Volunteering Makes You More Attractive
Do you want to be happier, more successful, and more attractive to the opposite sex. I have a very simple solution – one that you can implement immediately, and it doesn’t cost you a cent.
The scientific findings of Positive Psychology show that volunteering makes you sexier, happier, more popular, and basically more content with life. SEEK Volunteer (a client of Naked’s) makes it easy. Check out how here.
Please spread the word, and volunteer some of your time – it’s a much more effective route to life satisfaction than wasting your money on personal development courses such as Landmark or Anthony Robbins.
Be happier for free.
Fritz Bachen is a Consumer Psychologist and Founding Partner at Naked Communications. Fritz can be seen, read or heard at; The Gruen Transfer, ABC Radio (Sunday nights), Adnews columnist, as well as The Australian, Cleo, Mumbrella, Shop Till You Drop and so on. He speaks at numerous conferences on marketing, ideas, contemporary culture, and consumer behaviour. Fritz has degress in clinical psychology and commerce (marketing). A registered psychologist and has worked in private practice, forensic settings, advertising (Saatchi & Saatchi) and marketing consultancy (Added Value). He was also state under 12 chess champion on WA, and has a board game called The Analyst selling well in the Benelux countries.
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mikej
May 12th, 2009nice post
I did a research initiative into recruitment of grads here in the UK into different fields for a client. What came out was a huge drive from grads to go after jobs in charities / not for profit and general volunteering groups. The HR heads of all these commented that they never needed to push out their message to grads to apply. It was more getting through and filtering the million applications they had.
I think there is something interesting here that in a mature market their is a growth in people trying to get away from the truly consumerist cycle and are focusing a little more on intrinsic motivations. As it has been proven that the increase in affluence doesnt mean the increase in happiness.
Im seeing this in the growth of crafting and hobbies a lot as well. Gaining something from the experience itself.
But dotn get me wrong its going to the next level now where it is becoming a social currency for the extrinsic as well. Look at me I helped these people.
But I guess if we gain something personally to drive our own happiness and we talk about it to push others. We might help address a couple of the small problems in our communities. Which makes everyone happier. right.
Cool initiative Fritz using a brand and the net to bring people together to address problems
Fritz Bachen
May 19th, 2009Hi Mike,
Nice to hear from you. I like the alturistic thought – I dont argue against that, only that external motivators can be just as influential and that volunteer organisations are crap at talking about them.
Jeremy
Jun 5th, 2009Hi Fritz,
While I am less sure of Positive Psychology as a whole, I'm definitely with you that prosocial behaviour does lead to greater interpersonal attraction.
Just a question on your last post, where do you think NGOs and volunteer organisations fail in talking about altruism?
Fritz Bachen
Jun 6th, 2009Jeremy, my experience with many NGO's is that they take a community wide approach to the problem (and solution) rather than highlighting what's in it for me. I'm not sure the concept of alturism can exist – as 'all' positive deeds pay back. Therefore, doing something without expecting reward is difficult as reward is always forthcoming.
The point of the post was to call out the immidiate and real benefits – you as an individual will get if you volunteer. This will make for more effective communications rather than the generic feelgood stuff / or shock tactics we see so often.
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