Greeters

“Hi there.”

“Hi, just so you know our sweaters are all 25% off.”

“Great. Thanks. I'll check them out. So what’s it like to be the greeter / work here?”

“It’s good. I like it.”

“I think I would like it. But I imagine it would be tough for me to stand in one spot for so long. I don’t know how you do it. I might get some sort of stool.”

“I wish I could do that, but they want us to stand.”

“In that case I would be the greeter’s assistant who gets to sit down sometime.”

“Am I going to get you in trouble?”

"No,no"

"I like your smile. It’s kinda cute to me.”

What do you mean kinda?”

“I don’t know. I got to get to know you better before I can answer that type of question. Where’s your boyfriend?"

“I don’t really have one.”

“In that case I’ll flirt with you mercilessly. Or better yet, let’s pretend we are already going out.”

People these days are cattle just yearning for something magical and unexpected to unlock their power of imagination. If you can be the person to deliver that to them they will love you. I will love you. You could rule the world.

Tips to incorporate more fantasy into your conversations:


 * Don’t worry about being right. So many of us, especially men, are concerned with appearing knowledgeable and correct that we are afraid to be wrong. Be okay with being wrong. Fantasy is built on untruths. Loosen up and enjoy an interesting lie.


 * Cut down on the amount of television you watch. The boob tube is an input device that destroys our natural habit of entertaining ourselves with our own self-created stories. I personally have not owned a television for over ten years now and can attest to the benefits to my imagination.


 * Go to public places to people watch and make up stories about the people who you see around you. Try to imagine who they are, where they are going and what they are thinking about.


 * Don’t be afraid to share your fantasy with other people. Just make up an entertaining lie and ask them to play along.