Leave Your Unused Coupons at the Store
Coupons can be hit or miss, but some stores offer pretty sweet savings. Best of all, many of these stores don’t really care if your coupon is expired, they’ll accept …
Take the Middle Seat
If you end up in a middle seat for a flight of any duration, it will help if you accept early on that it ain’t gonna be fun, easy or …
Donate Unused Portion of a Gift Card
Welcome to Donate Your Card, where you can exchange your store and restaurant gift cards for a charity donation. You will receive a tax receipt for the entire full value …
Organize a Block Party
Maybe you’ve just moved to your block, or maybe you’ve lived there for several years but still don’t know most of your neighbors. Deciding to organize a party in the …
Help Someone Change a Flat Tire
Sooner or later, it’s bound to happen to most everyone. You’re driving along with your mind on the important meeting agenda, and suddenly your car pulls to one side and …
Return a Lost Item to Its Owner
ALSO-Help your fellow before he loses his property. If you see your fellow’s property in danger, save it. If a flood is coming, lay down sandbags. If the wind is …
Compliment Someone’s Style
“I love your sense of style.” This not only shows that you like the duds your complimentee is sporting right now, but that you’ve been noticing and appreciating their style …
Celebrate Other People’s Success
If you master generating genuine happiness for other people, not only will you find a cure for the envy, which can sabotage your success, but there are additional benefits as …
Send a Get Well Card to Someone Who Is Ill
“Sorry your sick day is due to actual sickness.” Source: Someecards Send a Get Well Card to Someone Who Is Ill was last modified: January 14th, 2017 by Audrey Graziano
Tell a Joke
“The human race has only one effective weapon, and that is laughter.” -Mark Twain If you want to impress somebody, make them laugh. If you want to connect with someone new, …
Bring a Security Guard a Hot Cup of Coffee
A group of Georgia Tech students showed their appreciation for a security guard in a special way. According to a Facebook post by the school, the students from the Scheller …
Hold the Elevator
The rules of riding in an elevator are unclear to many people. Are you supposed to hold the door? Should you speak to fellow passengers or not make eye contact? …
High FIVE!
Sometimes, something so awesome happens, you just need to slap your hands against someone else’s hands. It’s called a HIGH FIVE, and these are some of the best ever! Source: …
Be a Conversation Starter
These openers work great for beginning a conversation. They’re far more interesting than the standard “Where are you from?” type questions, and they are excellent conversation builders. 1. Tell me …
Make Eye Contact
I’m sure you’ve heard that old saying, “It’s not what you say but how you say it that matters.” Most of human communication is nonverbal. One study at UCLA found that up …
Ask Someone “What Was Your Favorite Part of the Day?”
It makes you slow down and think about being grateful. So how do you start a conversation? You just do. Every person wants the same thing you want: safety, love, …
Share a Story
Writing and sharing a personal story can be a profound experience for the storyteller as well as for those reading. Stories about our personal experiences can awaken our awareness, stretch …
Leave Extra Money in the Parking Meter
Why not put a little extra time on your meter for the next person in line for that fabulous parking spot? Pay it forward. Literally. 🙂 In the meantime, keep …
Take Homeless Children on Outings
Check out your local organization. The Children’s Lifesaving Foundation (the CLF) is a non-profit, organization, dedicated to transforming the lives of homeless and at-risk children and families in Los …
Help Register People to Vote
Rock the Vote has served as the leader in engaging young people in politics for over two decades. This year we are focused on registering voters, educating young people about …
Send a Care Package to Someone Who Is Deployed
Receiving a care package from home can be a real morale booster for a deployed service member. Choosing and packing the contents of the package will also help you feel …
Become a Penpal
PenPal World has more than 2,000,000 members from all around the world and it’s growing fast. As a member, you’ll be able to write to any of the members. PenPal …
Tie Someone’s Shoe for Them. It Might Be Awkward, but I Bet They Don’t Forget
Wanna hear something really real? I can’t tie my shoes! No, I’m serious. It’s physically impossible. After I was hit by a car, my left hand got messed up and …
Help the Mother with the Crying Baby
We have all been that situation. We are in the grocery store, airport, metro. That piercing cry and the desperate mother trying to calm her baby down, and inevitably getting …
Take a Picture for a Group Who Is Struggling to Take a Selfie
Not everyone is 6 feet tall! Up and Down for the best angle! Source: BuzzFeed Take a Picture for a Group Who Is Struggling to Take a Selfie was last …
Generously Share Your Knowledge
As John Maxwell has suggested, you need to continually look for opportunities to add value to others. Chances are that you have a level of experience and knowledge others do …
Leave a Dollar Bill Taped on a Vending Machine “Enjoy a Drink or Treat on Me”
Check out these unique mechanical kiosks — listed in order from weirdest to most wonderful — to learn all about this convenient retail and food service trend. Which one is …
Share Your Umbrella
A socially minded Hong Kong startup has come up with the fabulous idea of turning the humble umbrella into a tool for meeting new people, at the same time saving …
Let Someone Cut in Front of You in Line
Look around you the next time you’re in line at the grocery store and allow someone with less items to jump in line. Then enjoy seeing their positive reaction. Source: …
Pay It Forward
There are numerous benefits attached to paying random acts of kindness forward and helping someone else in need. Specifically: Doing good for others can have a powerful, positive effect on …
Buy a Stranger a Lottery Ticket
Virginia Beach, Va. – A Virginia Beach woman learned that talking with strangers may not be so bad after all. Chanel Skinner has a stranger to thank for winning $200,000 in …
Ring the Doorbell and Leave a Present on Someone’s Doorstep
The premise of a little gift left secretly outside of the door or on a porch of a friend is a great one. Outside my apartment door recently, I found …
Pay the Toll for the Person behind You
I was driving over the Richmond Bridge on my birthday, feeling pretty good about myself after performing my first flying trapeze trick and knowing that I was going to pay …
Give Away Your Parking Spot
One of the perks of being a senior at select high schools — like West Orange HS in Florida and James Bowie HS in Texas — is having the option to …
Send Dessert to Another Table in a Restaurant
It’s an outrageous idea, but, why not? The Institute of Optimum Nutrition would argue the former, claiming that there a number of foods that improve mood levels by releasing natural, …
Don’t Interrupt When Someone Is Talking to You
Knock Knock. Who’s there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting cow wh…? MOOOOOOOO! Source: Readers Digest Don’t Interrupt When Someone Is Talking to You was last modified: January 14th, 2017 by Audrey Graziano
Tuck a Dollar Bill onto a Few Shelves in the Dollar Store with a Note That Says, Treat Yourself to Something
How much fun would it be to shopping in the dollar store, and then find a random dollar bill with a note attached? “Get yourself something, on me.” Source: Pinterest …
Leave Quarters in Gumball Machines
Restless kids always run up to those twisting the knobs and begging their parents to give them a quarter. You know you did. Surprise them by leaving some quarters in …
Tell Someone How Beautiful You Think They Are
You’re beautiful. These two little words can carry a lot of meaning. How would you react if someone told you that you’re beautiful? 18-year-old Shea Glover, a highschool student from …
Leave a Generous Tip
Although you don’t have to leave hundreds of dollars, these tipping stories are sure to make you say WOW! Source: The Week Leave a Generous Tip was last modified: January …
Let Someone Merge in Front of You in Traffic
I can’t tell you how often I see drivers who have been graciously allowed into the big flow of traffic suddenly stick to the bumper of the vehicle ahead of …
Offer Your Seat on a Crowded Bus or Train for Those in Need
In particular, the row of seats nearest the door is reserved by law for seniors and persons with disabilities when necessary. If you’re in one of those, it’s extra important …
Help Someone Who Needs Directions
“Contribute to the world. Help people. Help one person. Help someone cross the street today. Help someone with directions unless you have a terrible sense of direction. Help someone who …
Clean Your Gym Equipment
Clean up after yourself. Always bring a towel—and use it. There’s nothing worse than getting covered in someone else’s sweat. Towels help keep surfaces clean, dry and germ-free. Most gyms …
Help Someone with Their Grocery Bags
Helping out people with their groceries is a simple way to spread the love. Just make sure to ask if they need your help before doing so! Source: Center for …
Leave a bunch of pennies at a fountain and a sign that says “wishes”
As for what happens to coins in other fountains and wishing wells, you’ll sometimes run across a sign saying “proceeds go to…” which makes it pretty easy to figure out …
Volunteer Abroad
With Volunteer Forever, you can quickly create a profile and start fundraising right away. Volunteering abroad can be expensive, but it’s also a noble endeavor that your friends, loved ones, …
Bring your shopping cart back from the parking lot
These stores are kind enough to provide us with these carts and even baskets so that it’s easier for to carry the things that we are interested in around the …
Leave flowers on someone’s car
When I returned to my car after doing an errand, I found a beautiful flower placed carefully on the windshield. It was fresh picked, but I didn’t see any flowering plants …
Place positive notes in public places
On doors. On computers. On buses. On library shelves. Each sticky note contains an inspiring quote — like “Be as happy as a bird with a French fry” — and …
Hold the door for someone
One takes a risk by holding the door open for people who are entering or exiting a crowded establishment. Sometimes, you innocently hold the door open for a few people, …
Say Thank You
It’s what your parents always remind you to say. Now you can dazzle your friends and relatives by saying it in 26 different languages. Source: Fact Monster Say Thank You …
RSVP
Many people think themselves overworked and busy, and I can see why sending a reply to an RSVP is low on the list of priorities. But it is ironic that …
Before you speak, THINK
Before you speak, THINK… T – is it True? H – is it Helpful? I – is it Inspiring? N – is it Necessary? K – is it Kind? Source: …
Be encouraging
The ability to give encouragement comes from a grateful heart. A heart of love. And a heart to bless others. Encouragement is a selfless activity. Those who make a point …
LISTEN. Really listen to someone
Listening is one of the most important skills you can have. How well you listen has a major impact on your job effectiveness, and on the quality of your relationships …
Say “hello” to a stranger
No one is ever going to be offended by having a stranger say hello to them. In fact, they will be grateful! Because nine times out of 10 everyone else …
Buy the person behind you in the coffee shop, their coffee
“The generosity of Americans is exceptional. One of my favorite stories is of a barista giving a suspended coffee to a well-dressed regular who was having a really tough day …
Share an overheard compliment
Compliments are little gifts of love. They are not asked for or demanded. They tell a person they are worthy of notice. They are powerful gifts. But compliments work only …
