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For decades, we've been told the key to prosperity is to look out for number one. But recent science shows that to achieve durable success, we need to be more than just achievers; we need to be compassionate achievers. New research in biology, neuroscience, and economics has found that compassion - recognizing a problem or caring about another's pain and making a commitment to help - not only improves others' lives; it can transform our own.

Here is another reading from my blog series Nourishing Reads For Mental Well-Being. I hope you find it useful. Please do share with those who might need it!

Bystander intervention is simply overcoming that “freeze” instinct and getting back to the very human desire to take care of one another. It’s not about being the hero, strapping on spandex, and saving the day. And it certainly isn’t about sacrificing your own safety. From the nonprofit organization Hollaback!, I’ve Got Your Back teaches listeners the ins and outs of bystander intervention using Hollaback!’s methodology: the 5D’s of bystander intervention—distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct.

Helping Ninjas Podcast: Inspiring others to help the world! This is a podcast to inspire others to help the world! We want inspire kids like us to learn how to help the planet, each other and ourselves and to learn about others who are helping the world right now. Our guests are going to be activists, scientists, world leaders, celebrities and just every day people —like you & me— who are doing things to change the world! Whether you are helping the planet, each other or yourself — every little act of help makes a difference. Learning how to help the world is important! We like helping, ...