Tag: generosity

Generosity is everywhere, and no where at all.

What do I mean by that?

Generosity is everywhere

Someone opening a door for someone or giving up their place in line happens, often, without us thinking about it. As people, our natural inclination is to be generous at the moment. We empathize. This is us, right out of the package, no need to change. All the proof you need – ever see a baby give food to another baby without even knowing how to talk? Voila.

Generosity is no where at all

We are constantly trying to ship. Get things out the door. As soon as that finishes, we are off to the next one. Very little time to think about what we do OR even how we do it. NEXT. We think we don’t have time to give generous feedback or critique. Always “forward.”

This month, I would like to investigate how we move from unconscious generosity to conscious generosity. How do we make that door opening just as constant as us opening a door for a friend? 

I think learning how to make that change opens up a ton of opportunities, and makes our networks a little better as well – who doesn’t want someone that is generous in their circle?

You have to appreciate people being generous. Even something as simple as words can bring so much joy into someones day.

There is also the inverse – accepting a compliment, and thanking people has its own power.

Sometimes we freeze ourselves. We look at each other and get scared. We put ourselves out there for a second and it may not get it reciprocated.

Our self esteem blocks us. The fear of looking like we aren’t supposed to be here.

We often lose how good we can be to someone by just saying thank you.

I always get a kick out of it.