Have you been adding value to people this week? Have you begun to look at others with a keen eye as to how you can make their life a little better?
One way that I've discovered how to find an area where I can add value is to look for the need, look for the problem, look for the difficulty that must be overcome.
If you think about it, every prescription that hits the market has been produced because there was a crisis, a sickness, a need of some kind. In the midst of the illness, someone started working toward a cure.
Not every situation you encounter with someone else will be at a point of crisis, but when you begin to identify the areas of struggle or "need for improvement" in the life of someone else, you'll be better able to work with him or her toward a resolution.
Another way to figure out how you can add value to the life of someone else is by downloading 103 Ways To Add Value To People ebook. I posted the first 75 ideas and suggestions on the studentlinc site. Now those ideas are combined with the 28 more in this FREE downloadable pdf ebook.
Feel free to pass this book on to your friends, co-workers, even your boss. If you use any of the ideas in the ebook, how about leaving a comment below and tell us all how it turned out?
Do you have more ideas that you'd add to the list? Write them in the comments below and we'll publish another edition of this resource in the future and include your suggestions.
Most of all, both Kerry and I hope we have added value to your life by providing these ideas and suggestions for you.
Download 103 Ways To Add Value To People
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About The Authors of 103 Ways To Add Value To People:
Tim Milburn is currently the Director of Campus Life at Northwest Nazarene University, a private university located just outside of Boise, Idaho. Tim is also the founder | author | designer of studentlinc. Studentlinc is dedicated to developing lifelong leaders one student at a time. Tim is also the husband of Judy and the dad of Travis, Victoria, Mitchell, and Abigail.
Kerry Shean-Dewey is a native Californian and a graduate of USC. After earning a degree in Education, she taught Kindergarten-12th grade for 15 years in East Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach, Cincinnati and Newport Beach. She is currently home working harder than ever as the mom of Danny (4) and Kate Suzette (1). Kerry first met Tim at a Leadership Conference in Sacramento (1984), where both Tim and Kerry were representing their schools as student leaders.
I'm having trouble with the download ... whats going on?
Posted by: Ebooks are a great source of information | September 28, 2008 at 10:19 PM
I literally stumbled upon this page and I love it. I want to make use of the weekly planner tool but am still confused about how to use it.
I've read the Covey book, so help me out:
Why are the lists on the right missing numbers 6-9, 16-19 etc.
How do I use the buttons on the right of each number?
How do I use the squares and circles within each day box?
All help is well appreciated
Posted by: Benjo | April 02, 2007 at 06:53 PM
David...I have reloaded the pdf file and hopefully, there will be no more difficulties in downloading it. If there are, please email me.
Rosa...thanks for modeling all of the ideas we have included in this book.
Posted by: tim | March 27, 2007 at 10:59 AM
I love the value you have added. I have tried to get a copy of 103 ways to add value and the PDF has frozen on my on a number of times. It might be just me but I thought I'd pass this on in case anyone else had difficulty.
Posted by: David Zinger | March 26, 2007 at 10:35 PM
Wow Tim and Kerry, I LOVE this! Your project is lokomaika‘i; filled with the generosity “of good heart” and it is a profound expression of aloha so freely given.
I have been traveling and just now am catching up with my blog reading (and Tim’s blog is always a must for me) and so I wasn’t able to participate in your week’s debut and experiment, however you can be sure this is something I will use and share. In a world of far too much negative sensationalism in news, this is something to shout about as the positive kickstart we all need at times to reach into the potential we’ve yet to tap into for good.
Mahalo nui loa; thank you for doing this for all of us.
Posted by: Rosa Say | March 25, 2007 at 10:44 PM