Expanish Volunteer Blog
4 ways to tell if you are a “save the world – give till you can’t give no more” type of volunteer.
Amongst us volunteers are those volunteers who are so selfless and are so eager to save the world that the rest of us have difficulties even trying to measure up to them – they are like the super heroes of volunteering.
Is this you?
4 ways to tell if you are the ultimate volunteer, willing to give it your all, every time around.
- You have a deep and strong belief that you will be able to change the world if you just keep trying. You can’t even imagine giving up or not trying because you KNOW that your efforts will pay off, someday.
- You feel obligated to help and just can’t let that obligation slide, not even for a moment. You can’t let anything go, if you receive an email where just with one click you can donate .5cents to a worthy cause, you can’t possibly let it go. You must click!
- You feel that it is your personal duty to help save the world and do not see any action as a sacrifice but rather as a calling and a duty that you are unable to ignore.
- You know in your heart that you can make change and so can others. You do not see any situation as too big, too hopeless, or to difficult; you wholeheartedly believe that with enough strength, will, and determination, that people can make positive change and make it stick.
If you are the ultimate volunteer:
- Remember to always praise yourself on your efforts and never be hard on yourself. You can try to do the best you can every time, but sometimes, things are just not going to go the way you want them to. Don’t be hard on yourself, instead praise yourself on your hard work, and look for new ways to overcome challenges in the future.
- Remember to take time to breath, enjoy your life, and see the good in it all. Sometimes its easy for you to lose your head under all the challenges and responsibilities, don’t let that happen! You only have one life to live, so beyond your volunteer responsibilities, take time to enjoy your life!
- Everyone can only do the best they can, don’t ask for more. Take people as they are and appreciate them that way.
If you are not the ultimate volunteer:
- Continue to try your best and praise yourself on all of your accomplishments! You are doing great!
- Remember that everyone has a calling in their life, some are meant to devote themselves to helping others and other people are meant to do what they can, when they can. Don’t push yourself to be someone that you are not.
- Find time in your life to volunteer and help out a worthy cause but and also find time in your life to live your life. You only get one go, so live it up!
Interested in taking some time out to volunteer in South America? Check out our volunteer programs in Argentina and why volunteering in Buenos Aires is a great opportunity!
