I wanted to share this with you today, in hopes that it'll inspire you to do something billionaires do... give!
Here's the link.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Why we should give
I've been a bit distracted by other things this week, but have noticed a theme in some of the things I've been exposed to in my radio listening and reading. It's been about giving and generosity.
I meant to post this yesterday, but BBN Radio airs this program called "Insight For Living" and Pastor Swindall's message the last two days has been about being generous.
You can listen to these very inspirational and important programs here.
If you have the time, please give the programs a listen. I can tell you first hand that giving from a joyous heart is its own reward.
I meant to post this yesterday, but BBN Radio airs this program called "Insight For Living" and Pastor Swindall's message the last two days has been about being generous.
You can listen to these very inspirational and important programs here.
If you have the time, please give the programs a listen. I can tell you first hand that giving from a joyous heart is its own reward.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
how to share that $365
OK
The challenge is out there... and apparently I'm not the only one. Look up give150. For $1.50 you can help save civil war battlefields through a movement I saw today on the History channel.
Here's a way to make a difference in a child's life. There are lots of ways a small amount can make a difference.
Who's close to you that's hurting? Who do you know that may need something like a car they can't afford on their own. Ten friends sacrificing a dollar a day could buy a needy family a dependable used car for $3650 if they pooled together their $365.
It's a wonderful day to be an American. Whose life can you make better today?
The challenge is out there... and apparently I'm not the only one. Look up give150. For $1.50 you can help save civil war battlefields through a movement I saw today on the History channel.
Here's a way to make a difference in a child's life. There are lots of ways a small amount can make a difference.
Who's close to you that's hurting? Who do you know that may need something like a car they can't afford on their own. Ten friends sacrificing a dollar a day could buy a needy family a dependable used car for $3650 if they pooled together their $365.
It's a wonderful day to be an American. Whose life can you make better today?
You know them
He's the guy who has worked his whole life. He's paid his bills, raised his kids, but when he lost his job due to downsizing, things got bad. He's too proud to ask for help so he does what he can. He never lets you know he's hurting....
She's the young mother. Where the father is, nobody really remembers. She works with you and she struggles. She makes too much money to get help to raise her kids and it doesn't look like she's bought herself a new blouse since anyone can remember. She smiles, never complains, but you can see the worry in her eyes...
They're the retired couple down the block. They haven't had a cost-of-living increase in their Social Security for the last two years, but that hasn't stopped prices from increasing.
They're the young couple that both work and that baby is so darn cute. But with another one on the way, and no insurance, what are they going to do?
It's these people, our neighbors and friends, our co-workers, the friend of a friend of a friend I'm talking about when I say if we give $1 a day, we can help.
If I gave any one of these particular people a dollar today, I probably couldn't change their circumstances. If you can convince ten friends to pool together, $3650 makes a bit of a difference, wouldn't you agree?
But I can't just write a check for $365 right now? Neither can I right now. But I can usually find a dollar a day and can afford $30, or $31. You and ten friends band together, for $31 (31 days in May), and put $310 in an envelope with a card of encouragement on the desk of a co-worker in need? You just made an impact. And then you do the same thing next month. If you can band together with ten friends, each of you can pick something worthwhile each month, with two left over. Find twelve, and you don't have to fight over the last two months!
See, a dollar a day CAN make a difference. You might have to sacrifice that afternoon soda or get the plain coffee a couple of times a week instead of the fancy coffee, but in the long run isn't it worth it?
I know people in need; people that are ashamed to ask for help but I know they need it. Chances are, so do you.
And, please remember.... the idea here is to give something extra, meet a need, not take away from the fine work of existing organizations. That's why I don't want to start something new to raise money. I want you, America, to raise the money yourself and give it to your neighbors. I don't know what's needed in your community, your circle of friends. You do.
Just make the commitment. And if you do, please make a comment here to let us know you're on board. As I said, there's no advertising on my blog, no way for me to make money. I'm just trying to make the country a little bit better place to live, one dollar, one person at a time!
She's the young mother. Where the father is, nobody really remembers. She works with you and she struggles. She makes too much money to get help to raise her kids and it doesn't look like she's bought herself a new blouse since anyone can remember. She smiles, never complains, but you can see the worry in her eyes...
They're the retired couple down the block. They haven't had a cost-of-living increase in their Social Security for the last two years, but that hasn't stopped prices from increasing.
They're the young couple that both work and that baby is so darn cute. But with another one on the way, and no insurance, what are they going to do?
It's these people, our neighbors and friends, our co-workers, the friend of a friend of a friend I'm talking about when I say if we give $1 a day, we can help.
If I gave any one of these particular people a dollar today, I probably couldn't change their circumstances. If you can convince ten friends to pool together, $3650 makes a bit of a difference, wouldn't you agree?
But I can't just write a check for $365 right now? Neither can I right now. But I can usually find a dollar a day and can afford $30, or $31. You and ten friends band together, for $31 (31 days in May), and put $310 in an envelope with a card of encouragement on the desk of a co-worker in need? You just made an impact. And then you do the same thing next month. If you can band together with ten friends, each of you can pick something worthwhile each month, with two left over. Find twelve, and you don't have to fight over the last two months!
See, a dollar a day CAN make a difference. You might have to sacrifice that afternoon soda or get the plain coffee a couple of times a week instead of the fancy coffee, but in the long run isn't it worth it?
I know people in need; people that are ashamed to ask for help but I know they need it. Chances are, so do you.
And, please remember.... the idea here is to give something extra, meet a need, not take away from the fine work of existing organizations. That's why I don't want to start something new to raise money. I want you, America, to raise the money yourself and give it to your neighbors. I don't know what's needed in your community, your circle of friends. You do.
Just make the commitment. And if you do, please make a comment here to let us know you're on board. As I said, there's no advertising on my blog, no way for me to make money. I'm just trying to make the country a little bit better place to live, one dollar, one person at a time!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Give $365
Hi. Thanks for reading this. As the title of the blog says, I'm trying to find 250,000 people in America who are willing to make a small commitment to give away $365. I mean really sacrifice a dollar a day for a year and giving it to someone in need.
When you're done reading this, I'm going to ask you to do two things: One...make a commitment to give $365 away and two, share the link to this post from my blog on your Facebook page.
What got me thinking about this was an idea I had today. I found a dollar under the front seat of my car the other night. As I was thinking about what I could do with that dollar, how I could grow that dollar, the best answer I could come up with was to give it away.
Here's why:
By itself, that dollar could do little. There's not much I could buy with it and nothing that would last. But a dollar a day, well, that's $365. It's a little more than my utility bills each month so it's not a lot of money. Still doable.
I thought to myself, what if I could find 250,000 people like me, who don't have all the riches in the world but could commit to changing their life just in the smallest way, and give $365. I don't know where I got the number 250,000. Maybe it's because that's what my total debt is. I don't know. But 250,000 stuck and that's my goal. I want to convince 250,000 people to give $365. That's $91,250,000.
But don't give it to me! I'm not the guy who you want in charge of that kind of money! But make the commitment! And don't take away from what you're already giving. It has to come from the heart, be genuine, and just a gift. It's a dollar a day. But more importantly, it's a philosophy that we can change people's lives by giving. We can use our connections with others to share the idea!
Here's what I mean. I have 77 Facebook friends. I know each of you personally from some period in my life. My Facebook friends range from a friend of my sister's from when we were much younger to guys I've served with in the military. If I can convince 10% of you to do this small thing, together, we've given just under $3,000. That's money that can make a difference. You have friends that I don't know. If you do the small thing by posting a link to my blog, maybe I can get some of your friends to buy into that idea of giving too, and they'll share it with their friends.
So, where to share the money? In your circle of friends, I'm sure you know someone who's having a hard time, lost a job, going through a divorce, or having trouble with medical expenses. It's getting rough out there; everything is so expensive and a dollar just doesn't go as far. But what if ten of you pool together to help out one family? Or a hundred of you?
Please note: I'm not asking for money. I don't want anyone to give to me! (I'm kind of responsible for my own mess and I'll get it straightened out). What I do want is to just share the idea of helping others out with $1 a day for a year. It's $365 and most of us (even me, in the mess I'm in) can swing giving up $1 a day.
It's just an idea, just a challenge, just a way for us to make our lives better by helping out someone else. The other thing is this: What you give, give in private. If you took me up on the challenge, I'd love to know you did, but not what you did with the money. Keep that private.
Again, I'm advocating giving something EXTRA. Don't take away from those you give to already. Times are tough enough. I know too that not everyone that reads this is able to do this. It's just a request.
I'm serious about this. I really want to promote the idea of giving! If you think this is a good idea, please join me and share this with your circle of friends on your Facebook page. I don't get anything out of it. I don't advertise on my blog. It's just a thought I thought was worth sharing.
Over the next while, I'll be sharing some ideas with you about how a small circle of friends making a commitment to do this can really make a difference.
One more thing, you'll notice this is just a blog. No advertising, no anything. It's just one guy with an idea, trying to convince others that it's a good idea to help out our fellow man. There's nothing in it for me, it's not a scam, and I don't want anything for myself except to share an idea and just help make our little part of the world a better place to live in.
Thanks for reading this and God Bless you!
When you're done reading this, I'm going to ask you to do two things: One...make a commitment to give $365 away and two, share the link to this post from my blog on your Facebook page.
What got me thinking about this was an idea I had today. I found a dollar under the front seat of my car the other night. As I was thinking about what I could do with that dollar, how I could grow that dollar, the best answer I could come up with was to give it away.
Here's why:
By itself, that dollar could do little. There's not much I could buy with it and nothing that would last. But a dollar a day, well, that's $365. It's a little more than my utility bills each month so it's not a lot of money. Still doable.
I thought to myself, what if I could find 250,000 people like me, who don't have all the riches in the world but could commit to changing their life just in the smallest way, and give $365. I don't know where I got the number 250,000. Maybe it's because that's what my total debt is. I don't know. But 250,000 stuck and that's my goal. I want to convince 250,000 people to give $365. That's $91,250,000.
But don't give it to me! I'm not the guy who you want in charge of that kind of money! But make the commitment! And don't take away from what you're already giving. It has to come from the heart, be genuine, and just a gift. It's a dollar a day. But more importantly, it's a philosophy that we can change people's lives by giving. We can use our connections with others to share the idea!
Here's what I mean. I have 77 Facebook friends. I know each of you personally from some period in my life. My Facebook friends range from a friend of my sister's from when we were much younger to guys I've served with in the military. If I can convince 10% of you to do this small thing, together, we've given just under $3,000. That's money that can make a difference. You have friends that I don't know. If you do the small thing by posting a link to my blog, maybe I can get some of your friends to buy into that idea of giving too, and they'll share it with their friends.
So, where to share the money? In your circle of friends, I'm sure you know someone who's having a hard time, lost a job, going through a divorce, or having trouble with medical expenses. It's getting rough out there; everything is so expensive and a dollar just doesn't go as far. But what if ten of you pool together to help out one family? Or a hundred of you?
Please note: I'm not asking for money. I don't want anyone to give to me! (I'm kind of responsible for my own mess and I'll get it straightened out). What I do want is to just share the idea of helping others out with $1 a day for a year. It's $365 and most of us (even me, in the mess I'm in) can swing giving up $1 a day.
It's just an idea, just a challenge, just a way for us to make our lives better by helping out someone else. The other thing is this: What you give, give in private. If you took me up on the challenge, I'd love to know you did, but not what you did with the money. Keep that private.
Again, I'm advocating giving something EXTRA. Don't take away from those you give to already. Times are tough enough. I know too that not everyone that reads this is able to do this. It's just a request.
I'm serious about this. I really want to promote the idea of giving! If you think this is a good idea, please join me and share this with your circle of friends on your Facebook page. I don't get anything out of it. I don't advertise on my blog. It's just a thought I thought was worth sharing.
Over the next while, I'll be sharing some ideas with you about how a small circle of friends making a commitment to do this can really make a difference.
One more thing, you'll notice this is just a blog. No advertising, no anything. It's just one guy with an idea, trying to convince others that it's a good idea to help out our fellow man. There's nothing in it for me, it's not a scam, and I don't want anything for myself except to share an idea and just help make our little part of the world a better place to live in.
Thanks for reading this and God Bless you!
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