Do You Smell Good?
~ By Jan Tincher

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Did you know your sense of smell is one of the first senses to form? It"s one of the most powerful anchors you can develop.


Given this, can you think of one of the odors that turn your stomach? And doesn"t it upset you on impact? Your nose knows. You recognize the odor and a memory is evoked. If it"s a bad memory, your stomach has a bad reaction.


Usually, it"s a food odor, right? But what about other odors? What about dentist or doctor"s offices? Hospitals? Funeral homes? What about the school gym?


On the other hand, what about flower scents? For a long time roses made me think of funerals, and I couldn"t appreciate the smell. I"m sure many of you have several of your own scents and odors that evoke memories, good and bad.


Now, if there"s a professional person reading this, imagine your office. *** If you"re not a professional person, think about the last professional person"s office you were in. ***
You know your profession, but does your client or visitor know it the minute he or she opens the door? If they were anxious or nervous in the first place, just think how they are feeling *the minute they stepped in the door.*


Scents affect all of us. If we are in a business that requires personal visits from clients, customers, or visitors, that is the first area we can affect them -- positively or negatively.


I was in two different dentist"s offices in the last couple of weeks. The first one, I was very aware it was a dentist office the minute I opened the outside door to the foyer. I wasn"t even in the waiting room yet. The second one I got past the foyer and into the waiting room and still no dental odors. My stomach did not get uptight as a natural reaction to the odor, and I enjoyed the visit -- simply because I didn"t have an old memory that I had to deal with immediately.


If you have a *scent* problem at your office, take care of it. Look into which scents affect us in which way. Pine is a Christmas scent, but it can be overpowering. Just a hint is good. Vanilla is enjoyable. A spice scent that isn"t overpowering is nice. Eucalyptus is very nice and can unobtrusively be in a vase in the corner.


Don"t use excuses, like you can"t find the right scent for everyone. Just know that the scent that is there already is probably wrong for almost everyone. Do something about it now and notice the improvement immediately.


And while we"re on offices with waiting rooms . . . What kind of music do you have playing? Is it elevator music, a radio playing, or classical music? Many times this is good, but it
doesn"t guide the mind. Once your customer or client gets accustomed to the whatever is being played, their mind goes back to it"s worries. Soothing music is like a band aid. It will work only for a little while before the mind rips it off and goes back to what it was thinking.


Motivational tapes are very . . . motivational. Isn"t that preferable? If the mind has a great place to go, it won"t go back to what was making it nervous in the first place.


The mind naturally likes to learn. Give it a direction and it will go there. People can"t wait to get back and learn more. Some will find themselves wanting to stay around to listen to the rest of it. Why not play something that they can enjoy and learn from at the same time?


Thanks for reading.

Jan

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