​Kindness

What Is Kindness?

Kindness refers to your ability to be friendly, generous, and considerate. When you are kind to others you open up the opportunity to build strong relationships while increasing personal well-being and the well-being of others.

Why is it important to build this skill?

When you are kind to others, you create an environment where kindness is the norm. People want to be kind to you in return, you feel good about doing the right thing, and you help others experience more positive emotions.

​Activities to develop this skill:

Gratitude Note

Gratitude is the process by which we feel or express thanks for someone or something in our lives. In this activity, you learn one way to practice gratitude for others.

Assertiveness

For this activity, you are going to reflect a bit on your interpersonal style to make sure that you are relating to others in ways that are fair to you. In this emotion activity, you learn the emotion skill, assertiveness, to better advocate for yourself and others.

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