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Generosity as a core value at a Landscaping Company? We think so!

“I left my first meeting with Grant and Marla knowing 2 things without a doubt: 1) Kindness and generosity are at the forefront of every interaction they have, and 2) I needed to be part of the Nextra team" (Jordan - Nextra Team Member) 

Generosity and humility are two of our core values at Nextra. We believe in their power and strive to live them out in our professional and personal lives every day. We have been on the receiving end of much generosity and humility and we remember how good and thankful it made us feel. We want people to experience that feeling when they interact with us.  

Maya Angelou said, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. And it is so true. Generosity and humility are expressions of kindness. Did you know studies have linked kindness to physical and emotional health? They’ve discovered kindness lowers levels of stress hormones, leaves people feeling less lonely and happier. They have better cardiovascular health and they live longer. The article Chris (Mr. Mow-It-All) sent us even said that a soon-to-be published study found kind people may even be considered better looking. 

Stephanie Preston, a psychology professor at University of Michigan, says that kindness can even change your brain. “When we’re kind, a part of the reward system called the nucleus accumbens activates—our brain responds the same way it would if we ate a piece of chocolate cake. In addition, when we see the response of the recipient of our kindness—when the person thanks us or smiles back—our brain releases oxytocin, the feel-good bonding hormone. This oxytocin boost makes the pleasure of the experience more lasting.” 

In our current climate of supply shortages, constant unknowns and ever-changing guidelines, our stress levels may be higher than normal, and understandably so. Being kind is not just a nice thing to do, it’s the healthy thing to do, and now more than ever, our kindness muscle needs to be stretched.

Here are a few things you can do to be kinder as mentioned in the article linked above:

  1. Make it a habit.
  2. Don’t overcomplicate it.
  3. Be kind to yourself
  4. Make small talk 
  5. Remember your loved ones
  6. Model kindness to your children
  7. Recognize kindness in others and thank them for it. 

For a full list and to read the entire feel-good article you can click HERE.

Thank you for being here. We appreciate all of your feedback and are so grateful for all of you.

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