Local Small Business Takes #GivingTuesday to a New Level
If your Thanksgiving was difficult, you're not alone. My hope is that you found some moments to be grateful for.
Last month's post was a great reminder that no matter how difficult things are,
gratitude is the first step towards a more generous life.
Just this month, I saw a real-life example of this that I wanted to share with you.
In case you're not familiar with what we do around here, it's this:
- We find real life stories of generosity, from the everyday to the extravagant.
- To inspire others to live a life a greater generosity.
- Because the generous life is the abundant life.
So here's the story:
A local small business, FONA International, had a record year despite being in a pandemic.
And what they did with their $7.1 million surplus is astounding. Frankly, it's upside-down from...
I Forgot The Number One Rule
I woke up this morning discouraged and I did something about it and I thought it might be helpful for you.
I decided to celebrate the wins.
I was talking to my wife the other day, who is juggling, what, seven full-time jobs right now. She's added an assistant principal, a teaching assistant, and tech support to her, resume, and she was like, “I don't feel like I'm getting anything accomplished.”
I think we often feel that way.
I'm pretty sure I heard that our brains get a lot more dopamine from those negative thoughts, rather than focusing on the positive ones.
So I just set aside just FIVE minutes to write down a list of WINS from the past 9 months:
- in my work
- in my family
- and in my own personal life
I discovered three things as I was doing this exercise:
NUMBER ONE
Discouragement comes from three places, circumstances, comparison, and COVID.
Circumstances, the way things are, can't really change that.
Comparison, Theodore Roosevelt said...