In this article Adam Grant discusses "Otherism".
"Otherism" generates positive emotion. Positive emotion is the fuel for resilience, growing through adversity. As a military, we value service and go to great lengths to encourage our teams to serve & volunteer.
Unfortunately, oftentimes the intent and/or motivator is that it will look good on our eval, a box check, disguised as growth or altruism.
What if we consider the resilience impact on volunteering & giving, by shifting the intent?
What if our primary reasoning for giving WAS altruism? Serving, as a way to make others better which makes the individual better. It not only makes one better, but increases their ability to operate with excellence, even on the bad days (increases resilience).
Sure, it also looks good on your quarterly package, but that is a mere tertiary effect and not the primary motivator.
.... Something to think about.
Program Analyst at United States Air Force
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