13. One Kind Act a Day - Take the Kindness Pledge - Curtis Bennett
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Against the odds, Curtis rose above a challenging life. His father left his family, left them destitute, and his is family had a history of depression. With so much seemingly working against him, Curtis had two things working in his favor: 1. Kind people gifing him opportunities and mentoring him even as a child, and 2. A mindset of determination that he would choose to be happy.
Take the Kindness Pledge:
https://thepowerofkind.org/
Chapter:
00:00 - Intro
02:02 - Every day I get to spread kindness
04:20 - Creation of “One Kind Act a Day” by Khosrow Semnani
08:34 - People are starving for kindness
09:12 - Benefits of a kindness initiative - Predictable Results
10:16 - Tailor made kindness initiative for your organization
14:37 - Matilda: We are revolting children - Revolt against bad with good
15:56 - Successes of One Kind Act a Day initiatives - 41,000 acts of kindness in 22 days
20:10 - How Curtis Bennet joined One Kind Act a Day
23:41 - Defying the odds From father leaving family to kind people lifting him up.
26:57 - “I will never do to my child what my father did to me”
29:50 - First job at the age of 9 - Started paying rent at age 12
34:08 - "Idealize the real, and realize the ideal"
36:45 - Check the Lee Brower Podcast: https://youtu.be/Tc1fOQrH6j0
38:13 - "I'm not a perfect father, but I'm perfectly committed to being a father"
40:45 - Check the Dr. Paul Jenkins Podcast: https://youtu.be/ddD2033jm2c
42:47 - How can we spread kindness?
47:14 - What does gratitude mean to Curtis Bennett
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