{"id":299,"date":"2017-09-01T07:19:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T06:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danieledavi.com\/blog\/?p=299"},"modified":"2017-08-03T22:38:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T21:38:36","slug":"the-five-minute-favor-secret-weapon-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danieledavi.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/the-five-minute-favor-secret-weapon-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The five-minute favor secret weapon for success"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">Adam Rifkin&nbsp;is<\/a><a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">&nbsp;a very successful serial entrepreneur<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">who spends a huge amount of his time helping other people.<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">And his secret weapon is the five-minute favor.<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">Adam said, &#8220;You don&#8217;t have to be Mother Teresa or Gandhi<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">to be a giver.<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">You just have to find small ways to add large value<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">to other people&#8217;s lives.&#8221;<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">That could be as simple as making an introduction<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">between two people who could benefit from knowing each other.<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">It could be sharing your knowledge or giving a little bit of feedback.<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">Or It might be even something as basic as saying,<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">&#8220;You know,<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">I&#8217;m going to try and figure out<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">if I can recognize somebody whose work has gone unnoticed.&#8221;<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">And those five-minute favors are really critical<\/a> <a class=\"t-d:n hover\/bg:gray-l.5\" tabindex=\"0\">to helping givers set boundaries and protect themselves.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Adam Grant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Rifkin&nbsp;is&nbsp;a very successful serial entrepreneur who spends a huge amount of his time helping other people. 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