These 5 Words Will Reinvigorate Your Day

The bold and defiant phrase we don’t use often enough

Jordan Gross
Nov 4 · 4 min read

I could smell the cinnamon and pumpkin emitting from his breath. It’s as if he were unaware of the concept of personal space. With a tap on my shoulder and a toothy grin through a scraggly beard, the nameless man at Starbucks uttered the phrase that would transform the landscape of my day.

Jordan Gross

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Author of upcoming “The Journey to Cloud Nine” | TEDx Speaker | Where purpose-driven people reveal their happiest moments → https://www.journeytocloudnine.com/

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