Did you know this is World Kindness Week?
It is! World Kindness Week began in 1997 as a week of observation by the World Kindness Movement. Groups based in countries like Thailand, England, Australia, and America came together because of their combined dedication to promoting kindness in society.
What a perfect opportunity to remind ourselves of the importance of living with a kind heart and attitude.
Here are some fun FACTS I learned while researching.
Kindness is teachable
- We are psychologically wired to help someone in need.
Kindness is contagious
- Witnessing an act of kindness improves our mood, making us more likely to pay it forward.
Kindness makes you live longer
- There’s a 44% less chance of dying early if you are kind.
Kindness is a serotonin source
- Like most medical antidepressants, kindness stimulates the production of serotonin.
Kindness has anti-aging effects
- Perpetually kind people have 23% less stress hormone and age slower than the average population.
Kindness allows us to connect with other people and build meaningful relationships. When someone shows us kindness, we feel connected.
Set an intention this week to use the lesson I learned from my father, Bob Proctor, when I was a young boy.
The MMFI lesson – “Make Me Feel Important”
Dad loved this lesson, and I do too. He called it the number one key to success.
The idea is to have every person you meet feel better because they were in your presence.
We all long to have another person see us with love and acceptance. We want to feel understood. This is a universal need and the most generous gift we can give another. Bob Proctor understood that assignment.
When you can shine positive attention on others, you help them to see the potential within themselves. You help them to blossom.
By listening and asking good questions, you are showing in your eyes – in your body language that the other person is a priority to you. You are slowing down and showing your desire to delight in their way of being.
Now think about this — Every conversation takes place on two levels. The conscious conversation that is happening with words and – the actual conversation, which is the energy of our emotions that are transmitted as we talk.
With every comment, I am showing you respect or disrespect, making you feel a little safer or a little more threatened. I am using words and energy.
How we interact with each other minute-by-minute counts – always and with everyone.
When you learn how to take the focus off yourself and put it on others in a genuine and meaningful way, you will see that people are attracted to you. They will gravitate to you. They may not even know why – but what they do know is that they feel good when they are around you.
If you are the one in the room showing genuine curiosity about the people around you, I promise you are in the minority, and that is a good minority to be in.
When you use MMFI you are showing love. You are giving the gift of attention, and make no mistake – it is a gift.
If you have an older generation you are helping to care for, try to find ways to make them feel helpful.
So often, when we go to take care of someone, we take over by assuming they cannot do things. This TLC we intend to give often takes away autonomy.
Sure – it’s nice to have people do things for you – until you forget you can do it yourself.
When you ask people (especially older people) to help YOU, you allow them to feel strong and capable.
You are showing respect and allowing them to feel engaged in a way that says they still matter.
You are MAKING THEM FEEL IMPORTANT.
I also want to share a quote from Wayne Dyer that is perfect for this particular week.
“When you have a choice to be right, or to be kind, choose to be kind, and you will always be right.”
– Wayne Dyer
I absolutely love this! 🥰. Kindness gets to me right in my heart. 💜
Bob really did make each person in front of him feel special. I always say I want to be Bob and Brian when I grow up!
Even my teenage daughter was impacted by this concept in Brian’s book. She literally read the chapter on this and went out that day and made an impact on people’s lives. How awesome is that?
Thank you, Brian. You really are special! 🙏🏼
Thanks Wendy, that warms my heart that your girls are doing this.
Awesome “Thank You” That Was Amazing
Thanks Don ;o)
Hola Brian, totalmente creo que la bondad es muy importante, y justamente al hacerlo o ver a alguien teniendo bondad nos hace sentir mejor, también la lección MMFI es increíble, me he dado cuenta que la he estado practicando y sin darme cuenta, me encantó mucho este artículo, gracias Brian
Thank you Michael, I love that you are practicing MMFI. I firmly believe that it makes all the difference in the world.
Such an important message Brian. I run a group on Facebook called Healing the World where we offer up prayers, kind thoughts and distance reiki to those in need. We also celebrate with our members when they achieve goals in their life. Daily I attempt to find positive messages to lift the spirits of our members and provide hope during difficult times. I will surely be sharing your information with them on an ongoing basis. Thanks for all you do.
Hi Linda, this is wonderful to read. Thank you for what you do.
I have a sticker on my desk with MMFI on it so I remember this as often as possible.
So great and easy 🙂
Thanks for the great post, Brian and Cory and greetings from Germany
Birgit, this just put a big smile on my face. Thank you for this.
Brian and Cory,
I love your. Newsletters! Every article is so impactful and I find myself reading them over and over and I also save every one!
Thank you for allowing me to be part of your community and for all of your support of Tommy and Monte. You are quite the team!
Thanks Jane, I’m glad you like the articles and we count ourselves the lucky ones with Tommy and Monte!
I love this, and it has changed my life! One question: How do you balance giving with not being taken advantage of?
“For example, when you’re generous, but you notice that the people around you never reciprocate, or they expect you to always pay or give—how do you handle that?