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So far I have been a socially awkward person. I don't like public gatherings, I avoid phone calls, even I don't have any active social media account.

For me, deciding to do business was an internal soul call, which I hardly could relate to my shortcomings.

Almost three years back when I was an employee of LankaBangla Finance, my SME head told me, ''Why don't you laugh man? There is a Chinese Proverb you know - if you can't laugh, don't open a shop.''

I thought a smiling face is a mere redundant verbal expression. Unnecessary, showy, sycophantic. 

At this moment, after almost a year in the business world, I am to words changing my mind. In fact, a smiling face can win million hearts, and those million hearts are money in business.

Am I sounding too commercial?

Probably am, but smiling is also prophylactic. If you love yourself, you should smile.

Another reason behind smiling is - human nature is precoded to accept smiling faces. And business is all about winning people's hearts. 

I might be wrong though, and I always believe there is no fixed right or wrong. Everything is percceptional and changeable. What seems right today might be proven wrong tomorrow.

But at least I should try to live this moment, and smiling is a great antidote against a hectic day. 

Will finish today's writing with a small story. Two days back we had a meeting with the Chairman of Filament Engineering limited. On a moment he said, 'I have nearly 5,000 contacts in my phone book.'' (The original number turned out to be near 6,000)

Asif quipped, ''this 5,000 contacts worth more than 5,000 crore TAKA probably.''

And the Chairman replied, ''That's actually true indeed.''

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