The knock-on effects of your actions can spread kindness more widely as people read the positive news of what you have done.
Have you watched Becky Goddard-Hill TEDx talk on raising kind kids? I absolutely loved it! From the story she told at the start to sharing how she learned to be kind from her mother and the importance of kindness to the emotional wellbeing of our children, Becky is a kindness superhero. Do give it a […]
#ProjectAmplifyKindness and Time for Kindness started as a bit of an idea in late 2020. I wanted to change the balance of the narrative and celebrate the kindness that I believe exists in the world but which we rarely seem to talk about. In January 2021, the little idea became an Instagram account, with the
Share kindness by helping a stranger pick up something they dropped. One of my firm beliefs about kindness, is that the vast majority of us would help someone in the street if they dropped their shopping. The pandemic and lockdowns over the past couple of years have made it trickier in practice. But the urge
Celebrate kindness – What act of kindness, big or small, did you do this week? Many of us do small acts of kindness daily without even thinking – picking up the purse that the person in frontdropped and handing it back to them, holding the door open for someone, smiling warmly at the stranger withthe
Celebrate kindness: Learn about a different culture and look at the world from another perspective There are loads of ways to do this. Watch films with subtitles, read books about other cultures, listen to podcasts from a different part of the world from where you live, talk to colleagues, friends and family who live in
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
This month we hear from Anna Clark, Head of a junior school, about what happens when primary schools prioritise kindness. She shares how it benefits the children and the whole community. In 2020, the world as we know it changed. Up to this point, the key focus in primary education had very much been ensuring
In this latest guest blog I bring you a beautiful story of kindness, learning and welcoming. A huge thank you to communicator, Swati Joshi, for sharing her family’s uplifting story of migration as a positive experience. As a 1st generation Indian American, I was excited to watch @KamalaHarris sworn in as VP of the US.
I want to fill social media with stories of kindness. I believe that people are being kind to each other every day, we just don’t always hear about it. That’s why I started this Time for Kindness account and #ProjectAmplifyKindness. I’m always on the look-out for new stories to tell. So I’d love to know who
I heard a great story of unexpected kindness from a fellow small business owner I was chatting to yesterday. His wife has MS and he was trying to get hold of a particular consumable product that helps her manage her condition. Unfortunately there are currently some issues with it being manufactured. This product makes a
