Rewarding Kindness with Jimmy Darts

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Education, Careers, Self-improvement, Business

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

On the path to fame, most rising stars abandon their morals. Not Jimmy Darts. He’s done just the opposite. Jimmy started his career as a YouTuber pulling ill-advised pranks. Two decades later, he and his 20 million fans now make the world a kinder place by donating life-changing money to unsuspecting strangers who are spontaneously kind, compassionate, or generous. This is… A Bit of Optimism. For more on Jimmy and his work, check out: https://www.jimmydarts.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2BoMmoR5HSmz5-oS8_1ENw www.instagram.com/jimmydarts

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0:00.0	In a world that seems to be more selfish than selfless, a world that seems to be consumed
0:11.7	with achieving fame just for the sake of being famous, it's nice to know that there
0:17.2	are people like Jimmy Darts out there.
0:19.8	Jimmy is 27 years old and has a social media following of nearly 20 million people.
0:25.2	And his videos are not cheap stunts and ways just to drive followers.
0:30.5	He shows the value of giving, of kindness.
0:35.6	When someone shows him generosity and kindness with no expectation of anything in return,
0:40.8	he gives them money to say thank you.
0:43.1	And the results are nothing short of inspiring.
0:46.0	This is a bit of optimism.
0:52.3	Becoming internet famous, it's like a thing now.
0:55.1	I've read that you ask young people, what do you want to be when you grow up and the
0:58.7	number one answer is influencer.
1:00.5	As a result, I think fame should be a byproduct of having done something else.
1:04.8	It shouldn't be the driver itself.
1:06.7	But so many people who want to be famous, they're doing stunts and tricks and things just
1:11.8	to gain followers.
1:13.6	You're different.
1:14.9	You're out there trying to promote and demonstrate kindness and values.
1:21.9	How did your internet journey start?
1:23.8	What did you start doing?
1:24.8	Is this how you started?
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