Service-Minded: 33 Ideas for Being a Positive Influence

Following is a list of actual actions a population of students do on a regular basis to be a positive influence on the world around them. The students were anywhere from 9th graders to adult students who attended our SLAM (Serious Leaders And Movers) workshops on Tuesday at Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma City (Rockwell Campus). SLAM meets once a month on one of the three FT campuses in Oklahoma City - Rockwell, Reno and Portland campuses.

The question is: What is on your list?

1. Working hard at my job


2. Being involved in school clubs


3. Volunteering in the community


4. Working with people with addictions


5. Having good hygiene


6. Baby-sitting my little sister


7. Working with senior citizens


8. Going the speed limit


9. Started church youth choir


10. Courteous driving


11. Holding door open for people


12. Being involved in the Special Olympics


13. Controlling emotions


14. Helping out with military troops with hugs


15. Teaching people how to dance


16. Recycle


17. Talk to shy people


18. Encouraging others


19. Having a positive attitude


20. Respect others property


21. Cleaning up after myself


22. Listening to others


23. Helping even when I don’t have to


24. Smelling the flowers


25. Being responsible


26. Giving money to homeless people


27. Not tailgating


28. Keeping some all white Nikes


29. Church group involvement


30. Not littering


31. Staying in school


32. Not smoking


33. Mentoring