#9: Feeding The Box (Friday, March 2)

I originally got this idea from a fellow blogger, who'd heard of married couples using it to improve their love life.

You should do and say positive things just because you want to improve yourself. But what if there was a way you could track the positive impressions you leave on others and reward yourself at the same time?

The Idea: Keep a box under your bed (or set up a separate ING account online, so you can earn interest on your good work). Everytime you do or say something positive to another person, deposit a fixed sum ($1 - $10) into the box/account. When you've amassed enough, used the money to take a trip somewhere, go for a massage, or to treat yourself to something nice. Keep reinvesting in the box/account each time you deplete the funds.

The Cost: $1 - $10 each time you make a positive impact on someone else's life.

The Benefit: You'll be sharing your positive outlook with others, and also rewarding yourself for being more positive and reaching out to folks. In addition, you'll have the ability to track your "Positivity Progress". And if nothing else, you'll be able to save some money that you'd have probably spent on some frivolous thing you could probably do without (coffee, cigarettes, candy, etc.).

I'm starting this idea today. I'll contribute $2 each time I do or say something positive to someone else (the people I greet Hello Day and my Good Friday emails count too, so I've already gotten $2 just by writing this).

Tell me what you think of this idea...