Losing Yourself In The Service of Others

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  It's Friday, so it's time for our Agile, not some Agile, episode of the Daily Stand Up Podcast. And what I wanted to tell you is I've heard a phrase being used a lot, especially recently in the last week or two. And that phrase has resonated with me because it's a mantra that I kind of live by. The phrase is called kindness is free. And I've heard so many people who have been bitter, upset, or fighting back or pushing back against things. And what really startled me, what really surprised me was how many people stepped up and said, hey, kindness is free. You don't have to behave the way that you're doing.

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  You don't have to, you don't have to do the things that you're doing, or say the things that you're saying. And it made me feel good to see people stand up for humankind, to stand up for other people. It's sort of renewing my faith in humanity. But I think the bigger part of this that was really interesting was the fact that the people who are doing it oftentimes were the people who were the less fortunate. And when I say less fortunate, I don't mean like less fortunate financially, or in really bad straits. What I mean is that it was people who would have normally been picked on that were standing up for other people. And I guess that shouldn't surprise me because I see people all the time who step into these positions of prominence,

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  where they forget how they got there, they forget about who, who got them there, how they got there, what they could do. So what's really interesting to me is to see this transition where people are trying to figure out where their place is, and sometimes gaining sight and sometimes losing sight at things that got them there. So I think my big question is, what can we do to make a difference? And how can we have a bigger impact on the world around us? And I was at, this is conference season. So I've been at conferences in Orlando, Toronto, here in Utah, other places. And what I can tell you is every single person I meet is kind of saying the same thing, that in their personal and professional life, there's, there's been some

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  struggles, there's been some struggle bus. And part of that is just the workforce and the way people are being acknowledged. Part of that is just friendships, relationships. I mean, I've heard so many stories from people. So I guess my question for you is, what can we do to show up and be there and be the catalyst of change that needs to happen? How can we be more actively involved as a catalyst for change? How can we be more engaged? How can we press the buttons that we need to press in order to not just say, hey, you know, change is good, but say, hey, we want to be part of the change? One of the mottos that I have on my challenge point is serving those who serve others.

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  And I think part of it is, we forget about losing ourselves in the service of others. We forget about trying to make things better for other people. We forget about how we can activate that service oriented part of our minds. So, one of the things that I did recently, is I had a class, and in this class, we had a low student count. And I had a student that I invited to join the class. And it was, you know, that sounds like a silly gesture, but I wasn't looking at it from a financial gain perspective. I was looking at it from how this would benefit this other individual. And they did join, and they got a lot of value out of the class. The point is, this individual's been searching for a job for several months.

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  And hopefully, the certification will help push them through to get their next opportunity. So where am I going with this? I think that we all have value to add, and I think that we all have talents and gifts and things that we can contribute. But sometimes I think we don't take the time to analyze ourselves and do a little bit of introspection to figure out how we can uplift someone else. So this Friday challenge is quite easy. Find a way to do something for somebody else that's outside of yourself without any personal gain for you. Find a way to activate that service tab, if you will, that's inside of your folder set, and figure out a way that you can make a difference in the lives of others. Find a way to uplift someone, and most importantly, never ever forget to tell the people you're

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  closest to how much you love and appreciate everything they do. I think that sometimes we get so caught up and so lost in the things that we're doing that we forget to remind those people just how special, important, and incredibly grateful we are that they are part of our lives. So this weekend, I challenge you to do a little more, be a little better, and find that path that's going to help bring you happiness. Because I'll tell you right now, just thinking about it makes me happy. I know that when I serve others, that's when I am the most happy. So that's going to do it for this Friday episode. I hope you enjoyed it. If you have a topic you want us to discuss, learnmoredangeldad.com, we'd love to hear from you. And as always, we encourage you to stay healthy, stay well, and stay out of my friends until Monday. Do take care. Bye now.