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Dear David, Third Annual “Daymaker Day” April 29, 2005 Daymaker Day makes international observance of a shared day possible, and it poses the possibility that each day we remember to be Daymakers. What is The Daymaker Movement? It started as a thought. If I could concentrate my energy on making someone’s day, each day, many times a day, I believed that my attitude could be contagious. I envisioned a ripple effect, in the salon industry and eventually across businesses, cultures, religions and age groups. This belief has spurred an entire industry to adopt “Daymaking” as the essential component to success. Thousands of people have already experienced the wisdom of "Daymaking." It's a movement we can all engage in. There's nothing to join, just an attitude to adopt. The effects of Daymaking can be profound, offering you a way to significantly impact your community. It creates a tipping point in which the pendulum is biased in the direction of kindness, care, love and joy. Just notice the people you encounter each day and provide a small gesture to make their day. Give them the quality of attention that makes them feel important, smart, beautiful, or unique. It's nearly impossible to focus on your own problems when you're living life as a Daymaker. It only takes a moment to make someone else's day. Each of those moments can sustain us. Those moments can even change lives. What is Daymaker Day? At the end of my recent term as president of The Salon Association (TSA), Frederic Fekkai presented me with a gift on behalf of the board and members of TSA. They designated April 29th, my birthday, as DAYMAKER DAY. Salons all over the United States and Canada have honored this day by engaging in gestures that make someone's day. The creative ideas that have come from salons all over North America have created an important and powerful force that has the ability to change the world. Some salons have visited homeless shelters, children's hospitals, fire houses, to donate services such as haircuts, chair massages and more. Others have engaged in simple acts of kindness such as sending thank you notes to favorite clients. One salon is hiring a doorman to hand out roses to customers for the day. Many people outside of the beauty industry have also adopted Daymaker day in their churches, schools, businesses, and families. Shouldn’t every day be “Daymaker Day?” I believe that Daymaker Day will be similar to Earth Day. It is not one day that people act a certain way but it is a focus for events, media and exposure that brings powerful attention to what a “Daymaker attitude” can mean to the world. I do believe that every day should be Daymaker Day. I have always taken pride in the fact that at JUUT Salonspas we have 400 employees that each touch ten people in their day. When we do this make each client’s day in a way that inspires them to go on to make the day of ten others we have touched 40,000 people in one day. This is truly the tipping point that is so desperately needed in the world today. Small things done with great love can change the world by making the days of people around you. The ripple effect of Daymaking can be seen in your own family, co-workers, neighbors, and strangers alike. Enjoy Daymaker Day on April 29th and please share your stories to inspire other Daymakers on this site. There are thousands of Daymakers in the world that read Daymaker stories on this site so please share your day with us. Peace and many Blessings, 201 SE Main Street PS: You can help by clicking here to forward this message to a friend. There's always room for more Daymakers in the world! |
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