1. Leave money on a vending machine for someone
2. Bake cookies for your neighbors and drop them off
3. Serve at a homeless shelter or domestic violence shelter
4. Do a 5k for a good cause
5. Help at a Veterinarian office or animal shelter
6. Let someone go in front of you in a line
7. Make dinner for a friend
8. Write a thank you letter to someone who gave you something important
9. Write a compliment to someone’s boss you work with
10. Insert coins in someone’s parking meter, or leave quarters at a laundromat
11. Leave notes of encouragement on someone’s car
12. Buy a movie ticket or coffee for someone behind you in line
13. Write letters to military members, police, firefighers or first responders
14. Hold the door open for someone
15. Go out of your way to tell someone good morning
16. Babysit for free
26. Do someone a favor
27. Prepare a well thought out meal for your family
28. Bring in doughnuts or treats for your co-workers
29. Send a thoughtfully written letter or a card to a friend
30. Wash someone’s car (with permission of course)
31. Water a neighbor’s lawn / flowers
32. Give someone a gift card you don’t intend to use
33. Read a book to a child
34. Help a friend / partner with a chore
35. Leave your waiter or barista a generous tip
36. Spend time with a friend, family member, or grandparents
37. Invite someone you know (co-worker, family member) on a walk outside to relax
38. Reconnect with old friends
39. Leave some change on a wishing fountain for children
40. Take the time to listen to someone (really listen, without judgement, and with complete focus)
41. Encourage someone
42. Lend a friend a favorite book / movie
43. Offer someone your pen
44. Spread some encouragement online (social media)
45. Mow your neighbor’s lawn or rake their leaves (with permission)
46. Let someone else pick what to watch on TV
47. Pack someone a lunch for the day
48. Hold the elevator for someone
49. Make a family member breakfast in bed
50. Bring someone you know flowers or a treat
51. Bring used toys in good condition to a Domestic Violence shelter
52. Donate old clothing or other items
53. Run an errand for someone
54. Hide a love note for someone you love where they will find it later
55. Pick up litter somewhere (park, public space)
56. Send a care package to a soldier
57. Take a neighbors or friend’s dog on a walk
58. Give your seat up on the bus
59. Write down a friend’s best qualities and give it to them
60. Compliment a parent on their child’s good behavior
61. Donate towels or blankets to an animal shelter
62. Answer a question in an online forum
63. Let someone into your lane, or let them go first at a stop
64. Send a random thank you email to someone you admire
65. Put your phone away when you are with family or friends (give them undivided attention)
66. Tutor someone or help them with their classwork
67. Help someone try something new
68. Share your favorite recipe with a friend
69. Make a colleague, friend or classmate laugh
70. Do a task for your partner that they hate doing
71. Intentionally resist interrupting when someone is talking
72. Email or write an old teacher that made a difference in your life
73. Relay an overheard compliment
74. Play a board or card game with a senior citizen (retirement home / senior citizen home)
75. Compliment someone you know in front of others
76. Say thank you to the janitor
78. Give up your seat to someone
79. Organize a car pool to reduce pollution
80. Offer to return the shopping cart to the store for someone loading groceries in their car.