I’m lucky to be where I am in life right now. I have many projects that have potential to make a lot of money. I have a very supportive girlfriend, a roof over my head and a great network of friends that I can rely on and they are there to give me advice and assistance in life. I achieved this from one of the first things you learn as a child; sharing. Not enough people share these days and it’s not considered sharing if you want something in return or equal value. The idea that I give someone a quarter today and expect a dollar next week is how banks were founded and would you consider your bank a “friend”? Exactly. Sharing has benefited me indirectly for a long time now and I still feel that no one is sharing enough.
Today, don’t give away things but share a bit. Share your time to listen to a friend who is having a problem with their job. Share your sandwich with a significant other, share an experience you had on your blog or share a photo with the world on Flickr. Share something today and you’ll feel pretty good. I share things every day in person and via the web and I’m happier because of it.
What will you share? Put it in the comments and maybe I’ll share something with you.
You are right on the mark on the topic of sharing.
In this current job market I get quite a few people who come to me either through a referral or found me on the web (Facebook/LinkedIn/my website) or met me at networking event. Unless they have the skill set I am looking for at the time, I am not able to get them a job but I can (and do) one of two things, I share them with my network and share with them how to show up on recruiter searches.
The tiny act of sharing during a stressful dark time means quite a bit.
I know I don’t share enough, but I know I do what I can. The ways I share are a little smaller though. I do my best at work to share my love of learning in engineering. Some of the stuff I talk about is hard work and really frustrating at times, but I enjoy it and if people get nothing else, its that I do love learning new things.
I also try and share with my son. Alvin will be 2 in March and as silly as it sounds I share with him the things that are going on and my love for the outdoors and activity. Some days its as simple as going out for a walk, playing tag and picking up what ever sticks and such he finds interesting.
The last thing is I share with the Neonatal Intensive Care unit here in Huntsville. After Alvin was hospitalized there right after birth I want to do what I can to give back. Right now I am in the process of trying to set up a fund raiser at work to benefit the babies, doctors and nurses in the unit. Its something both my husband and I are very passionate about and we want to do what we can to help.