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The Power of a Smile | Lynn Noble | TEDxLehighU


hi so excited to be about two years ago

hi so excited to be about two years ago I was flying out to LA to see my

I was flying out to LA to see my

I was flying out to LA to see my daughter who’s an actress and I was so

daughter who’s an actress and I was so

daughter who’s an actress and I was so excited I think my entire body was my

excited I think my entire body was my

excited I think my entire body was my life so when I got onto the plane and

life so when I got onto the plane and

life so when I got onto the plane and got to like see I saw this man sitting

got to like see I saw this man sitting

got to like see I saw this man sitting there he was in this black jacket you

there he was in this black jacket you

there he was in this black jacket you have dark sunglasses on and had his

have dark sunglasses on and had his

have dark sunglasses on and had his phone up to his ear and he was just kind

phone up to his ear and he was just kind

phone up to his ear and he was just kind of sunken into the seat like he did not

of sunken into the seat like he did not

of sunken into the seat like he did not want to talk to anybody

want to talk to anybody

want to talk to anybody so my show

he immediately jumped over to see he

he immediately jumped over to see he said oh can I help you with your bag I

said oh can I help you with your bag I

said oh can I help you with your bag I said thank you

said thank you

said thank you so after you put my bag in the overhead

so after you put my bag in the overhead

so after you put my bag in the overhead was sat down and we literally talked for

was sat down and we literally talked for

was sat down and we literally talked for six hours straight

six hours straight

six hours straight we didn’t even know if the plane took

we didn’t even know if the plane took

we didn’t even know if the plane took off or landed or what you have such a

off or landed or what you have such a

off or landed or what you have such a great connection he later told me till

great connection he later told me till

great connection he later told me till then he really needed to get sleep on

then he really needed to get sleep on

then he really needed to get sleep on this flight because I had a long journey

this flight because I had a long journey

this flight because I had a long journey ahead of me and and I hadn’t slept the

ahead of me and and I hadn’t slept the

ahead of me and and I hadn’t slept the night before he said but here you are

night before he said but here you are

night before he said but here you are with this smile and this big energy said

with this smile and this big energy said

with this smile and this big energy said you just woke me up I wanted to talk to

you just woke me up I wanted to talk to

you just woke me up I wanted to talk to you so now it’s two years later and my

you so now it’s two years later and my

you so now it’s two years later and my husband and I and he and his partner are

husband and I and he and his partner are

husband and I and he and his partner are super great friends and we wrote a book

super great friends and we wrote a book

super great friends and we wrote a book – I think that’s just about to be public

as miles are lately within its what

as miles are lately within its what gives people permission to open up it’s

gives people permission to open up it’s

gives people permission to open up it’s the image of our soul shining through

the image of our soul shining through

the image of our soul shining through it’s the expression of our interior on

it’s the expression of our interior on

it’s the expression of our interior on our exterior the smile is universal and

our exterior the smile is universal and

our exterior the smile is universal and even when you can’t smile with your

even when you can’t smile with your

even when you can’t smile with your mouth you can still smile with your eyes

mouth you can still smile with your eyes

mouth you can still smile with your eyes when someone’s talking on the phone you

when someone’s talking on the phone you

when someone’s talking on the phone you can still hear if they’re smiling

can still hear if they’re smiling

can still hear if they’re smiling when you read a text or a letter you

when you read a text or a letter you

when you read a text or a letter you know if that person is smiling when they

know if that person is smiling when they

know if that person is smiling when they wrote it by how many exclamation points

wrote it by how many exclamation points

wrote it by how many exclamation points they use or smiley faces

they use or smiley faces

they use or smiley faces I love the smiley face because to me it

I love the smiley face because to me it

I love the smiley face because to me it reminds me of the big sense and I really

reminds me of the big sense and I really

reminds me of the big sense and I really think that the smiling face is the Sun

think that the smiling face is the Sun

think that the smiling face is the Sun because the Sun has an energy that’s

because the Sun has an energy that’s

because the Sun has an energy that’s just warm and bright it makes people

just warm and bright it makes people

just warm and bright it makes people happy just like the Sun when we walk

happy just like the Sun when we walk

happy just like the Sun when we walk into her room with a smile we write up

into her room with a smile we write up

into her room with a smile we write up that entire room we may even be able to

that entire room we may even be able to

that entire room we may even be able to light up the world I was on another

light up the world I was on another

light up the world I was on another flight and I was waiting to board the

flight and I was waiting to board the

flight and I was waiting to board the plane and there was this man standing

plane and there was this man standing

plane and there was this man standing there and he was just smiling at

there and he was just smiling at

there and he was just smiling at everybody and he was walking up to them

everybody and he was walking up to them

everybody and he was walking up to them just waving and saying good day good day

just waving and saying good day good day

just waving and saying good day good day good day I later found out that he was

good day I later found out that he was

good day I later found out that he was from Australia but in that moment I just

from Australia but in that moment I just

from Australia but in that moment I just wanted to talk to him because he would

wanted to talk to him because he would

wanted to talk to him because he would need to smile he had such a great energy

need to smile he had such a great energy

need to smile he had such a great energy and he stood out in a good way when we

and he stood out in a good way when we

and he stood out in a good way when we smile we put out an energy and people

smile we put out an energy and people

smile we put out an energy and people can feel that energy and we can feel

can feel that energy and we can feel

can feel that energy and we can feel their energy like a magnet when we smile

their energy like a magnet when we smile

their energy like a magnet when we smile who begin to attract people with that

who begin to attract people with that

who begin to attract people with that same

same

same of energy a smile can make you appear

of energy a smile can make you appear

of energy a smile can make you appear more attractive warm and friendly and

more attractive warm and friendly and

more attractive warm and friendly and that puts people at ease amazement feel

that puts people at ease amazement feel

that puts people at ease amazement feel calm puts fears aside and it builds

calm puts fears aside and it builds

calm puts fears aside and it builds trust instantly I’m a photographer and I

trust instantly I’m a photographer and I

trust instantly I’m a photographer and I love to travel

love to travel

love to travel and whenever I go to a new place I want

and whenever I go to a new place I want

and whenever I go to a new place I want to connect to people and learn their

to connect to people and learn their

to connect to people and learn their culture my smile is what helps me

culture my smile is what helps me

culture my smile is what helps me connect to people people just seem to

connect to people people just seem to

connect to people people just seem to open up to me when they’re greeted with

open up to me when they’re greeted with

open up to me when they’re greeted with a warm friendly smile it just comes with

a warm friendly smile it just comes with

a warm friendly smile it just comes with like a pure innocence and that innocence

like a pure innocence and that innocence

like a pure innocence and that innocence is blissfully and completely ignorant to

is blissfully and completely ignorant to

is blissfully and completely ignorant to any preconceived notions what the

any preconceived notions what the

any preconceived notions what the outside world is preaching you can see

outside world is preaching you can see

outside world is preaching you can see some of my photos of their I just love

some of my photos of their I just love

some of my photos of their I just love to capture pure souls and how I do this

to capture pure souls and how I do this

to capture pure souls and how I do this is I hate have my camera and I smile and

is I hate have my camera and I smile and

is I hate have my camera and I smile and way that people and they smile and way

way that people and they smile and way

way that people and they smile and way back but because we have photos happens

back but because we have photos happens

back but because we have photos happens so fast their brain doesn’t have a

so fast their brain doesn’t have a

so fast their brain doesn’t have a chance to connect in and say who is this

chance to connect in and say who is this

chance to connect in and say who is this person

person

person she doesn’t look like me she’s

she doesn’t look like me she’s

she doesn’t look like me she’s definitely not from my country – she has

definitely not from my country – she has

definitely not from my country – she has an ulterior motive

an ulterior motive

an ulterior motive stranger danger but because they smile I

stranger danger but because they smile I

stranger danger but because they smile I know that this is a pure soul reaction I

know that this is a pure soul reaction I

know that this is a pure soul reaction I was on another trip and we were

was on another trip and we were

was on another trip and we were traveling with our family through Egypt

traveling with our family through Egypt

traveling with our family through Egypt we were on this most

we were on this most

we were on this most amazing balloon ride we were floating

amazing balloon ride we were floating

amazing balloon ride we were floating over the desert it was so incredibly

over the desert it was so incredibly

over the desert it was so incredibly until the balloons started to have some

until the balloons started to have some

until the balloons started to have some issues so we had to make an emergency

issues so we had to make an emergency

issues so we had to make an emergency landing and we were coming down over the

landing and we were coming down over the

landing and we were coming down over the banana field and then finally landed in

banana field and then finally landed in

banana field and then finally landed in the middle of the sugarcane field this

the middle of the sugarcane field this

the middle of the sugarcane field this farmers farm well the farmer was not too

farmers farm well the farmer was not too

farmers farm well the farmer was not too happy about this and he was screaming

happy about this and he was screaming

happy about this and he was screaming and yelling and the pilot was screaming

and yelling and the pilot was screaming

and yelling and the pilot was screaming and yelling and I mean it was a really

and yelling and I mean it was a really

and yelling and I mean it was a really stressful situation we were pretty on it

this young boy just walks out of nowhere

this young boy just walks out of nowhere and he has the biggest smile on his face

and he has the biggest smile on his face

and he has the biggest smile on his face he’s was picking out pieces of sugarcane

he’s was picking out pieces of sugarcane

he’s was picking out pieces of sugarcane and handing it to us and making my

and handing it to us and making my

and handing it to us and making my daughters laugh by saying my name is

daughters laugh by saying my name is

daughters laugh by saying my name is Casanova that smile but it’s all of

Casanova that smile but it’s all of

Casanova that smile but it’s all of these we knew everything is gonna be

these we knew everything is gonna be

these we knew everything is gonna be okay

okay

okay kids just love to smile it just seemed

kids just love to smile it just seemed

kids just love to smile it just seemed to have this innate ability to smell

to have this innate ability to smell

to have this innate ability to smell like anything in everything that makes

like anything in everything that makes

like anything in everything that makes them happy completely innocent and

imagine if we could all be like kids we

imagine if we could all be like kids we would begin to attract amazing people

would begin to attract amazing people

would begin to attract amazing people into our life I recently did a powerless

into our life I recently did a powerless

into our life I recently did a powerless math talk and after the talk a man came

math talk and after the talk a man came

math talk and after the talk a man came up to me he said the reason I came to

up to me he said the reason I came to

up to me he said the reason I came to your talk because I just told him how to

your talk because I just told him how to

your talk because I just told him how to smile no this really came as a shock to

smile no this really came as a shock to

smile no this really came as a shock to me of course because it’s my legs easy

me of course because it’s my legs easy

me of course because it’s my legs easy for me it’s an instinct so the fact that

for me it’s an instinct so the fact that

for me it’s an instinct so the fact that there are actually people out there that

there are actually people out there that

there are actually people out there that don’t know how to smile really what is

don’t know how to smile really what is

don’t know how to smile really what is shocking so because it does I have

shocking so because it does I have

shocking so because it does I have decided that I’m gonna share with you

decided that I’m gonna share with you

decided that I’m gonna share with you the secret to getting the best smile

the secret to getting the best smile

the secret to getting the best smile ever

ever

ever are you ready

are you ready

are you ready you fake a smile and it really does work

you fake a smile and it really does work

you fake a smile and it really does work so I thought we would put it all to the

so I thought we would put it all to the

so I thought we would put it all to the test tonight and I brought my camera so

test tonight and I brought my camera so

test tonight and I brought my camera so I probably kind of right now

I probably kind of right now

I probably kind of right now way to say yes yay okay so I want

way to say yes yay okay so I want

way to say yes yay okay so I want everybody to give me your best fake

everybody to give me your best fake

everybody to give me your best fake smile okay ready okay get it going yes

smile okay ready okay get it going yes

smile okay ready okay get it going yes yes

come on you can do it yeah there you go

come on you can do it yeah there you go those smiles we’re really doing weren’t

those smiles we’re really doing weren’t

those smiles we’re really doing weren’t they

they

they how did that make you feel good yes well

how did that make you feel good yes well

how did that make you feel good yes well you say it takes 21 days to go to have

you say it takes 21 days to go to have

you say it takes 21 days to go to have it so I figure if all of you fake a

it so I figure if all of you fake a

it so I figure if all of you fake a smile every day for the next month you

smile every day for the next month you

smile every day for the next month you will be well on your way to portraying

will be well on your way to portraying

will be well on your way to portraying your best power of the smile and

your best power of the smile and

your best power of the smile and potential thank you

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