I created Time for Kindness as a way to bring together people who believe in kindness. And people who want to believe in it, but are nervous about that belief. By telling stories of kindness, we make each other smile, inspire hope and encourage positivity. The Time for Kindness programme is not about denying the […]
Today’s kindness story for #VolunteersWeek2021 is a thank you to all the volunteers involved in youth football. From coaches to referees and people running the line, from football club trustees to safeguarding officers and membership clerks. There are huge numbers of people who give up their time so that young people can play sport and
This month I welcome social media guide, Alexis Bushnell, to the blog. She shares some wonderful insight into the power we all have to create feeds that will breed kindness and make us smile. What if I told you that you have more power to control what happens on social media than Mark Zuckerberg? I
It’s local election day here in the UK and I’ve just been to cast my vote. It strikes me that there is plenty of kindness involved. Most obvious is the kindness of the volunteers who run the polling stations. Without them giving up their time it wouldn’t be possible to have elections at all. And
I was struck by the kindness in a LinkedIn connection request I received today. Kind words about what this person likes about my work and enthusiasm about how that could connect us. “I wanted to connect as your approach resonates with me 🙂 I occasionally get contacted about internal-facing comms projects and it’s great to
A few weeks ago I finally got round to watching the Channel 4 drama, It’s a Sin. It depicts the lives of a group of friends living in London in the 1980s as the HIV/AIDS crisis developed and impacted them directly. As you might expect from a series written by Russell T Davies, it was
I am incredibly lucky to be able to feature guest bloggers each month and to share new voices and perspectives. This month, therapist and business founder Sara-Louise Ackrill shares her thoughts on the benefits to us all when we live our truth instead of trying to hide our difference. As an autistic woman I mask
This month I am delighted to bring to you a ‘What If’ blog piece from communications manager, Nafisa Shafiq. She shares a personal experience of kindness from a manager and talks us through actions that leaders can take to prioritise kindness. It was 9.47 on Saturday morning when I heard my phone ring. I was
Being kind has many elements to it. Showing kindness to others is an important aspect, as is treating yourself well. For this month’s ‘What If’ blog, I’m delighted to bring you this piece from Lucy Whitehall, a wellbeing coach for senior leaders and managers, who shares her personal story of self-compassion. Imagine if you will,
I’ve just spent half an hour watching a Facebook live video of the bachelor chimp group at Monkey World in Dorset. I couldn’t tear myself away! And although this morning’s session wasn’t billed as a story, it strikes me that actually the team at Monkey World do a fantastic job of story-telling. Across their social
