Step-by-Step: How to Play the goodness game
Follow these simple,
soul-sustaining steps to discover your helping style, build a sustainable rhythm of kindness, and start making a quiet difference—one small act at a time.
soul-sustaining steps to discover your helping style, build a sustainable rhythm of kindness, and start making a quiet difference—one small act at a time.
Step 1:
Take the Helper’s Heart Test
Determine your helping style:
- Do you give best through money, time, labor, connections, or ideas?
- Use the real-world scenarios in the book to find out which situations energize you—and which drain you.
Step 2:
Set Up Your Goodness Budget
These are the foundational principles:
- Give Without Remembering
- Not Everyone Is Your Assignment
- Identify Your Helping Style
- Create Your Goodness Budget
- Keep Score (Quietly)
Step 3:
Start Small. Really Small.
Determine your helping style:
- Do you give best through money, time, labor, connections, or ideas?
- Use the real-world scenarios in the book to find out which situations energize you—and which drain you.
Step 4:
Commit to a Phase
- Phase 1: Play for 7 Days
- Phase 2: Play for 30 Days
- Phase 3: Become a Lifelong Player
Bonus: Recruit others to play!
Step 5:
Track your Impact
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Choose one:
- Use the official Scorecard from goodnessgame.com to track how each act affects your energy, mood, and impact
- Or, use a journal to reflect on what you did, how you felt, and what you’re learning
Step 6:
Trust the Ripple Effect
You may never know how far your act goes. That’s okay. Think in compound interest. One good deed can travel three degrees outward. It may even save a life—like the act that started this entire movement.
Step 7:
Trust the Ripple Effect
Don’t overthink it. You’ve already got the roadmap.
- Know your style
- Protect your energy
- Be ready to act
- Take the first step
- Keep playing
