It is tempting to only look at life from the perspective of "What's in it for me?" not that we shouldn't consider the benefits to ourselves. However, there is another perspective as well. That perspective is "What's in it from me?" What you get from life is what you give. It is simply the Law of Cause and Effect. To truly realize what is in it for you requires you to give of yourself.

You can actually predict the answer to "What's in it for me?" by what you do contribute. If you give little of yourself you will get little back. If, instead, you give 100% of yourself, you will get that and more back. That is the wonderful part of the equation. What you give actually multiplies before it comes back to you. If you want there to be a lot in it for you, I suggest you make sure that life is getting a lot from you.

The really interesting thing that I have noticed from this process is that what you get doesn't necessarily come back directly from where you give it. Let me give you an example. Say that you help perform a random act of kindness to a stranger. Later, you find yourself in need and receive help, not from the person who you helped, but from someone else. You received back what you gave, but from a different source. This is how it works more often than not. Don't worry about how you will get paid back. Just know that you will.

Coaching

If you want there to be a lot in it for you than you must give a lot. What you receive is in direct proportion to what you give. Well, sort of, because what you receive will be more than what you give. That is the cool part of how it works. It just pays to be generous and give to life because life will be more than generous with you.

Coaching Question

Are you not getting as much as you think you should? Are you giving as much as you could?

Daily Action

Today, don't focus on what you can get from life, but instead what you can give.

Quotes

"Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can." John Wesley

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one." Mother Teresa

"The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning." Mitch Albom

"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pike

"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." Buddha

Coach Rachelle Disbennett-Lee, PhD provides daily motivation, information and inspiration to thousands of busy self development enthusiast who want to stay focused and on track to their goals through her award winning e-zine 365 Days of Coaching. For a free report, "The Power of Daily Action - How to create more Wealth, Health and Happiness by Tapping Into the Power of Daily Action" go to http://www.365daysofcoaching.com/daily_action.htm.

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