Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need. - Gillian Anderson
I love the start of the above quote: be of service. We have so many opportunities – especially under the above definition. It’s a call to listen and then respond. And it doesn’t matter what the circumstances.
My wife and I were riding to town on our bikes yesterday and we saw a father and child trying to move a vehicle out of the driveway onto the curb. I stopped and asked if they would like a hand to which the child (~ age nine) responded enthusiastically. “Absolutely. We’ve been trying to move this car and we can’t move it an inch.” It was fun to respond to such an energetic request and we were even able to get the car moved to the right place.
We think of volunteerism as a formalized role. We must “sign up” to volunteer. We must raise our hand and tell someone. Certainly that plays a role. But that’s not the key. The key is our willingness to help- to actually listen and then to respond. To help wherever you may be to whomever allows your help.
In our business, we serve so many different kinds of employers with different needs. I would hope we listen to you when you call. I would hope we responded appropriately and enthusiastically after we had listened to you. It’s just one other place to be of service.
Yours in service,
Bryan Dear
