2.28.2008

Service-Minded: 33 Ideas for Being a Positive Influence




Following is a list of actual actions a population of students do on a regular basis to be a positive influence on the world around them. The students were anywhere from 9th graders to adult students who attended our SLAM (Serious Leaders And Movers) workshops on Tuesday at Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma City (Rockwell Campus). SLAM meets once a month on one of the three FT campuses in Oklahoma City - Rockwell, Reno and Portland campuses.

The question is: What is on your list?





  1. Working hard at my job


  2. Being involved in school clubs


  3. Volunteering in the community


  4. Working with people with addictions


  5. Having good hygiene


  6. Baby-sitting my little sister


  7. Working with senior citizens


  8. Going the speed limit


  9. Started church youth choir


  10. Courteous driving


  11. Holding door open for people


  12. Being involved in the Special Olympics


  13. Controlling emotions


  14. Helping out with military troops with hugs


  15. Teaching people how to dance


  16. Recycle


  17. Talk to shy people


  18. Encouraging others


  19. Having a positive attitude


  20. Respect others property


  21. Cleaning up after myself


  22. Listening to others


  23. Helping even when I don’t have to


  24. Smelling the flowers


  25. Being responsible


  26. Giving money to homeless people


  27. Not tailgating


  28. Keeping some all white Nikes


  29. Church group involvement


  30. Not littering


  31. Staying in school


  32. Not smoking


  33. Mentoring


Processing Questions for PLI Curriculum Teachers/Trainers:

1. What are three actions you do to be a positive influence on the world?

2. How do these actions positively influence those around you?

3. In what ways can you move others to positively influence the world?

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