The energy was building up. Professionals from all verticals and at levels had converged at an AMA event my team had organized. Attendees were busy networking. Someone strolled up and nudged me. He said, “What is the deal with this initiative? What do you guys do?”. My immediate response was – we help. We help folks shine in their careers.

I love the quote by JFK.

“ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”

Giving – it is such a beautiful verb. Giving makes the receiver happy. Seeing others happy makes you happy. What a virtuous cycle!

Giving does not reduce what you have. At that instant, you may feel your assets have gone down. Or you do not possess things that you had. However, in essence, the assets that you seem to part with, plant seeds of investment. Over a period of time, they come back to you in a lot more numbers.

Remember, the first step is giving, not getting. What can you do one thing today to help someone? Go ahead and just do it!