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I Am Assignment #4: Learn the Power of One

Posted: Thu 12/29/2011 07:00 AM

Intention: Sometimes the thought of "making change" can be overwhelming: Do I have time? I don't want to do it alone. Why don't I start next year? But here's the thing: Now is the time to change your mind and your perception. As you'll see in I Am, historian Howard Zinn says, "Change happens from millions of tiny acts."

Assignment: Perform one random act of kindness. Tell us what you did and inspire someone else to follow your lead.

Examples: Get creative: Buy a few newspapers and hand them out to your fellow subway riders. Leave a cheerful plant anonymously on a colleague's desk. Surprise your children with notes in their lunch boxes. Buy an extra cup of coffee and give it to the police officer outside.

Watch I Am on "Super Soul Sunday" January 1 at 8 a.m. and noon ET/PT.

Missed an assignment? Catch up here!
Assignment #1: Shift Your Thinking
Assignment #2: Decide What You Really Need in Life
Assignment #3: Let Go
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