#94 The Power Of Kindness With John Wang

Today I’m Joined by John Wang, founder of the “One Kindness Challenge” that has inspired thousands of people to spread joy and kindness with the people around them. Kindness has been shown to create massive boost for your happiness, business and love life. We will dive deep into the science and practice of spreading kindness. Max Out Insights: The secret to living is giving. You can be busy or have no money and still contribute and make someone else have their whole day changed with your spontaneous and genuine kindness. Kindness is a sign of strength and not weakness. It’s a sign of being able to control yourself, your circumstances and above and beyond take care of other people. There’s a difference between being “Nice” and “Kind. “It’s easy to be nice and smile and treat people respectfully but being kind is different. Being kind requires that we look at others and consider them properly. It requires that we let ourselves see ourselves in them and connect with them. Go out there and do acts of kindness, but also make sure you’re also giving back to yourself and spending as much time with yourself. Reflect the things you like about yourself and give yourself a compliment. When you are down at rock-bottom and don’t feel like giving kindness to other people, that may be one of the strongest places to start from. When you say “No” to something that you don’t genuinely get joy from you’re drawing a boundary. That’s when you’re actually giving yourself room to be kind more to other people. Because then, you’re not giving away all your energy to those you may not feel deserve it. Instead, you can direct your energy to give to those who you feel like genuinely lifting-up. Max Out Quotes: “A smile or a compliment can have a massive influence over somebody’s day.” “Be kind selfishly, out of your personal desire to help others.” “Those who can lift-up others are never weak, but those who fall because other people demand them to fall, cannot be strong.” “We can’t have the ability to give to others if our own cup isn’t full.” “Self-Kindness is the recognition that you deserve kindness as much as someone else.” “Kindness is a social contract between two people, where they see each other as human beings and equals.” “It’s the smallest things that have massive differences.” Connect with John: Check out the One Kindness Challenge Website onekindness.org and connect with their Instagram @OneKindness.