13. One Kind Act a Day - Take the Kindness Pledge - Curtis Bennett

Our guest today is the Executive Director of One Kind Act a Day - a nonprofit organization changing the world one kind act at a time. Curtis shares that small acts of kindness, when done by many, can lead to significant change. At the heart of this vision is the idea that kindness has the power to change our lives and literally the world for the better. 

Against the odds, Curtis rose above a challenging life. His father left his family, left them destitute, and his is family had a history of depression. With so much seemingly working against him, Curtis had two things working in his favor: 1. Kind people gifing him opportunities and mentoring him even as a child, and 2. A mindset of determination that he would choose to be happy.

Take the Kindness Pledge:
https://thepowerofkind.org/

Chapter:
00:00 - Intro
02:02 - Every day I get to spread kindness
04:20 - Creation of “One Kind Act a Day” by Khosrow Semnani 
08:34 - People are starving for kindness
09:12 - Benefits of a kindness initiative - Predictable Results
10:16 - Tailor made kindness initiative for your organization 
14:37 - Matilda: We are revolting children - Revolt against bad with good
15:56 - Successes of One Kind Act a Day initiatives - 41,000 acts of kindness in 22 days
20:10 - How Curtis Bennet joined One Kind Act a Day
23:41 - Defying the odds From father leaving family to kind people lifting him up. 
26:57 - “I will never do to my child what my father did to me”
29:50 - First job at the age of 9 - Started paying rent at age 12
34:08 - "Idealize the real, and realize the ideal" 
36:45 - Check the Lee Brower Podcast: https://youtu.be/Tc1fOQrH6j0
38:13 - "I'm not a perfect father, but I'm perfectly committed to being a father"
40:45 - Check the Dr. Paul Jenkins Podcast: https://youtu.be/ddD2033jm2c
42:47 - How can we spread kindness?
47:14 - What does gratitude mean to Curtis Bennett