Life has an awesome accounting system. And we get from life not what we take, we get from life what we give. It’s so counterintuitive. The ego says take. That’s why the ego is our voice of insecurity and fear. We all have a higher nature. We all have a primal hero deep within us, and that deeper genius and heroic all about being kind and being loving and bringing great value to as many people as possible. And the true history makers understand that, that the more people you help, the more your life gets upgraded in ways that you cannot imagine. It is just stunning to me how when you make it about being kind, and that doesn’t just mean hugging people or doing nice things for people or being compassionate to people. Doing work that is beautiful and poetic so that it serves your customers is being kind. Taking the time to help a stranger in need is being kind. Taking the time in your busiest day to listen to a family member who just needs listening is kind. Sitting down with an industry peer who could be “your competitor” and saying, “Here’s how I did it. Here is the opportunity for you. Here is what I would do if I were you. Here are my contacts,” that kind of kindness to a industry peer not only helps that other human being, believe me, that kindness will come back to you 100X.
