“Givers gain!” It’s a plain and simple mantra. I don’t buy into the whole hokey-pokey karma voodoo thing. Okay, maybe just a bit. If you start to think about how you can truly help people — without the expectation of compensation — amazing things will happen. Trust me.
Don’t worry. I’m not holding auditions for the next Mother Theresa. I’m just asking you to help your fellow friend, local business or complete stranger in any way you can. Some of us get so wrapped up in our own lives that sometimes it’s hard to think about helping others. Especially in this economy, everybody appreciates a hand.
So that takes us to: Givers gain. Help out in any way you can. Try sending a referral to your favorite vendor without them having to ask for it. Remember: We are not expecting anything back, but experience proves that it will come back tenfold. (Hey, maybe I do buy into the whole karma thing).
Still not convinced? Maybe you’re thinking, “Well, if there’s nothing in it for me, why waste my time?” Fair question. If you’re really stuck on thinking about it in those terms, admit it: Won’t it make you feel you good, won’t it give you a little buzz, to do something nice for someone else? Making someone smile? Making their day a little easier?
And who knows, maybe that old lady you help cross the street is a vastly wealthy heiress who might you in her will. (Of course, I know the whole idea is to do a good deed without expectation of compensation, but, hey, we can dream a little, can’t we?)
Famous quote:
You can have everything in life that you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.
Zig Ziglar