Kekich Credo #87 - The surest way to accomplish your business goals is making service to others your primary goal. The key to success is adding value to others’ lives.
Albert Einstein said, “Only a life lived in the service of others is worth living.”
Being of service to others can take many forms. Whether it is mailing a check to your favourite charity, donating your time to the homeless, or assisting in your community as a mentor, it is important to you as well as to those you may serve.
When you serve others, you often benefit more than them. Volunteering your time, money, or energy to help others not only make the world better, it also makes you better. The very act of giving back to the community boosts your health, happiness and sense of well-being. There are mental and physical health benefits to serving others such as reducing depression, lowering blood pressure, lengthening your lifespan, and strengthening your relationships.
To be a great leader you need to serve others by guiding and motivating them. To be a great writer you need to serve others by educating, inspiring or entertaining through your words. To be a great entrepreneur you need to serve others by providing them with something that benefits their lives.
When you volunteer at an orphanage, you learn lessons in gratitude, empathy, and care. You gain new perspectives and qualities that will help you grow as a person. In a business, your desire to serve others often opens up new possibilities. If you truly care about solving your customer’s problems or adding value to their lives, you will do your best to understand their problems and work to find solutions.
When you serve others, you forget your own problems and you are reminded that others also face difficulties in their lives. This helps you appreciate what you do have and it reminds you that you don’t suffer alone. Having a positive impact on someone else’s life can remind you of the value you bring to the table and gives your life purpose. Feeling fulfilled and useful makes you feel happy.
When you help someone else, it opens doors to solving your own problems. You gain a new perspective, you are problem-solving, and you are gaining new experiences. The process of adding value to someone else’s life helps you learn and adapt. These are all skills you can apply to solve your own problems.
Volunteering your skills to a local organization is a great way to give back to your community. Whether a food bank, a hospital, a youth group, a senior’s home, or an animal shelter there are many local organizations that would benefit from your time.
Adding value builds trust. The more you help your customers through your knowledge, content and resources, the more they trust you. You can add value in your business by being a customer. This is a good way to better understand the customer experience. Get customer feedback, improve the buying process, and provide a positive experience. Creating value is the essence of business and the key to creating value in your business is to be of service.
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