Smiling is a Skill

I was captivated by a phrase I saw the other day.

"A president's job is to smile
—smiling is not a personality trait, but a skill."

These are the words of Nobuyuki Kondo, Chairman of Japan Laser Corporation.

I later found a web article.
I would like to share the Chairman's words as written there.

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I believe that smiling is not a "personality trait" but a "skill."
In other words, it is something that can be developed.
When you enter our office on the second floor, there is a full-length mirror.
I practice smiling there before I enter the office.

The other day, a new employee saw me practicing and
seemed to think, "Chairman Kondo practices what he preaches."
But, of course, that is only natural.

Everyone has their own circumstances, and there are times when you are in no mood to smile.
I just keep doing it, thinking of it as subconscious training (laughs).
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Smiling is a skill. It is something you can practice and improve.
It is different from a fake smile.
It is about keeping yourself in a good mood and managing your own emotions.
This way of thinking is related to EQ.

ICF Core Competency 2-6
addresses "emotion" by stating, "Develops and maintains the ability to regulate one's emotions."
*The word "emotion" appears 7 times in the Core Competencies.

It was an opportunity for me as a coach to think about "emotions" and "being."
Are you practicing your smile?