Thursday, December 4, 2008

Giving


At Innovative Fitness we are constantly “giving”. Not only do we give to our customers and our team, we extend our support by giving to charities we believe in and support those in need. A prime example of our community coming together and giving was this past Friday ‘Train the Trainer’. We raised over $15,000 in West Vancouver for an amazing charity in which Canuck Place encourages each child to ‘embrace life’ and believes in enhancing the quality of whatever time a child may have left by empowering them to live fully and joyfully. These children are unfortunate due to their life threatening illnesses and it is extremely hard on the families. Sometimes I forget how much we really do make a difference in the community by giving. Also, by us supporting such a great organization “Canuck Place Hospice”, this allows a great service to be provided to ill children in the future.

Within our jobs we are constantly giving to eachother as well as our customers. There is a wide spectrum. IF has done such a great job at developing local leaders in the community that sometimes we forget how much we are giving since it begins to feel natural to many of us. Here are some prime everyday examples on how we give in our everyday life at work. Passing our knowledge to teammates as well as customers, challenging a customer or fellow coach to provide them with growth, supporting teammates through hard times as well our customers, little things etc. That being said lets continue to give and share. What are you doing outside your workplace to give to the community?

Some ideas:

  • Bring a homeless person a meal
  • Feed the birds at the lake
  • Pick up litter if you see it on the street
  • Volunteer at a local event
  • Give a compliment to a stranger

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