8 Sensational Ways to Create a Positive Impact Every Day
Research has found a strong correlation between kindness and happiness. Those who engage in random acts of kindness are happier. Research indicated increased levels of activity in the part of the brain responsible for compassion.
Every
day we have the opportunity to help others or perform a random act of
kindness that positively impact's others lives. Here are some great ways
to get started:
1. Give More
Start by giving more than what is expected.
Whether
it is helping a colleague work on a project, doing household chores you
have been putting off for months or years, or spending quality time
with your children.
Learn to become aware of what is
happening around you and what others are experiencing. This helps you to
live more fully in the present.
2. Smile More
A genuine smile is contagious. A smile is a universal language that can literally change someone's day.
It boosts your mood, takes a moment of your time, costs nothing and has an immediate positive impact for both parties.
3. Help Others
Helping others gives us a sense of connectedness, happiness, fulfillment and meaning.
Look
for ways you can make a difference; from offering to pick up your
friend's child from school, helping a colleague meet a tight deadline,
run some errands for your partner, help a mother who has her child in a
pram disembark from the subway, or buy someone at work a cup of coffee.
4. Send A Thank You Note
This
is one of my favorite ways to demonstrate sincere gratitude for those
people whom touch your heart. I send thank you notes all the time to
people who inspire me, have taught me valuable lessons, helped me grow
and become a better person, gone out of their way to give me advice or
simply been there for me as a true friend.
5. Create More Love
Every day we have the power to choose to act with love or fear or another way to look at it, is using Dr. Joe Dispenza's terminology of living in either a state of 'survival' or 'expansion'.
Survival state
is operating from a state of stress whereas expansion involves feelings
of inspiration and operating from your heart which creates joy and
happiness.
Daily mediation, mindfulness and practicing gratitude
increases our ability to create more love in this world. You have the
power to send more love to the world, to strangers on the street
and your loved ones. There is no denying the power of creating more love
in our lives and for those around us.
6. Quality Time With Family
There is no better time than right now to start increasing the quality of your relationships with those you love.
In
a world with no off switch, it is easy to get caught up in the vortex
of an never ending to-do-list or be swallowed up by all the distractions
on your phone from business and personal emails, an over supply of
apps, client phone calls and your list of errands and daily priorities.
It
is exhausting, drains your energy and robs you of the opportunity to
use that time to allow you to refresh your mind and body and increase
your levels of happiness by spending quality time with your family.
Start
by sitting at the table together to have a real conversation minus the
technology gadgets - talk, laugh and learn what happened throughout the
day, organize to go on a picnic on the weekend at your favorite park or
go on an adventure by driving to a new city or fun park.
7. Nurture Your Business Relationships
Success in business comes down to one's ability to build and maintain extraordinary relationships.
Those
who excel at nurturing their business relationships are in constant
demand, others are attracted to them like a moth to a flame resultant of
their exceptional ability to develop a meaning and real connection with
others.
Success
in business and life in general is attributed to the connections we
create with others and the degree to which we are able to give and
receive.
8. Surprise Someone You Love
Who doesn't love a surprise?
Surprising someone you love is one of the most beautiful ways to demonstrate how much you love and care about that person.
When
we get caught up in our daily lives of routine and mundane tasks, we
can forget to take the time to demonstrate how much we truly care and
show sincere appreciation for the joy and happiness that person bring
into our lives.
Sometimes, it is not enough to simply
say the words 'I love you', the actions to demonstrate that statement is
true sends the message with much more vigor.
If we engage in acts of kindness and take positive action daily it forms a habit.
Engaging
in random acts of kindness and taking action rewires your brain.
It positively changes other's life and can also change your life
forever. The final thought I would like you to ponder,'Be the change you want to see in the world' - Gandhi.
SOURCE: www.inc.com
SOURCE: www.inc.com
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