Today, March 13th is Good Samaritan Day, also called Good Samaritan Involvement Day. It’s used to give thanks to all of the people who unselfishly help those in need. We can all be guilty of wanting to move quickly through our goals each day when massive opportunities to pass on kindness actually present themselves in between. This day helps us pause to recognize the importance of looking around and noticing how we might be able to help someone out. It’s the compassion and kindness of strangers that really make a difference in the world. What is a Good Samaritan? The good … [Read more...]
Ingredients of Outliers Summary, by Dr. Douglas Winslow Cooper
What better way to look at your own work than through a fresh set of eyes? We found a summary of the foundational book in the Outlier Series, Ingredients of Outliers, not written by the author, Dr. John Shufeldt, but by another doctor, Douglas Winslow Cooper, PhD. He put the summary together for Asiance magazine, in an article titled, "How to be Outstanding". Check out his synopsis with a few of our instagram photos (follow us at @outlier_series) here: In his recently published The Ingredients of Outliers, physician-lawyer-businessman John Shufeldt, MD, JD, MBA, has written a succinct … [Read more...]
How 5 Minutes of your Day can Change Someone Else’s Life.
The hustle and bustle of our day-to-day lives can make it hard to see the people around us. We walk to and from our endeavors with headphones in, glued to our cellular devices sucked into our own thoughts and ourselves. Meanwhile there are opportunities for kindness all around us, at every turn. We stumbled across this video of three people who took five minutes out of their day to make a huge difference in the life of another person. The impact was truly inspiring: Click here to view video: http://youtu.be/X0gA2mxbjSY Editor of Lagniappe, Caitlin Brewster, wrote about “following the … [Read more...]
$500 and a Last Wish
It was just a normal day for server Omar Ramirez at the Rio Mirage Café in El Mirage, Ariz. He had been waiting tables at the restaurant for six years. During his shift on Thursday, November 7, he waited on a table of two, generally an easy feat for such a seasoned waiter. Towards the end of the meal, the two people were in quite a rush to get their check, but for a reason Ramirez did not expect. Upon opening the tab post-service, Ramirez discovered the table had left him $500 in addition to his tip! Ramirez is the 76th person around the country to receive a tip of $500 from Seth Collins … [Read more...]
Outliers In Their Habitats
Hope you enjoyed your first day of “Random Acts of Kindness” week. While you make your way through the week, keep this in mind: If you set out to be a kinder person, which is a worthwhile goal for all of us, be sure it’s for the right reasons. If you’re just out to make yourself look good, or if you expect to get something in return, that’s selfishness rather than kindness. Take a look at these things people have done out of the kindness of their hearts: http://www.boredpanda.com/random-acts-of-kindness/ … [Read more...]