Life requires that we invest positive energy without assurances.

If we always wait until we're sure reciprocation is guaranteed, we never unlock the ways positive, proactive, and genuinely generous actions can catapult us and our cause forward.

I find the following types of contributions to be particularly potent:

1. Be kind - it's free, and it's a product of our internal state. If we get OK, we're a beacon.

2. Be generous - give your friend the larger half of the orange. Like when you split it open and one piece lingers on a half making it slightly larger. Give that piece to your companion.

3. Watch out for others - we all have our focus, but making sure others are OK is an awareness that goes far. Helping and advocating on behalf of others is awesome.

4. Have fun - joy is a magnet.

5. Work hard - think of it as an investment. You're investing in the you of tomorrow having options, experience, and the greatest perk of all, loving your work.

Positive actions are the snowball of inevitability that result in great outcomes as it gains size and rolls down hill.

Doing good feels good. ie. We're ahead already.

And reciprocation isn't the goal, but it is often a lovely consequence.