Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
-William James
Doing something nice for someone can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world.
Start small. Start now.
- Smile when you make eye contact with someone.
- Hold the door open for the person behind you.
- Send a hand-written thank you card to someone who assisted you with something.
- Clean out all your old clothes and donate them to someone in need.
- Give a compliment about a waiter, waitress, sales clerk, etc. to his or her manager. Or write a nice note to or about your waiter or waitress on the back of your bill.
- Compliment a stranger’s appearance. Flatter them.
- Leave encouraging post-it notes in a library books and other random places. (Read Operation Beautiful.)
- Connect like minds. Introduce two friends or colleagues who you feel have something to gain from each other.
- Send flowers to someone.
- Be a courteous driver. Let people merge in front of you.
- Volunteer at a children’s hospital or nursing home.
- Donate blood.
- Live each moment with enthusiasm.
- Spend time with children and greet the world with wide-eyed wonder. [Read more…]