50 Ways (Edited)

[Pages:4]50 (edited) Ways To Do Well By Doing Good

By: Bruce Kasanoff for Forbes Magazine

1. Anytime you interact with another person, the first three words in your head should be: help this person.

2. If a person is too selfish, nasty or scary for you to help... at the very least do your best not to hurt them.

3. When you help another, you are demonstrating the kind of person you are, and you are creating the kind of world in which you want to live.

4. Day after day, be a little bit kinder and a tad humbler than you were the day before.

5. Always be yourself.

6. Be as kind to others.

7. If you can read and write, you can help someone land a job and a measure of self-sufficiency.

8. The problem with happiness is that it can be an empty emotion. If you treat yourself to a nice dessert, you might feel happy. But if you eat dessert seven days a week, you might start to feel like an overstuffed pillow.

9. Don't try to teach a starving person how to fish. First, give them a fish. Teach them how to fish when the pressure to eat is gone.

10. When you consider whether you have yet lived up to your potential, ask whether there is more you could be doing to help others in this world.

11. Draw a circle five miles in diameter around your home. How many people desperately need help that you have the potential to provide them?

12. If you know someone who is under pressure provide something that will help him or her.

13. Don't allow fear to control you.

14. Intelligence is not only having something of value to say to others, but also knowing what to say differently to each person.

15. People are at the core of life. Not technology. Not financials. People.

16. How do you get a terrified person to safety? First, prove they can trust you.

17. The best way to capture someone's attention is to ask them a question they are interested in answering.

18. You can make others feel trusted, valuable and important by taking your time to listen to them and repeat accurately what you heard them say.

19. Beware of advice from - and actions by - people who are rewarded for certain outcomes.

20. Without examples, your words are clutter. Tell a story!

21. The timing of your words can be more important than your words. When you choose to communicate often outweighs the words themselves.

22. It doesn't matter if you have the best ideas in the world; if you can't express them clearly, no one will ever understand.

23. Imagine yourself near the end of your life, in a rocking chair on the porch. Ask yourself, "Will I sit in that chair and be glad that I....?

28. Most people have inflated opinions of themselves. Force yourself to honestly look at yourself.

29. The more you value the differences that make each of us unique, the more you will bring out the best in both yourself and others.

30. The more volatile the times, the more essential it is to keep your opinions to yourself and love others.

33. We are only human, and we make mistakes. We see the world through our own biases and preconceptions; that is not going to change. Let's all be a bit more humble and open-minded.

35. Humans are inclined to act like the people around us. Be strong enough to resist this temptation.

37. It's always sunny. The only question is how high you have to go.

38. Most people are ridiculously oversensitive to losses, financial or otherwise. If this is true of you, recognize that this is irrational, and just try again.

40. If you have boundless initiative, learn to be patient. If you have infinite patience, learn to take action. You will need both.

43. Be as persistent at helping others.

44. The first rule of understanding others is that every human being is complicated. You need to look beyond the surface.

45. Hear what people say before you translate their message into your own worldview.

46. Give others clues you are really listening: nod, ask questions, repeat what they said.

48. The world does not advance in an orderly manner. Opportunities and dangers do not come when most convenient for you. Don't be that surprised by surprises.

49. If you imagine the happiness others will experience as a result of your actions, you will feel just as good as they do.

50. The more you focus on the present.

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