These stories share acts of kindness from real people in every day life. #ProjectAmplifyKindness is about changing the balance of the narrative about the world and how people behave.
A great way to be kind is to share your expertise. At my local networking group, Woodley Business Club, yesterday our speaker was Charlotte Haye from a copy-writing company called Eleven Eight. She gave a great talk about writing blogs for your business. She was really generous with the advice she shared, from how to […]
Today is World Mental Health Day. So I am delighted to bring to you this guest blog written by Sarah Tite, Director of Fundraising and Communications at the Mental Health Foundation. In it she shares a difficult time she experienced and how being kind to herself helped her to move forward. At the heart of
I’m focusing on being kind to myself today – well, it is my birthday 🎂🥳 ❤ Wearing my fabulous new hoodie from @kindshop.co.uk ❤ Pretty & sparkly new nails from @izzybnails ❤ Starting a new painting after an art mentoring session with @jane_beinart_artist I’ve also been for tea and cake with one of my sisters and had toasted
“I just wanted to make someone’s day happier!” I love this kindness story, shared by Beccie D’Cunha via LinkedIn. She explains, “I lost my wallet on Saturday night. I got this note through the door on Sunday. “The man who left me this note was cycling along when he spotted my driving licence in the
The Furloughed Fundraisers Chat group set up on Facebook in March 2020 by fundraiser Nikki Wrench is a fantastic example of mutual kindness and support. Nikki explains, “When the furlough scheme was announced in March 2020 I, like many others, got the call to say that my role was being furloughed. I knew that many
“Never underestimate the power of being a decent human being.” This quote came from Tessa Hull from Messy and Successy at the Online Business Summit organised by online business coach, Lizzy Goddard. Hearing Tess say it in her presentation really made my day. Because I think it too! That’s exactly why I started Time for
My friend took her 4-year-old grandson, O, to the beach near where they live the other day. They had a play and then had some chips 🍟 As is the way with British seaside weather, it was a bit rainy and chilly so they had their chips in a shelter. When O saw a toddler
This kindness story comes to us from my friend and business coach, the lovely Debs Henry-Pollard. “There is an ice cream van comes to my road every day in the summer and I have never used it. Last week, on a whim, I decided to go down and get a Magnum. “The van didn’t take
Did you know that kindness is on the curriculum for schools in England? I didn’t, so I was delighted to find out that it is. Apparently it’s expressed differently at different key stages, to make it age appropriate. We hear a lot about the unkind aspects of education, so I’d love the balance to be
When even the gaming world is recognising the power of kindness, that makes me really happy 😍 My niece recently sent me this screen shot of a game that she likes to play on her Nintendo switch. In the game, you design your own island and you try to build ‘friendship points’ with your villagers.
