{"id":2878,"date":"2019-02-15T19:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T19:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.office3sixty.com\/Home\/?p=695"},"modified":"2019-02-15T19:00:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T19:00:30","slug":"making-kindness-the-norm-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.office3sixty.com\/home\/making-kindness-the-norm-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Kindness the Norm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you open the door for someone today? When was the last time you brought in a snack for the office? What have you done today to complete your random act of kindness? Haven\u2019t done anything yet? Don\u2019t worry, the day isn\u2019t over.<\/p>\n

February 17th<\/sup> is Random Act of Kindness Day. What a day to celebrate doing a little more for others\u2014something we should be doing often. Take a look at this story of an act of random kindness.<\/p>\n

Driving to work this morning you look down and see that pesky low fuel light pop on. You\u2019re already running late but you know that if you don\u2019t fill up you\u2019re not going to make it to work. You stop at the local gas station a block from your office and as you fill up your tank you notice an older gentleman struggling to unscrew his gas tank. Your gas pump is still pumping, so you hesitate to say something. You finally walk up to him and ask him if he needs any help.<\/p>\n

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He introduces himself\u2014saying his name is John. Turns out he served for this country and injured his hands. He was ecstatic to find that there was someone willing to help him pump his gas. You select his gas grade and pumped his gas willingly. John was grateful and ready to go start his errands.<\/p>\n

A task that can be easy for you and I can be difficult for others. I\u2019m sure our kind hero didn\u2019t mind taking an extra minute of their day to help this older gentleman out. This was their random act of kindness of the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s not be that grump at the office that just worries about themselves. Did you say, \u201cGood Morning,\u201d to everyone you walked by to get to your desk today? What can you do today in the office to fulfill your act of kindness?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s make it a goal! Instead of celebrating kindness one day a year, let\u2019s make it a goal all month of February to achieve one kind deed a day.<\/p>\n

Here are 5 random acts of kindness that you can do around the office.<\/h3>\n
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  1. Send a positive email<\/strong>:<\/span> Email your coworker or a friend complimenting a recent achievement at work. That can be anything from being Employee of the Month to getting a new sales lead.<\/li>\n
  2. Bring your coworker a cup of coffee<\/strong>:<\/span> 9 to 5 can be stressful. Towards the end of the day, we all get tired and worn out. Did you notice your coworker Susan was having trouble concentrating? Bring her a cup of coffee for an afternoon pick me up.<\/li>\n
  3. Bring in a snack for the office<\/strong>:<\/span> Who said Monday\u2019s have to be a drag? Celebrate Monday\u2019s by bringing in a snack for the office.<\/li>\n
  4. Clean out the break room fridge<\/strong>:<\/span> Is the breakroom fridge getting a little smelly? It\u2019s probably that two-week-old spaghetti container that has just been sitting there. Spend an extra 10 minutes of your day cleaning and organizing the fridge.<\/li>\n
  5. Hold the elevator<\/strong>:<\/span> You notice that your coworker Susan is going to ride up the elevator with you but the doors start to close. Don\u2019t be that person who does nothing. Just simply push the door open button so you and Susan can have a wonderful day at work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Little things can make a difference. Make sure you do your random act of kindness all month of February. You never know it can even become the norm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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