"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?" - MLK
Intentions - what fuels your actions - are so important to outcome. While good intentions don't always yield the desired results, having them will bring your peace in your everyday choices.
What are doing for other people? What do you give to this world? What are you contributing? To give is to receive. There is no better feeling than to watch someone else do better, grow or achieve something - especially if it is partly because of your own contributions.
Regarding Work:
When I sell / develop a website for a client, I take great pride in contributing to their business's exposure. It feels good to know that the website I built for a roofer brought him 20 extra jobs for the year. It makes me feel valued and appreciated.
When Ryan builds a business with someone else that secures their future as well as our own, it just feels good. It's crazy to watch people go through a commission pay cycle in one week partly because of your help and efforts. Aside from the emotional success, it is financially a smart thing to do.
When we teach dance or music - it feels good to put good energy out there. It feeds the soul to do something liberating and then teach others how to do the same. Watching Iris at Umass, or Wes in drum corps, or Meg teaching music or Steph directing a play is a very relaxing and proud feeling to have.
The fact is: The more you do for others, the more successful you become and the richer you will feel. The energy and happiness you receive as a result is not something you can manufacture. Nobody ever became successful alone or by beating some else down. Build each other up. Help someone out. Build a life you want to live everyday by choosing to give to others.
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