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Do you have someone in your life you want to make happy? Can you transfer your own energy to someone else?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy doesn\u2019t exist in a vacuum. Just as you\u2019re energized by the people in your life, so too is the world affected by the energy you have to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at how to boost someone’s mood, just as others do to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Energize Those Around You<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simon Alexander Ong says you should deeply consider how to boost someone’s mood and in what way the energy you bring to the world will linger into posterity. Even the small things we do can be significant to those we interact with. For this reason, Ong argues that everyone has the ability to help others, regardless of what\u2019s going on in your life.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, your energy is your most valuable possession, and what better use for it could there be than to elevate the world and lives around you? How to do this runs the gamut from being an energizing leader in your workplace or community to simply showing kindness to a person in need. Ong insists that by giving energy to others, you gift yourself with a sense of joy and fulfillment that keeps your positive energy flowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Schwarzenegger makes a similar point in Be Useful<\/em><\/a>, which he frames in the context of the modern-day myth that anyone can \u201cpull themselves up by their bootstraps.\u201d Some people believe that one person’s success means someone else’s loss, but Schwarzenegger insists that the opposite is true\u2014that every step you take forward is made possible by someone else’s assistance<\/a>, so achieving your dreams<\/a> is a collective effort that you\u2019re morally obliged to repay in kind. When you help others\u2014whether in your career, as part of a hobby, or working with those in need\u2014it creates a positive feedback cycle<\/a> that benefits everyone involved.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ong asserts that how you direct your energy<\/a> every day shapes your personal future and the way that others will remember you.<\/strong> To this end, your past doesn\u2019t matter as much as what you\u2019re doing now and where your energy is going. Ong suggests you reflect on how people might think about you when you\u2019re gone. The point of this exercise isn\u2019t to be morbid, but to help you be aware of the distance between who you are<\/a> at present and who you\u2019d like to be. The energy that you give back to the world is what will let you cross that distance, so let go of the negative beliefs and influences that are holding you back<\/a> and let your positive energy flow in a way that lets you and those around you feel more alive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Thinking about your mortality<\/a> doesn\u2019t have to be an energy drain. After all, it\u2019s a positive thought that what your energy sets in motion will continue after you\u2019re gone. In The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership<\/em><\/a>, John C. Maxwell advises that you plan for this\u2014consider your sense of purpose<\/a>, strengths, opportunities, and whom you might be able to impact. Maxwell says to <\/strong>decide on your legacy early in life<\/a> so you can set it in motion while you\u2019re able to do so. Remember that your legacy isn\u2019t about what you accomplished as much as it\u2019s about the work you began that others will continue, adding their energy to your initial spark.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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