A collection of posts that show how kindness is an active pursuit. These positive stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
Listening to and honouring what someone says about themselves is a kindness we can all practice. Simple things like: Using someone’s name and pronouns. Saying “”she’s a woman” rather than “she identifies as a woman” – this is one I didn’t know until I saw a video from @thejeffreymarsh recently. Accepting someone’s sexuality when they […]
“When I left my employment I was a complete mess, stressed, depressed, burnt out, peri-menopausal, bullied, jobless… basically rock bottom. I rang an old colleague just for a chat and a bit of wise advice, and she offered me some freelance work, then put me in touch with someone who offered me more freelance work
Nikki Dudley often gives away a few free spots on Mum Write workshops for mums on low incomes or from underrepresented backgrounds. Her mission is to reach as many mums as possible and encourage people of all backgrounds to write more! This a great example of embedding kindness into your business from mission statement to
“Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been blessed to have several additional attendees on calls; Spiderman, Captain America and Bella included.” Di Howard shared on a LinkedIn post about having home-schooling children show up unexpectedly on business calls & how people respond to that. “It’s been a pleasure to have a little chat and
“A friend of mine is giving someone a gift every month this year – this month it was me for being a good friend!” I love this idea! Congratulations and thank you to the anonymous person who shared this story with me. How can you make sure you’re spreading kindness regularly?
My Mum had a mishap with the tap in the kitchen – it more or less sheared off altogether, due to rust (it was nearly 11 years old)!Thankfully it broke in such a way that water wasn’t spurting everywhere, but it did need fixing. And as fast as possible. Dad wasn’t around at the time
What a kindness it is to simply go with the flow. Kids Kitchen Community shared what a key role that plays in creating kindness in their business. “Our uber part time, uber flexible way of working is geared towards people looking after young kids. The culture we have created embraces the very many mini kindnesses
“With the small amount of spare time I have, I mentor people who need a self-esteem boost. It makes me feel good when I see others have the confidence to shine in their own working lives.” This is such a kind thing for Marie Preece of Two Green Magpies to do. So many of us
Alexis spoke to a bookkeeper recently to plead for help with managing her books – “she was more than happy to help but told me I didn’t need her, or the software I was struggling to use. Instead she explained a little about how accountants, bookkeepers and tax works for small business and told me
1) Share your equipment with local community initiatives & charities.Printers, office supplies, kitchen equipment and many other things your business has can be made use of on the weekends, evenings and holidays by good causes local to you. 2) Recommend others when you can’t take on, or aren’t the best person for the job.Have a
