Why It Only Takes Five Minutes to Help a Stranger

Five-minute favors are small — but create exponential returns

Always help a stranger — Pic by J W

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” — Martin Luther King

I challenge you to give me a good excuse for not helping a stranger.

How many times do we walk away from someone in need? How many emails do we ignore when people request a small favor? How often are we too busy to give someone else a hand?

Time is usually the most frequent, yet useless, reason.

There really is no excuse for not carving out time to help a stranger. You just need five minutes to create an exponential impact on someone else’s life.

No One Else but You Can

“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
― Anne Frank

You might not consider yourself in a position of privilege, but we all are.

Regardless of how we are doing, we all have something others lack. You don’t need to be rich or an influencer to help other people.

Take a minute to reflect on your gifts.