Blogger’s note: today and for the rest of this week, I will reprise some of my previous (dare I say classic?) blogposts. With over 2820 of them now, if I may say so, I believe I can repeat myself repeat myself once, or twice. 

Plucked from December 3, 2013, yes a long time ago, I posted “Please Pay It Forward,” a great habit to start, work to perfect, and encourage in others, spreading the generousity of your practice, whatever that may be. So, copying the blogpost from before and affixing my exhortation to their a way to slather your value on others, I offer you and others this easy-to-implement advice:

Remember the great movie “Pay it Forward”?

See it again and think of what you can do in terms of social media (and especially LinkedIn!) to help others, with no expectation of receiving anything in return.

A few ideas:

  • Reach out and foster a connection between 2 valued colleagues.
  • Give a recommendation to someone without their asking for it.
  • Send an article you especially like to one, two or hundreds of your connections, or to an entire LinkedIn group, who might benefit from it.
  • (I have to add this in 2025): Ask how you can help someone in your conversation. (I am not sure how I failed to include this before!)

Make the spirit of Giving a daily habit.

The dividends of extending yourself are immeasurable.