#107: Why You Should Be Selfish And Help People

Arnold's Pump Club

Health & Fitness, Fitness

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🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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If you're looking for a mental and emotional boost, Arnold has a recommendation -- be selfish and help other people. It might not make much sense, but Arnold explain how giving back is the most selfless act that can benefit your own life too. And, you'll learn about research showing the fascinating relationship between laughter and disease.

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0:00.0	Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club. On Saturday, I donated and handed out
0:08.4	toys at the Miracle on First Street Celebration at the Hollumbeck Center in Boyle Heights in East
0:15.6	Los Angeles. That isn't big news. I've been doing it for more than three decades.
0:22.1	But there is something I thought about while I was there in my Christmas sweater with the music
0:28.3	blasting, passing out bicycles and scooters. And all the new toys I've never heard of,
0:34.8	I always tell you the power of giving back. I talk about the responsibility of helping others
0:41.0	because all of us have been helped throughout our lives. One thing I haven't talked enough about
0:46.9	is how great it feels to do something for someone else. It sounds strange, like you're taking
0:53.4	something selfless and making itselfish. But it is true almost nothing feels better than helping
0:59.4	someone else. Recently, in the pump app, some members of the village were talking about how even
1:06.4	when they feel horrible, helping someone else gives them a boost. I can tell you that Saturday,
1:13.0	I felt fantastic when I showed up to donate gifts. But when I left, there was nothing that was
1:18.0	going to wipe the smile of my face. I believe we feel so wonderful when we give back and help
1:25.4	others because we feel useful. We see that we have a purpose. We understand that we have more
1:31.6	power than we thought. No matter what else is going on, when we do something for even one person,
1:39.2	we have an impact on the world. We change the world. I told you after Thanksgiving that it's important
1:45.9	to give back anywhere you can this time of year because there are people who need your help.
1:50.9	As we head into Christmas and the New Year, consider this your reminder. If you can find a way to do
1:57.7	something for someone else, whether it is a donation, buying a meal or just giving a compliment,
2:04.4	you're going to find that you also do something for yourself. That's what I call a win-win.
2:10.0	Before I go, I have one more item to discuss. We've told you many times that movement is medicine,
2:18.3	but the adage that laughter is the best medicine is more than a feel-good statement.
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