61. A Year of Living Kindly: Lessons Learned with Donna Cameron

Donna Cameron, After many incredible years in nonprofit management, has been spending her time “pursuing unanswerable questions in good company.” She started this journey by living out one year of being intentionally kind, one day at a time. &nbsp; She blogs about the power of kindness, and has written the award winning book, A YEAR OF LIVING KINDLY, a love letter to the ways kindness is power in our lives and that of others. &nbsp; Donna also helps organizations progress into their future by leaning into their values and visions. &nbsp; Through her work, she helps boards and leaders to identify their values and increase their own individual efficacy, as well as the effectiveness of the organizations themselves. &nbsp; Join in on this movement of goodness and learn some of the wonderful lessons Donna learned after a year of living kindly! &nbsp; [00:01 - 5:32] Opening Segment &nbsp; I introduce Donna Cameron Quick bio Donna shares her background&nbsp; A desire to go beyond ‘nice’&nbsp; Donna’s deep dive into the essence of Kindness Kindness even has physiological benefits&nbsp; The goal is experience and change, not perfection&nbsp; [05:33 - 14:48] A Year of Living Kindly: Living Your Legacy What you give your attention to will expand&nbsp; ‘Which wolf do you feed?’&nbsp; Donna’s background on nonprofit Too many are focussing on only what’s wrong Pay attention to what really matters&nbsp;&nbsp; How kindness changes the legacy you leave Legacy is not just what you do but your intention&nbsp; People remember how you touch lives&nbsp; What you could lose in pursuit of success &nbsp; [14:49 -&nbsp; 24:09] A Year of Living Kindly: Kindness is a Verb Being kinder than you need to be&nbsp; <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level=