An altruist is a person who seeks to satisfy the needs of other people, sometimes even to the detriment of his own interests. Such unselfish individuals forget about themselves when someone needs help.
Instructions
Step 1
Understand that an altruistic worldview uplifts a person. The good deeds that he does for the sake of others help him to improve as a person. Such a humane approach to communication with others helps to feel like a strong, self-confident person. Altruism helps a person to reveal her potential, develop talents and abilities, and become more spiritual.
Step 2
One of the obvious ways to become an altruist is through charity. Start worrying about the fate of those people who are not very lucky in life. Contact support services for low-income families and large families, orphanages, homes for the elderly and disabled. Find out how you can help. Your material or moral support can save a person or brighten up his existence. Don't forget about the animals. Take care of stray cats and dogs, help shelters and foundations.
Step 3
Take care of your family members. Show respect for the older generation. Sometimes you need to put off your own affairs, but help your parents. Remember that there was a time when they gave you all their strength and time. Now you have to worry about them. If someone from your family needs help, support, do everything possible to fix the situation.
Step 4
Give gifts to other people more often - on occasion and spontaneous. This kind of generosity and consideration towards others will help you become a true altruist. It is important not to pay off your sins with presents for family, friends and colleagues, but to show your sympathy from the heart. Think about the fact that a bouquet of flowers, a long-awaited thing or an unusual surprise will cheer up the other person. If this thought warms you up, you are on the right track.
Step 5
Always try to help those who ask for your advice. True altruists readily advise newcomer colleagues on issues in which they themselves are experts. Know how to listen to your friend in a moment when it is not easy for him, and sympathize with him. Do not wait for someone from your family to turn to you for help if you see that the person is feeling bad. Be the first to offer your services.
Step 6
Be considerate of others. Be tactful, do not offend other people with inappropriate questions or cruel jokes. If you decide to be an altruist, you need to become a cheerful, positive person, next to whom everyone is calm and comfortable. Think about whether you are inconveniencing someone. A true altruist will never be impolite, rude, or inattentive.
