[Applause] you better what I’m gonna tell you I
you better what I’m gonna tell you I
you better what I’m gonna tell you I hope you feel better your anxiety levels
hope you feel better your anxiety levels
hope you feel better your anxiety levels are gonna drop your blood pressure
are gonna drop your blood pressure
are gonna drop your blood pressure reduce your blood circulation increase
reduce your blood circulation increase
reduce your blood circulation increase improving your vitality and ultimately
improving your vitality and ultimately
improving your vitality and ultimately making you live longer imagine that
making you live longer imagine that
making you live longer imagine that anybody interested show hands everyone
anybody interested show hands everyone
anybody interested show hands everyone else is lying okay well let me tell you
else is lying okay well let me tell you
else is lying okay well let me tell you how I came across this unexpectedly my
how I came across this unexpectedly my
how I came across this unexpectedly my name is Mark Kelly I’m married I’ve got
name is Mark Kelly I’m married I’ve got
name is Mark Kelly I’m married I’ve got two kids I run a business I’ve got the
two kids I run a business I’ve got the
two kids I run a business I’ve got the same concerns as everybody else here I’d
same concerns as everybody else here I’d
same concerns as everybody else here I’d love to be happier and healthier like
love to be happier and healthier like
love to be happier and healthier like everybody else here I’m sure on a cold
everybody else here I’m sure on a cold
everybody else here I’m sure on a cold and wet January morning I was running to
and wet January morning I was running to
and wet January morning I was running to work and I came across a homeless man
work and I came across a homeless man
work and I came across a homeless man the same homeless man truth be told that
the same homeless man truth be told that
the same homeless man truth be told that I walked by each time and I don’t know
I walked by each time and I don’t know
I walked by each time and I don’t know what it was for I said to him would you
what it was for I said to him would you
what it was for I said to him would you want anything
want anything
want anything he said yeah I do coffee a milk and two
he said yeah I do coffee a milk and two
he said yeah I do coffee a milk and two sugars grant so went in they got it from
sugars grant so went in they got it from
sugars grant so went in they got it from and I gave it to him and I said my name
and I gave it to him and I said my name
and I gave it to him and I said my name is mark by the way Sedley thanks for the
is mark by the way Sedley thanks for the
is mark by the way Sedley thanks for the coffee then I was it awful away running
coffee then I was it awful away running
coffee then I was it awful away running back to work and laying around that
back to work and laying around that
back to work and laying around that morning I was feeling really good now
morning I was feeling really good now
morning I was feeling really good now I wasn’t sure because feeling really
I wasn’t sure because feeling really
I wasn’t sure because feeling really good because I gave somebody a coffee or
good because I gave somebody a coffee or
good because I gave somebody a coffee or because he was homeless not quite sure
because he was homeless not quite sure
because he was homeless not quite sure but let me give you a little bit of
but let me give you a little bit of
but let me give you a little bit of background at me I’m a guy who’s always
background at me I’m a guy who’s always
background at me I’m a guy who’s always chasing self-help book seminar yoga
chasing self-help book seminar yoga
chasing self-help book seminar yoga class I’m trying them all in and this
class I’m trying them all in and this
class I’m trying them all in and this feeling made me feel better than any of
feeling made me feel better than any of
feeling made me feel better than any of them so I started to Google I was like
them so I started to Google I was like
them so I started to Google I was like how can I make a difference a small
how can I make a difference a small
how can I make a difference a small difference to somebody that’s homeless
difference to somebody that’s homeless
difference to somebody that’s homeless so it turns out that money and
so it turns out that money and
so it turns out that money and perishable goods they’re actually not
perishable goods they’re actually not
perishable goods they’re actually not the way to go but to paste to brush and
the way to go but to paste to brush and
the way to go but to paste to brush and socks are so he said grant went with two
socks are so he said grant went with two
socks are so he said grant went with two pennies in Blanche’s town and I got a
pennies in Blanche’s town and I got a
pennies in Blanche’s town and I got a Tanner’s worked and I started to put
Tanner’s worked and I started to put
Tanner’s worked and I started to put them in these little plastic packs
them in these little plastic packs
them in these little plastic packs and I put them in my bag and I said if
and I put them in my bag and I said if
and I put them in my bag and I said if and when I come across anyone that needs
and when I come across anyone that needs
and when I come across anyone that needs them coming and going from work
them coming and going from work
them coming and going from work I’ll give them a pack so Monday evening
I’ll give them a pack so Monday evening
I’ll give them a pack so Monday evening I’m coming home I’m cycling through the
I’m coming home I’m cycling through the
I’m coming home I’m cycling through the liberties and I came across somebody
liberties and I came across somebody
liberties and I came across somebody grab my bike went over handed the pack
grab my bike went over handed the pack
grab my bike went over handed the pack he didn’t look up didn’t acknowledge us
he didn’t look up didn’t acknowledge us
he didn’t look up didn’t acknowledge us as a bit disappointed if I’m honest
as a bit disappointed if I’m honest
as a bit disappointed if I’m honest so got back on the bike but hey you know
so got back on the bike but hey you know
so got back on the bike but hey you know whatever got back on the bike and I’m
whatever got back on the bike and I’m
whatever got back on the bike and I’m cycling down by Houston station and I
cycling down by Houston station and I
cycling down by Houston station and I came across a man just beside the bridge
came across a man just beside the bridge
came across a man just beside the bridge there and he was wearing these socks but
there and he was wearing these socks but
there and he was wearing these socks but they were tonus sucks the type of socks
they were tonus sucks the type of socks
they were tonus sucks the type of socks that you would have if you just come out
that you would have if you just come out
that you would have if you just come out of an operation so I got off my bike you
of an operation so I got off my bike you
of an operation so I got off my bike you took out my pack and I handed this woman
took out my pack and I handed this woman
took out my pack and I handed this woman he took out the black socks and he
he took out the black socks and he
he took out the black socks and he fought them on he looked up at me now I
fought them on he looked up at me now I
fought them on he looked up at me now I could see I made a difference so go back
could see I made a difference so go back
could see I made a difference so go back on my bike I put the kids to bed and
on my bike I put the kids to bed and
on my bike I put the kids to bed and made some dinner and I was just feeling
made some dinner and I was just feeling
made some dinner and I was just feeling great I was like that small difference
great I was like that small difference
great I was like that small difference it made to their friends and I was
it made to their friends and I was
it made to their friends and I was feeling really good so for the next
feeling really good so for the next
feeling really good so for the next couple of weeks I just started to do act
couple of weeks I just started to do act
couple of weeks I just started to do act of kindness I’d leave her door open just
of kindness I’d leave her door open just
of kindness I’d leave her door open just long enough for someone else to walk by
long enough for someone else to walk by
long enough for someone else to walk by buy somebody a coffee I be able with my
buy somebody a coffee I be able with my
buy somebody a coffee I be able with my charlie from shopping instead of
charlie from shopping instead of
charlie from shopping instead of bringing it back to the Charlie ranch I
bringing it back to the Charlie ranch I
bringing it back to the Charlie ranch I actually bring it over to someone’s car
actually bring it over to someone’s car
actually bring it over to someone’s car give take it to your often they can take
give take it to your often they can take
give take it to your often they can take the trolley and then I do my way one of
the trolley and then I do my way one of
the trolley and then I do my way one of my colleagues John has said he caught me
my colleagues John has said he caught me
my colleagues John has said he caught me act doing a nice deed and he said to me
act doing a nice deed and he said to me
act doing a nice deed and he said to me that’s really nice what you’re doing I
that’s really nice what you’re doing I
that’s really nice what you’re doing I said you know what I’m not doing it for
said you know what I’m not doing it for
said you know what I’m not doing it for them I’m actually doing it for me
them I’m actually doing it for me
them I’m actually doing it for me because actually most selfish thing you
because actually most selfish thing you
because actually most selfish thing you can do and it made me feel really good
can do and it made me feel really good
can do and it made me feel really good word spread in my office as far as
word spread in my office as far as
word spread in my office as far as learning development and they said mark
learning development and they said mark
learning development and they said mark I think we should share this tell more
I think we should share this tell more
I think we should share this tell more people about us so we did so we did
people about us so we did so we did
people about us so we did so we did random acts of kindness for a week he
random acts of kindness for a week he
random acts of kindness for a week he was kind of like Chris Kindle but random
was kind of like Chris Kindle but random
was kind of like Chris Kindle but random we had a jar we put everyone’s name in
we had a jar we put everyone’s name in
we had a jar we put everyone’s name in us and they took a name and they do an
us and they took a name and they do an
us and they took a name and they do an act of kindness for somebody else in the
act of kindness for somebody else in the
act of kindness for somebody else in the job so Connor at lunchtime got a
job so Connor at lunchtime got a
job so Connor at lunchtime got a sandwich on his desk
sandwich on his desk
sandwich on his desk Dave our sales manager who spent most of
Dave our sales manager who spent most of
Dave our sales manager who spent most of his time our sales meetings drive around
his time our sales meetings drive around
his time our sales meetings drive around Ireland two colleagues surprised
Ireland two colleagues surprised
Ireland two colleagues surprised them and watched his car one of our
them and watched his car one of our
them and watched his car one of our colleagues just started two days into
colleagues just started two days into
colleagues just started two days into her new job and a bicycle stolen on
her new job and a bicycle stolen on
her new job and a bicycle stolen on hardwood trees as an office we came
hardwood trees as an office we came
hardwood trees as an office we came together and we donated four euro each
together and we donated four euro each
together and we donated four euro each and the Friday we presented her with a
and the Friday we presented her with a
and the Friday we presented her with a new bike she couldn’t believe that we
new bike she couldn’t believe that we
new bike she couldn’t believe that we would do this for her she burst into
would do this for her she burst into
would do this for her she burst into tears crying she now had a bicycle to go
tears crying she now had a bicycle to go
tears crying she now had a bicycle to go with that helmet that she’d been looking
with that helmet that she’d been looking
with that helmet that she’d been looking at all week we were on a high because we
at all week we were on a high because we
at all week we were on a high because we just found out for Euro we could see the
just found out for Euro we could see the
just found out for Euro we could see the difference it makes now at the start of
difference it makes now at the start of
difference it makes now at the start of this talk I said to you I’ll make you
this talk I said to you I’ll make you
this talk I said to you I’ll make you look younger and make you look feel
look younger and make you look feel
look younger and make you look feel better anyone interested still yeah well
better anyone interested still yeah well
better anyone interested still yeah well it turns out when you do a nice deed the
it turns out when you do a nice deed the
it turns out when you do a nice deed the hormone oxytocin is released that has a
hormone oxytocin is released that has a
hormone oxytocin is released that has a knock-on impact that drops your blood
knock-on impact that drops your blood
knock-on impact that drops your blood pressure reduces your anxiety gets the
pressure reduces your anxiety gets the
pressure reduces your anxiety gets the blood circulating so much so it goes up
blood circulating so much so it goes up
blood circulating so much so it goes up to cheeks so they go all rosy red so you
to cheeks so they go all rosy red so you
to cheeks so they go all rosy red so you look about 10 years younger where to
look about 10 years younger where to
look about 10 years younger where to improve your vitality because
improve your vitality because
improve your vitality because statistically shows you’re gonna live
statistically shows you’re gonna live
statistically shows you’re gonna live longer now I came across this completely
longer now I came across this completely
longer now I came across this completely unexpectedly I was thinking I can make a
unexpectedly I was thinking I can make a
unexpectedly I was thinking I can make a difference here so what I’m asking you
difference here so what I’m asking you
difference here so what I’m asking you today is do one act of kindness a day
today is do one act of kindness a day
today is do one act of kindness a day for you but you just might help society
for you but you just might help society
for you but you just might help society around the world thank you
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