Forward 10: Living the “Pay it Forward” Life
If you are familiar with me at all, especially through my LinkedIn profile, you are aware that I try my best to live the Pay-it-Forward life.
Contrary to the attitude of “what’s in it for me,” the Pay-it-Forward philosophy starts with the question: “How can I help you?”
I am blessed with a wife who is the love of my life and a job I can’t wait to get to in the morning. In return, I try to help and give back to others as much as I can on a regular basis.
Here are a few ways you can start living a Pay-it-Forward life…
1. Enter new business relationships without an agenda. How many times have you met someone in a business setting and the first thing that crossed your mind was “how can this person help me?” Turn it around. Look at new business relationships as an opportunity to help others. Develop a network that will be mutually-beneficial not just to you, but to others you know.
2. Remember where other people are coming from first. When you talk with someone, do you ask them their needs, listen to their concerns, or are you wrapped up in you and your agenda? “Pay it Forward” means working with others to help them along, so in turn, they can help someone else.