While anyone can volunteer with a charitable organization, it’s surprising to find that most volunteers share similar traits. You don’t have to possess these characteristics to do good for others in your community, but it is likely that you already embody them. Here are a few examples of the traits that most volunteers possess.
Outgoing Personalities
Volunteers are outgoing by nature because they have to go that extra mile to connect with the less fortunate in their community. Whether they’re collecting food for the hungry or helping abused women find shelter, volunteers face the darkest sides of our society. This requires them to be somewhat extroverted, and they must be willing to take that first step.
Patience is Still a Virtue
As a volunteer, you must be extraordinarily patient. Things won’t happen as quickly as you expect, and you won’t have the broad-ranging results you hope for when you first start volunteering. You’ll have to be patient and accept the smaller victories that you do achieve. Your patience will also become helpful in helping you cope with setbacks and obstacles that interfere with your efforts to help others.
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