A few weeks ago, we started talking about the 7 Fundamental Habits: Physical Health Mindfulness Connecting With Others Connecting With Yourself Gratitude Simplicity Philanthropy This week, let’s talk more about the Physical Health habit. You are the foundation from which you give, and that foundation needs to be solid or giving in the other circles will be exhausting and unfulfilling. When you have good Continue Reading
Be Like Batman
Superpowers, don't always make you a superhero. Michael Grant Bruce Wayne is a man of action. At night, he roams the streets fighting crime and bad guys as Batman. But he knows that he can’t just fight the bad guys. He has to stop the bad guys from becoming bad guys in the first place. So he takes action of another kind: he donates money to fix the underlying problems in the world. The authoritative sources at Wikipedia tell me that through the Wayne Foundation and its subsidiary Continue Reading
7 Fundamental Habits of Generosity
Generosity only exists when a generous ACTION takes place. Thinking generously. Believing in generosity. Talking about being generous. None of those things matter unless they lead to a generous action. If you read this blog, I'm assuming you already want to live generously. You know why it's important to the world and to your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, and I don't need to convince you WHY. But I can help you with the how. The secret to being the person you want to be Continue Reading
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Fun Vs Charity
After speaking with one of my Veterans Giving Circle members, I realized that I may be falling down on the job by not sharing with you my thoughts on the popular ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. For those of you who are not familiar, a campaign to raise money for ALS (aka Lou Gherig’s disease) has gone viral. In this campaign, you are challenged to pour a bucket of ice water over your head and donate $10 to the ALS Foundation OR don’t dump the ice water but then you have to donate $100 for ALS Continue Reading