Hands up if you ever been annoyed because your internet wasn't working? A slow driver made you miss a set of traffic lights so you arrived a few minutes later to your destination? Yep...guilty as charged!

I am sure we have all been guilty at some point for having a "hissy" fit over something trivial. So, next time before you start stomping your foot because you've had to wait on hold for 20 minutes, stop for a moment and put things into perspective. What do you have?

We often take for granted we have access to clean water, food, free medical care, electricity. When my kids start having a whinge about what's for dinner, I often say "well, you should consider yourselves lucky..." and then off I go on a big rant about how lucky they are to have the things they have etc etc etc. I am sure all parents have gone off on a similar tangent, but perhaps we as adults need to take some of our own advice.

I think B1G1 Founder Masami Sato sums it up nicely...

"Imagine a moment when a child who previously could not concentrate on their study with an empty stomach now receives a free nourishing meal at school each and every day… and a moment when a mother in Africa realises that instead of carrying the heavy bucket full of (contaminated) water for hours every day, she can now use her time to run a small business… and a moment when a little girl who never owned a book receives a library book to take home to read with her parents who also want to learn to read..."

Now there is a little perspective for you!

B1G1 (Buy1Give1) created a world full of giving when it started out 7 years ago, and businesses from around the world have now contributed to over 51 million micro giving activities. It might be providing clean water for a day for as little as one cent, buying bricks for building a school or giving someone in access to a solar cooker. B1G1 gives businesses the power to change lives through the 'Power of Small'.

Maxwell & Cameron has now cracked 40,000 micro giving activities since we joined the B1G1 community in March 2012. Our B1G1 journey continues to go from strength to strength, and during September we provided 1,656 days of basic healthcare to children in India because we think every child should be entitled to basic healthcare no matter where they live. This month we are providing education for children in Cambodia.

Just by doing what we do, we're changing the lives of people we've never met and you know what...it feels great!!

Read more about our B1G1 journey here.