Friday, November 21, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/21/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Submit your ideas for a daily challenge through the "share your story" link at the bottom of this post!

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Challenge your friends!

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/20/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Pick up the tab for another patron at a neighborhood restaurant

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Challenge your friends!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/19/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Send your child a note in his lunchbox.

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Challenge your friends!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/18/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Donate soda tabs or cans to a local organization that can turn them in to raise funds.

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Challenge your friends!

Monday, November 17, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/17/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Leave enough money in the vending machine for the next person to get a free treat.

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Challenge your friends!

Friday, November 14, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/14/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Volunteer (Anywhere!)

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!




Challenge your friends!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/13/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Give up your seat on the bus / train (public transportation)

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!


Challenge your friends!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/12/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Do the dishes in the sink at the office kitchen

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!




Challenge your friends!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/11/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Pay the toll for the person behind you.

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Challenge your friends!

Monday, November 10, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/10/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Make a clothing donation

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Challenge your friends!


Friday, November 7, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/7/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Send a greeting card “just because”



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/6/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Donate blood



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/5/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Donate soda tabs or cans to a local organization that can turn them in to raise funds.



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/4/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Leave an extra big tip for the server at lunch/dinner



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Monday, November 3, 2008

Daily Challenge 11/3/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Leave that parking space up front, for someone else.



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Friday, October 31, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/31/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Give a lottery ticket to a stranger.



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/30/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Pick up litter



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/29/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Donate old cell phones: http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/)



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/28/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Take the bus or train (public transportation)



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/27/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Say a kind word (or smile) to someone in need of an emotional lift



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/24/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Make a food donation



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/23/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Help a neighbor with yard work



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/22/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Help clean up a mess that you did not make



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/21/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Today's challenge:



Hold the elevator rather than repeatedly pressing the “close” button



Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!

Monday, October 20, 2008

Daily Challenge 10/20/2008

Each day, the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge offers a unique way for you to do your part to make this world of ours a little brighter. You are encouraged to look for an opportunity in your day to act upon the daily challenge listed below and, should you so desire, to share your experiences and stories through a reply / comment to this post.

Want to know more about the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge?

Today's challenge:

Call an old friend

Thank you for being a part of the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge!


Friday, October 10, 2008

RAK Challenge Kicks Off!

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a discussion regarding the topic of “Saving the world”. This topic was centered around the Project 10 to the 100 effort being funded by Google in honor of the search engine’s tenth anniversary.

Obviously, saving the world is a tall order, and each person’s definition of what it means to save the world is quite different from one person to the next. Knowing this, the conversation focused more on how we could use our skills, talents, resources and relationships to do our part on a smaller scale through the idea of “paying it forward.”

Though a few specific ideas were discussed - including the opportunity to help one of our own fulfill a personal desire to make a difference in the lives of women and children who are struggling to escape the bonds of an abusive home - we also considered ways in which we could make “pay it forward” a part of our daily lives. We questioned how we could power a group effort through individual participation.

What we decided was that, in the end, how we choose to pay it forward is entirely up to us on an individual basis. We can choose to make a difference through small, random acts of kindness We can choose to reach out, beyond the bounds of our comfort zones, to help those less fortunate than ourselves. We can join together with our friends, family and co-workers to tackle a larger issue (such as domestic violence, as mentioned above).

We can choose to do anything. The key is, however, that we choose to do something. And, to start the ball rolling, I would like to offer up the following challenge…

Over the course of the next 30 days, each person who accepts the Random Acts of Kindness Challenge will commit to performing one (1) random act of kindness (RAK) each and every day.

The rules are simple, and are entirely based on the following definition of what constitutes a Random Act of Kindness:

A RAK is a selfless act that is intended to have a positive impact on the life of the recipient. The act can be spontaneous, or planned in advance, and should be performed solely for the benefit of the recipient. (Acts of kindness performed for the benefit of the person performing the act really shouldn’t be classified as RAK’s.)

The Rules
(Feel free to submit your own if you see that I've missed something here.)
  • There is no limit to how big or small a RAK can be
  • There is no financial requirement
  • While the challenge calls for 1 RAK per day, this is by no means a limit. The more RAK’s, the better!
  • There are no losers in this challenge! Everyone who performs even a single RAK benefits from participating in this challenge.
Share Your Stories

As we move through the 30 days of this challenge, I think it would be uplifting and encouraging if we were to share our stories. I would love to hear just how we are making a difference in the lives of those we touch. For this reason, I have created this public blog for each of us to post our experiences. (I realize that some people may wish to keep their acts confidential. For this reason, I have left the blog open to receive “anonymous” comments.)

To share your stories, use the comment feature of this blog. Simply click on the link in the previous sentence, or scroll to the bottom of this post and click the "comments" link. (Again, comments are open to anonymous users.)

A Few RAK Examples
  • Hold the elevator rather than repeatedly pressing the “close” button
  • Help clean up a mess that you did not make
  • Help a neighbor with yard work
  • Donate food / clothing / time / blood
  • Volunteer (Anywhere!)
  • Say a kind word (or smile) to someone in need of an emotional lift
  • Pick up the tab for another patron at a neighborhood restaurant
  • Send a greeting card “just because”
Everyone is Encouraged to Commit to the Challenge!

Though this challenge was conceived and initiated for a group that I am a part of, I see absolutely no reason to limit participation to members of that group. In fact, I believe that the greater the participation in this challenge, the better.... for Everyone!

Being the optimistic person that I am, I'm hoping we can get hundreds (thousands?) of people to accept this challenge. And, to help us somehow track the number of participants, I'm asking that you let me know if you choose to accept and commit to this challenge. You can do this in one of two ways. First, you can simply leave an (anonymous?) comment on this blog post. Second, you can follow this blog through the Follow this blog link on this page.

Finally, please share this challenge with anyone and everyone!