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Me and Jerry Lee do a lot of contemplation in our favourite park.
He never says much though, but he's a good listener!
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Just recently, I’ve been a
little bit apathetic about networking with other people. Sometimes you’re just
giving, giving, giving - and it gets to a point where you feel people are just
taking, taking and taking.
Now I’m not saying you should do things in expectation of something in return – but when feels one-way or one-sided constantly, you do start to get a bit fed up and a bit jaded.
Certain folks have obviously
not heard of reciprocity!
RECIPROCITYYYYYYYY!!
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Mama Morton in Chicago:
"When you're good to Mama, Mama's good to you!"
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Sadly, some people are just out
to take advantage and get what they can out of you.
In fact, one of my most-hated
phrases has become “Can I just pick your brains…?”
Which I have now come to
translate as “Can I take up loads of your time for free, ask you many questions
about your property knowledge, which you’ve paid thousands of pounds to go and
learn, so that I can go do it for myself with minimum effort and cost, before thanklessly
forgetting you ever helped me?”
Luckily, I’ve managed to spot
the selfish piss-takers from the genuine people who just need a little nudge in
the right direction.
And this is where it gets
interesting.
Altruism is vastly underrated.
There’s something really
special about helping someone else without wanting anything back in return –
just the pure joy of knowing your guidance has helped them.
I love it best when their eyes
light up and they start smiling - because you know a lightbulb moment has occurred
for them, and you’ve said or done something which will genuinely improve their
life.
And as this happened many
times over the last few days, I felt my own little glimmer of light reignite inside.
Like I actually made a difference.
Like I actually made a difference.
For those of you who don’t know,
I used to be a high school teacher - and it was like that special moment in the
classroom when you help a kid understand something on his worksheet, and his
face grins and he says “Aww fanx Miss, I gerrit now!!”
And you float off feeling like some omniscient godlike genius. 😁😁😁
So from teaching
schoolchildren, to working with my Air Cadets, helping at my local Chamber of
Trade and Commerce, to networking and giving referrals to other business and
property contacts… I just like helping people, for the nice feeling it gives me
inside.
😁
Although helping other takes
your time, effort and enthusiasm – why not try it, just for that one pleasant
beneficial feeling you’ll get.
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| Just a few scientifically-proven benefits! |
Who can you help today?!?
