{"id":10009,"date":"2017-06-19T08:55:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T12:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=10009"},"modified":"2021-12-03T17:20:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T17:20:59","slug":"be-useful-be-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/be-useful-be-kind\/","title":{"rendered":"Be useful, be kind"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='et-box et-tick'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong class=\"readingtime\">Estimated Reading Time:<\/strong> 33s.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10011 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/rope-1184016-1280x960-533x400.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=675%2C506&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"506\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a big fan of mantras, but I am a fan of this one: be kind, and be useful.<\/p>\n<p>I originally encountered it in a fun interview <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x3jl4gx\">Barack Obama did with Bear Grylls<\/a> (a nature adventurer). When asked what advice Obama gives his daughters, he rhymed off this mantra: they should be useful, and be kind.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a piece of advice that&#8217;s simple, easy to remember and internalize, and one that helps you consider other people as you act and make decisions. And it&#8217;s a nice reminder to consider what you&#8217;re able to contribute to any situation.<\/p>\n<p>As far as sayings go, it&#8217;s a pretty good one to live by.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A self-explanatory mantra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Be useful, be kind - Chris Bailey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A self-explanatory mantra.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/be-useful-be-kind\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Be useful, be kind - 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