{"id":565,"date":"2017-12-13T09:57:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T09:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/?p=565"},"modified":"2017-12-13T09:57:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T09:57:32","slug":"one-of-a-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/2017\/12\/13\/one-of-a-kind\/","title":{"rendered":"One of a kind"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>13th<\/sup> of November was World Kindness Day. Yes! There really is such a day. Although honestly I think that every day should be kindness day \u2013 just like every day should be earth day.<\/p>\n

The world revolves around kindness.<\/p>\n

Just think a bit\u2026 if somebody smiles at you, or compliments you on something \u2013 you feel good. Right? It makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside and your whole body feels a little lighter and happier. Just because you are feeling good about yourself \u2013 you might then smile at somebody else involuntarily because you\u2019re in a good mood. And that might make them smile too.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a chain effect \u2013 a good one!<\/p>\n

Just the same if someone yells at you and makes you feel bad, you curl up into a little ball, and smart at the injustice of it all. You are far more likely to yell at the dog, shove the cat and be mean to the next person you come across.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s also a chain effect – a bad one.<\/p>\n

Being kind is a mind-set. It costs nothing and means the world. If you are a boss it can be as simple as thanking somebody (publically preferably \u2013 remember \u2013 thank in public and scold in private) for a job done. It does not have to be a hard or complicated job either. Being nice to people makes them feel valued and then they want to do more. Being nasty makes people think\u2026 why should I bother?<\/p>\n

It is crazy when people in charge belittle their staff and then still expect them to perform well. There\u2019s a guy who owns a restaurant near us and he always yells at his waitrons and treats them like dirt. Obviously his staff turn-over is very high yet he still does not get that he, him-self is the problem.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to say to say something nasty or demeaning \u2013 but it is even easier to say something nice.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And you don\u2019t have to lie \u2013 if you don\u2019t think a dress looks good on somebody \u2013 you could say you like the colour, or the style or something.<\/p>\n

There are numerous ways you can be kind. Lend a helping hand. Give a word of encouragement. Give somebody a letter or a card. Compliment a stranger.\u00a0 Or just smile at random people \u2013 that also does the trick.<\/p>\n

Have a nice day.<\/p>\n

Sibo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

13th of November was World Kindness Day. Yes! There really is such a day. Although honestly I think that every day should be kindness day \u2013 just like every day should be earth day. The world revolves around kindness. Just think a bit\u2026 if somebody smiles at you, or compliments you on something \u2013 you … Continue reading “One of a kind”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,79,80],"tags":[112,19,111,113],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":566,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565\/revisions\/566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.sibo.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}