Please Share

When we were growing up, the adults in our lives encouraged us to share our toys. Nowadays, in the world of Social Media, sharing is ALSO encouraged.

Yet very few people do it!

Why? Why not?

Here's the thing, if you're an artist, singer, dancer, musician, accountant, public speaker, stay-at-home-parent, work-from-home-parent, public official, doctor, dentist, nurse, customer service rep, whatever . . . . it won't DIMINISH what YOU do if you share the SIMILAR cool things that your friends/co-workers/peers are doing.

I know. I know. We're ALL busy. But, today is SUNDAY. Take an extra minute and while you're on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram or Pinterest or whatever . . . SHARE something cool that a friend of yours is doing! It will make you feel good. I think you'll also appreciate more the creative and wonderful things your friends do!

7 Ways to Give Back

Leaders, what have you done for someone else today? Life isn't just work and work isn't your life. Where do you give back?

I think life is richer, and work is more satisfying when we give back. A lot of the ways for you to give back only take a few seconds but they make a HUGE impact!

It's so easy here are a few suggestions on how you can give and enrich your life:

1. Share an event or page on Facebook, especially if a friend is trying to get a business off the ground;
2. Make a comment on Linkedin, or endorse someone for a skill (if you genuinely know they possess that skill);
3. Volunteer your time or donate your money: there are a zillion non-profits out there -find one that lines up with your beliefs and spend some TIME helping them;
4. Take someone to lunch;
5. Call, email, text or WRITE to a friend or family member who you know is struggling with something;
6. Say "please" and "thank-you" when you are out in public and someone helps you; and,
7. Pay attention when people speak, put down the cell phone and engage.

Easy, right?