 According to a study of 1,200 teenagers by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, students who volunteered not only had these strong feelings about volunteering, but they also had a more positive perception of themselves when it came to leadership, dependability and independence. I don't want to just sit back and watch the world go by and know that I could be doing something to make the world better. I just really fall in love with helping people. I feel very accomplished when I know that I've helped somebody.