"Give me a man who sings at his work."
Thomas Carlyle
"Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for
yourself. It’s what you do for others."
Danny Thomas
"When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy
one for a fellow creature."
Sydney Smith
"My best advice: Fall in love with what you do for a living."
George Burns
Serve the Customer with
Joyful Enthusiasm
"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If
you are attentive, you will see it."
Thich Nhat Hanh
"Life really must have joy. It’s supposed to be fun!"
Barbara Bush
"Develop enthusiastically satisfied customers all of the time."
Howard Schultz
"Enthusiasm finds opportunities and energy makes the most of
them."
Henry Hoskins
"Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others.
They will love your for it. They will go for you and with you."
Norman Vincent Peale
And Finally
"Find out where you can render a service; then render it. The rest is
up to the Lord."
S. S. Kresge
This page was compiled by
Criswell Freeman, Psy.D.
