Giving back.
Paying it forward.
Providing help.
Assisting others.
Donating.
Charity.
Volunteering.
Sponsorships.
Scholarships.
Philanthropy.
Fundraising.
Whatever you do for others.
Please do more of it.
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is the offering of help.
The offer made on your own terms.
It’s easy to make the offer.
There’s the request for help.
That comes from them.
A little harder, but you still have control over the how.
Then there’s the request for help that is hard.
The type of request you would rather not do.
And you do it anyway.
Otherwise, they’d be stuck.
Because they would suffer great difficulty.
Your small inconvenience will avoid a major one for them.
So you help.
Because you can.
“Helping others is the way we help ourselves.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Life is short. Help more people.” — Robin Sharma
When you know how but can’t do it right now, provide options on who can.
When you know how and they will wait for you, provide options on when you’re next available.
When you don’t know how to do it at all, provide suggestions on the skill set required.
When you know how but it’s no longer what you want to do, explain, and say no.
When you know how but it doesn’t align with your values, just say no (you could explain, but it won’t really help any).
You get a better outcome for everyone when you know how.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” — Maya Angelou
“What you see is what you see. What you know is different.” — Mutabaruka
You gave it your all.
You were focused.
You delivered.
You made an impact.
What a great day!
Bring on tomorrow.
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi
“Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” – Peter F. Drucker
There are times when you get (need?) to slow down.
To appreciate the little things.
A great night’s sleep.
Dinner with the family.
Having a long conversation with a friend.
The dog playing with a new toy.
A sunrise … a sunset (you get to choose).
Your favourite drink (again … you get to choose).
Laughing out loud.
A Sunday drive … on any day.
Reading … anything.
Looking across water (river, lake, ocean).
Going for a walk.
A hug.
Take some time to savour.
Appreciate the little things.
“The little thing? The little moments? They aren’t little.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn
“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” – Winnie the Pooh
What have you got that others may need?
There are many things you might give.
It could be time or money.
Depending on what you might have more of.
You could gift a book.
Donate blood if you are able.
Give someone a call.
Provide guidance or advice.
Encouragement or appreciation.
Give way to someone in traffic.
You might lend an ear.
Give a like or a comment.
Provide feedback.
Give somebody a hand.
A compliment.
A thank you note.
Or simply give someone a smile.
Giving is good.
Giving feels good.
What can you give?
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
“Don’t give to get. Give to inspire others to give” – Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek is the author of “Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action”.