Gifting within rock throwing distance

One of the the recommendations I give about being a philanthropist is to look at how far you can physically THROW A ROCK..

Wherever you are on a daily basis just make a mental scan to see how far you could toss a rock in a radius surrounding you. That is where you may want to consider looking to add your positive efforts.

The closer to you the more you can enjoy the benefits. I have seen many people chooses to gift differently based on this idea.

Here are some of the ways I personally have used this concept

1) Bring good tidings or treats for co-workers,
2) Mow a neighbors lawn while they are out of town
3) Help someone carry groceries
4) Pay a bill for someone on a tight budget
5) Send a hand written note to someone reminding them of how they positively impact your life
6) Pull weeds in a parking lot
7) Pick up trash while out on a walk
8) Meet your neighbors by inviting them over for pizza on the deck
9) Share your ladder
10) Fill in a hole in the road with sand so that it stops hitting everyone's car
11) Plant flower bulbs in a public space
12) learn the names of the grocery clerks and say "HI" when you walk in

Investing in Language 3

The language you use is a tool that can invite or divide. Adding new language to your everyday chatter will give you many more tools to gain insight, understanding, and wealth

The new bit of language I got this week was during a non-profit meeting where someone had a long detailed rant on how to make the program itself a better place while the purpose of our meeting was on an very detailed financial subject.

“I can see you are very excited about this idea but this is not the team that will be the decision maker. You may have more influence and be better represented if you bring this to Kara and her team.”

I was awestruck at how fast this could be positively redirected.  

The facilitator kept the focus of the group, pushed the person towards the direction of positive change, and gained our trust in being able to facilitate the topic at hand.

The group was now interested in helping this person redirect towards a positive outcome and not feeling like they had to battle this outside idea as a invasive species.

I never tire of new ways language can be a wealth building tool.