In today’s fast growing world constant responsibilities and deadlines along with your personal goals start catching up on you so easily. But one powerful tool we have in our arsenal that can change the lives of others and how we live them, is KINDNESS. What is the game changer, for professionals or students, or anyone else looking to advance in your personal and professional lives? Being kind. At TrainingHub.io we believe that kindness is more than just a concept, it’s an essential part to fostering vibrant, resilient communities and making sure that students are able to make a big impact.
HOW CAN KINDNESS IMPROVE OUR WELLBEING?
Kindness is a small thing, has a big impact and is lasting. Small deeds of kindness make a huge impact on our mental, emotional and also physical health.
1. Boosts "Feel-Good" Hormones
The fact of the matter is being kind to others makes our 'love hormone' oxytocin kick in. This hormone puts us at peace, connected and lowers blood pressure. Showing act of kindness, with others is the main body’s natural painkiller, called endorphins. Also, it can enhance our mood — and alleviate pain.
2. Strengthens the Heart
In addition to its mood boosting effects oxytocin has physiological effects. It makes the hormone also responsible for widening out the blood vessels to improve the circulation and lower the blood pressure. Kindness, then, can partly be explained by its ability to guard the heart and stave off cardiovascular disease.
3. Reduces Stress and Anxiety
Being kind encourages peace and reduces stress because you’ll be placing the needs of others before your own. Doing good deeds make us calmer and gives us more balance in our body, as they help the body’s stress hormone, cortisol, lower.
4. Enhances Mental Health
When you perform an act of kindness you find yourself increasing endorphins and serotonin levels, both neurotransmitters that stabilize mood and contribute to feelings of happiness and wellbeing. By this natural antidepressant effect depressive symptoms are reduced and mental health is improved.
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POWER TOOL: USING KINDNESS
Kindness is a ray of hope in a world lived on demand and chaos. By using this tool, relationships, lives and even whole communities can be changed.
1. Building Stronger Connections
Kindness offers a bridge, by creating giving rise to empathy, mutual respect and trust between people. Treat people with genuine attention and you will create a space in which they are more likely to feel seen and valued. This foundation generates networks of sincere support and loyalty which are built on warm friendships, family relations and business relations.
2. Enhancing Team Collaboration
In working with others, being kind to your coworkers is important for collaboration and efficiency. Approachable leaders and team members (which tend to be kind and empathetic) make it easy for people to express themselves. Kindness creates a positive noncritical atmosphere so that we talk about ideas, we talk about how to improve those ideas, and we can truly have a productive group working together.
3. Changing the World by Driving Positive Social Change
In fact, kindness is behind social change. Day to day acts like standing up for people, backing up causes, demanding and championing diversity and inclusion can change the communities around us. Kindness driven advocacy such as standing up against discrimination or encouraging others to speak about their Mental Health, puts a voice to voices unheard and promotes equality and justice.
4. Life at TrainingHub.io
Life can be completely stressed with so many assignments, due dates, and social demands. Lifeline though, however, is kindness. When someone has difficulties personally, that is the display of empathy. Kindness reminds us that we’re not on this path alone, we are part of a community who supports other people.
How to inspire kindness in everyday life — practical tips.
You don’t have to make increasing the amount of kindness in your life hard. Some helpful suggestions on how students can infuse acts of kindness into your life daily.
1. Start with a Smile
A simple smile can make someone's day, set positive tone for a room, and be that vehicle to break the ice. Whenever you meet someone, whether a coworker or a stranger, smile.
2. Engage in Active Listening
Listen well when someone’s speaking, make eye contact and ask well thought through questions. It’s such a tiny thing but it tells them you really care and value their advice.
3. Offer a Helping Hand
Think about small ways you can help other people, like holding a door, carry a cart of groceries or give directions. A little goes a long way.
4. Show Your Gratitude
Whenever possible, send others a thank you message, give them compliments, or say 'Thank you.' Gratitude brings positivity, as well as connection.
5. Share Kind Words Using Social Media
Message someone to inform them you are thinking of them, put out encouraging content, or leave kind comments. Positive online connection yields a kinder digital environment.
6. Treat yourself with kindness
Be kind to yourself, as you are with others. Set boundaries, kindly remind yourself that it’s okay and acknowledge your own success. Often when you are kinder towards yourself, it means you are kinder towards others.
7. A focus on Respect for Different Perspectives and Educate Yourself
Practicing celebration of diversity, and promotion of fair conversation. It doesn’t matter if you agree with someone or not, respect their opinion.
8. Choose Words Wisely
You can build up people, or tear them down, with words. Work to speak in a supportive and compassionate way at work and in your personal life.
9. Celebrate the Differences
As TrainingHub students, we are taught to celebrate differences and accept diversity. This is a great way to practice kindness as it demonstrates that we love a person for what they are, not what they say they are, where they come from, or what they think.
These tips will contribute to making a kinder, more compassionate world!
Ripple Effect of Kindness
Even if in the small things, choosing kindness can spread farther than what we see. There is no kind act too small to change someone and change something. Kindness nourishes the soul, community and doesn't forget that small effort matters for the brighter and connected world.
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22 November 2024
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