There are many reasons why helping others is good for everyone. Not only does this give us a great sense of satisfaction, but this satisfaction leads to the sense of belonging. You are no longer just living an ordinary life, you are now having a positive impact on someone else’s life as well.
"There is more happiness in giving than receiving."
This sense of belonging creates many other things that lead to a great life for yourself. These include, confidence, happiness, motivation, and many others. All of these helping you reach your ultimate success, whatever your definition of ‘success’ may be.
So helping others really is a ‘win, win’ situation. The person you kindly helped is now much better off, and now you have raised your self esteem, and are much more likely to reach your personal goals.
Helping a fellow human being, while it can be inconvenient, has a few humble advantages:
It makes you feel better about yourself;
It connects you with another person, at least for a moment, if not for life;
It improves the life of another, at least a little;
It makes the world a better place, one little step at a time;
And if that kindness is passed on, it can multiply, and multipy.
So take just a few minutes today, and do a kindness for another person. It can be something small, or the start of something big. Ask them to pay it forward. Put a smile on someone’s face.
PAY IT FORWARD
One thing we all must do, is to ‘pay it forward.’ This is helping 3 people, then having them help another 3 people. This grows very rapidly and you can end up starting a HUGE circle of helping. It starts with YOU.