My favorite part of nearly all sporting events is the show we get after the game is finished. I just love watching the winners celebrate. Who doesn’t?

It’s hard not to smile; it’s hard to stay in a bad mood when you see jump-out-of-your-skin-with-happiness people.

In these photos of the world cup, the joy is obvious. And for me, it’s catching.

What does this mean for us? What does it mean to you? For one thing, it’s a reminder that we are affected by the people with whom we associate. If we are with interesting, postive, happy people we become more like them. Same thing with negative, toxic people.

What’s my point? It means that we should consciously seek out positive, feel-good events and people; and we need to be careful about too much exposure to toxic people.

What do you think? Too deep for just some World Cup photos?

Brad Montgomery
Motivational Keynote Speaker, Humorist, Sports Fan