In my coaching groups, we do challenges to focus on specific skills or learning. This month, one of the challenges is to perform a random act of kindness every day.
I think I’m pretty kind most days, but now that I am committed to doing this every day, I had to get creative! So, I’ve been brainstorming some ideas, and I thought I’d share a few of the ones I’ve come across that I think might be interesting:
Send a care package to a friend going through a tough time.
Pay for someone’s coffee, groceries, or restaurant meal.
Write a thank-you note to someone who has made a difference in your life.
Volunteer for a community event.
Call or visit someone you haven’t connected with in awhile.
Send an encouraging text to a friend or family member.
Donate to a food bank or clothes to a charity.
Be present when you’re out and about: smile, hold the door open for someone, say hello.
Leave a book you enjoyed in a ‘little library’ in your community
Leave change in random places.
Send a handwritten letter to someone who could use some encouragement.
Donate blood if you’re able.
Offer to hang out with the kids in your life to give their parents a break (and create some cool connections with the little ones).
Send flowers to someone just because.
Leave a positive message on a sticky note in a public place.
Donate money to charity.
Share your talent with others (if you paint, or knit, or bake); I donate coaching hours to causes that resonate with my values.
Do you have any favourite ways to spread kindness? I’d love to hear your ideas too!
