10 Ways to Bring Good Karma to Your Network

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Karma.

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Do you believe in it?

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Do you agree that it's a bitch?

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As the saying goes, studies show and you know how much I love study studies

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show that most of us do believe in karma, even if we don't admit it.

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Welcome to episode 99 of this ship.

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A podcast dedicated to all things, networking, business

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development, and relational.

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I'm your host, Julie Brown.

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And today I am talking about 10 ways to make karma work for you.

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Let's first define and describe karma.

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karma is a Sanskrit word.

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That means action work or deed, and it really speaks to the

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spiritual cycle of cause and effect.

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When we perform good deeds and have good intentions, we are adding to the

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good energy to our own good karma.

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But when we have bad intentions or do bad, deeds are bad.

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Karma starts to add.

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So these actions, words, or deeds, they have their own energy and we can also

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be affected by other people's karma.

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Nothing happens in a vacuum.

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Every situation you encounter in life as the result of someone else's karma,

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their actions, their work, or their deeds, according to karmic laws of

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cause and effect all of our actions, thoughts and intentions create.

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And if you believe in the laws of thermodynamics,

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energy cannot be destroyed.

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It can only be changed from one form to another.

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So where does that energy from our good deeds go?

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If you follow something long enough, it doesn't end.

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Your good deed has a journey and a future.

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We don't know what form it will end up taking and how many people it will affect.

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We have to just trust that it's going somewhere.

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Even if it isn't coming back to us.

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So how can we create positive karma in our networks?

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How many good actions work deeds or intentions can we give

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to the people in our network.

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Karma is real.

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When it is rooted in selfishness, your good actions work, deeds or

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intentions will inspire others in your networking guests.

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When you build a better, happier, more fulfilled network, you get to live

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in the world that is shaped by that better, happier and more fulfilled

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network and reap all of the benefits of it, tangible and intangible.

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So what are some of the ways we can build up the good karma within our network?

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A recent article by Inc describes 10 ideas we can put into practice every day

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to habitually do for others in our life.

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Here are those 10 ways, one offer a compliment, telling someone you think

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he or she, she has done her job well is an easy way to spread positivity that

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costs, you know, Or don't make it about work, make it about something easy.

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I recently bought this pair of pants at TJ Maxx, gorgeous linen pants with like

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tropical leaves and shit all over it.

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So comfy and so fun.

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And every fucking day I wear those pants.

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Someone stops me to tell me how awesome my pants are.

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And I'm like, I know TJ.

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20 bucks.

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Go get yourself a pair before they're gone.

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I always feel awesome.

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Every time someone stops me to talk about my pants.

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To make a good recommendation.

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As in leave a positive review about something.

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Did you buy something on Amazon that you loved?

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Like my book, maybe leave a positive review for the author or the seller

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of the product that you bought.

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Have a podcast that you always listened to.

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Leave a positive review.

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Did someone post something on LinkedIn and achievement, a story, anything,

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leave a positive comment about that person or that story or that achievement?

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Just like number one, this doesn't cost you anything.

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And it puts so much good out into a world three.

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Just start working as in pitch in without being asked, volunteer your time.

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Do good work.

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For find someone, a job, make a connection or a recommendation that

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can help someone else's career goals, especially when there is nothing

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obvious in it for you five offer.

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Thanks.

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Think every single person for what they do for you or how they make you feel.

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Most people greatly appreciate even a simple statement of another

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person's appreciation of them.

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Giveaway something valuable.

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Now the article means this as in, if you are offered something that you

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can't use or isn't a fit for you or your business, give it to someone else.

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This could be something tangible, like an object, or it could mean work.

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Like when people reach out to me to ask if I will speak on a subject that

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I don't cover, I don't simply say no.

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I make sure I make the introduction to someone who can speak on that subject.

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I give that work to the other person.

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Seven, teach someone to do something instead of being the person who just

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does everything themselves, take the time to teach someone else aspects of what

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you do or take time to mentor others.

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Eight.

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Listen.

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No, that's it.

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Listen.

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It might be the greatest gift we have to offer simply to listen actively and

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truly hear what other people have to say.

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Offer forgiveness.

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We've all done things to other people that we regret.

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If you want to spread good karma, sometimes the best way to do so is

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to forgive people for some of the bad vibes they've sent your way.

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Show up, show up for the people in your life.

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When they throw a party, go to it.

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When they are a part of an event, go to it.

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When they launch a new product, be there for them.

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When they do a LinkedIn live event, I tend in comment, show up every

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day for the people in your network.

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So there's it.

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There's the 10 things, but you should do all those things.

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And others trust that the good karma is going somewhere.

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Even if it isn't coming back to you.

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Trust.

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The actions work Indeeds of others.

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Positive karma will indeed find its way to you on its journey.

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Onto the drink of the week.

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And this week we have a cocktail named after something.

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We certainly don't want to happen.

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This week's cocktail is called the karma killer.

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I have no idea why, because I can't figure it out, but, here's

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what you're going to need.

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One ounce of dark rum, a quarter ounce of peach brand.

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Maybe it's that maybe it's the peach Brandy that kills the karma bull one

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ounce of orange juice, one ounce of pineapple juice, one ounce of grapefruit

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juice and a quarter ounce of triple sack.

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Pour the rum triple sec, impeach Brandy into highball glass, three fourths of the

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way filled with ice cubes and then add the fruit juices, stairwell and serve.

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All right friends.

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That's it for this.

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Now go put some, good Juju out in the world.

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Like maybe if you read my book and you haven't given me a review on Amazon,

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that would be amazing because this guy left me a two star review recently

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and it just kind of made me feel bad.

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And also if you haven't had a chance to review this podcast, I would love

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it if you would do that as well.

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So that is.

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I hope I haven't killed the karma with those requests.

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I'll talk to you next week.