077: Radical Service: How Serving Others Will Save You

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I'm not usually a glass-half-full kind of person, but I can't stop staring at the silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There has been an amazing demonstration of radical service to others. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brooks Brothers and Under Armour manufactured medical masks. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York landlords allowed tenants to skip months of rent. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Snowboarders are donating goggles to healthcare workers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Xerox is producing disposable ventilators. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That's just the tip of the iceberg. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a nation, we've helped each other in ways we never thought possible. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We don't often know what we're capable of until we're faced with an opportunity that requires action. And it is especially in these times of crisis that we respond with the values we hold dear to us.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I’m talking about radical service – why it’s a value you need to uphold in every season of your life, what it can look like in your company, and how you can do it while still taking care of yourself.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this episode, you will hear:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How serving others can save you and connect you to opportunities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Takeaways from Adam Grant's book</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Give and Take</span></em></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How you can practice radical service within your team</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The harm of selfless giving, why it’s detrimental to yourself, and how to address it<