This weekend: Less is more! (unless it’s kindness, love, laughing, intimacy, compassion, generosity, happiness, creativity, fun activities, sunshine….) Hang on a sec, I change my mind: More is more! Wishing you a great weekend, packing it with stuff you love. 😎 Love, Joel “There was no one here at 6am” — From my buddy Cullen Read more about Less is more? 🤷♂️[…]
One of the best gifts you can give someone is your full attention. Today: Silence your phone, take off your watch and forget the screens… Focus on the people you’re spending time with. To fully connect with others —> you gotta disconnect from your own stuff. Happy Sunday ma friends! – Joel Wifey and Coop Read more about Put your phone away[…]
Got some fun email replies this week and wanted to share the joy… Have a great weekend! Love, Joel. ***** From Rebecca: “I get to give someone a 15% raise today, to someone who was my friend before they worked with me and who I know needs this raise. I’m looking forward to it extremely! Read more about A few fun stories from this past week![…]
Last week I was selling a chair online. It was a pretty nice office chair, worth maybe $80-$100… But since I’m an idiot I let someone negotiate me down to $40… Then when the lady showed up to take it, I felt kind of sad for her. She was in a much worse situation than Read more about Giving away all my profits…[…]
“This note was given to me on my first day in university… It lives now on the wall of my room, whenever I sit on my desk to start studying, I read it and I remember the right choice I made…” “My husband left this for me a year ago 😀”… “Five years Read more about Share the goodness – It’s Friday!![…]
Yeehaw! It’s Friday! On Fridays I go volunteering at Meals on Wheels. Delivering food to the public is not a glamorous job, but I make the most of it and collect weird and funny stories to share with you guys!… **** – Last week after dropping a meal off, I was walking back to my Read more about Friday Fun Volunteering Stories[…]
Starting this Friday (Nov 6th), it will be exactly 100 x days until Valentine’s Day 2021. Woohoo! Now, if you are hopeless romantic like me, you’re probably trying to think up new ways to impress you’re partner, lover, crush, baby boo or main squeeze… So here’s an idea that I used last Valentine’s Day that Read more about 100 x Days Until Valentines Day! 😍 – Gift idea[…]
Last week someone sent me a gift in the post… It’s a bottle opener with a wooden handle. At first I thought it was kind of strange, because I already have about 50 bottle openers. But, when I texted my friend to say thanks, he said to thank his kids! They were the ones who Read more about 100 year old gift[…]
One of the quickest ways to GET happiness, is to GIVE happiness. This morning as you’re starting your day, plan a few quick things that will bring happiness to others. Then after those are done, try doing even more 🙂 Chores around the house, so your loved ones don’t have to. Leave love notes or Read more about Quickest way to happiness –> GIVE[…]
Altruistic actions are selfless acts that put the wellbeing of others before yourself. Actually it’s not just helping people, it covers all living things like animals, plants, helping the earth, etc. Here’s a few ideas to spread some kindness today: Leave a positive note on your neighbors doorstep. Doesn’t have to be long, just a Read more about Altruistic actions[…]
Happy Friday! Your challenge today… (should you choose to accept it) is to: Steal your partner’s iPhone (or any loved one’s phone) when they are not looking… Hold down the home button to activate Siri, and speak the following into the phone… ”Remind me in 20 days that xxx loves you” (use your name in place of xxx) The Read more about A sneaky challenge for you…[…]
Every one of us has an infinite supply of love and happiness. It’s like an energy source- it never runs out. And because it never runs out, you don’t ever have to hold back or be stingy when expressing your love and happiness. You can use as much as you want, as often as you Read more about An infinite supply of love and happiness[…]
Last month, one of our friends gave us about 30 tomato plants. He had hundreds growing in his backyard and needed to give some away. As compensation, we gave him 1 pound of mung beans and some home-made beer. A fair trade, we all thought. 30 tomato plants is too many for us, so we Read more about Tomato trades and paying it forward…[…]
“Hey Steve, nice haircut! Have a great day, you handsome man.” “Sally… I gotta say, the way you handled that customer complaint was amazing to watch. You are great at what you do and I’m learning a lot from you. Thanks!” “Hey TJ, last week you said xxx to me. I’ve been thinking about it more over the Read more about Dishing Out Compliments[…]
Give more = Get more. It’s pretty simple… It’s not just money, this works the same with time. Time spent on others is time well spent. Enjoy your day! Give as much as you can. – Joel
“After all this is over, all that will have really mattered is how we treated each other” – Some neighborhoods have started putting back up their Christmas lights to help spread cheer. It’s catching on quick! – Celebrities like Jennifer Garner, Margo Robbie, Jamie Lee Curtis are reading bedtime stories to kids for free online! Read more about After all this is over…[…]
March 4, 2014 As I write this, I am on a plane to Seattle, planning to meet with some of the biggest companies in America. It’s my duty to talk to them about business continuity, and that’s a pretty important job. I am wearing a nice suit, my shoes are polished and hair is Read more about Quick story from a plane flight in 2014[…]
About 15 years ago I did something horrible… It was about 11pm on a freezing, snowy winter night, and I was just leaving work. I got in my car and started to drive out of the parking lot when I saw a girl from work. She had a flat tire, and was down on her Read more about Confession – Forgive and Forget[…]