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Simple Practices That Will Make You Want to Be More Generous - Thrive Global
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Donate When You Buy
When you order from Amazon, use “smile.amazon.com.”
You choose the charity, and they donate a portion of your eligible orders at no cost to you.
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Support Your Friends’ Businesses
“Like,” “Share,” or comment on your friend’s business content.
It’s easy, free, and strengthens your friendship, and their business.
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Box Up Leftovers
Instead of taking leftovers home to have them spoil, consider giving it to someone in need.
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Give A Compliment
One simple compliment can turn someone’s day around and positively affect many lives.
Compliments are easy to give if you focus on something you like. Look for opportunities to give a compliment.
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5 Minute Favor
The practice involves committing to one 5 minute favor a day.
Doing one a day instills a habit of giving that benefits more than just the recipient.
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Pick Up A Piece Of Trash
If you’re walking by a piece of trash, toss it in the nearest can. Every bit adds up over time.
Show generosity to your community and the Earth.
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Donate Unused Items
Practice decluttering on a monthly basis. Donate the items to a charity of your choice.
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Support Co-Worker’s Passions
One place we tend to forget to be generous is work. We spend a vast majority of our life there.
It’s important to take the time to support your coworkers.
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Collect Change To Give Away
Many of us accumulate nickels and dimes that end up in forgotten places.
Collect coins in a ziplock bag and give it away to someone with a genuine need.
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Generosity
True generosity is unconditional
Unconditional generosity is giving without anticipation of any kind of reciprocation, repayment, or even a thank you.
Examples of generosity include a simple smile for a stranger or sharing your time with the elderly. Think about what else you can give in terms of time, talent and resources that you are blessed with.
Generosity begets generosity
Generosity spreads and transfers and has a 'pay it forward effect' many times over.
The generosity cycle has it's own momentum and spreads over a period of time as each person is impacted.
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We think rich people should be more generous
Most of us believe if we earned a bit more money, we'd have more free money to give. But the wealthier people get, the more expenses they accumulate, meaning there is not that much &quo...
A mismatch between income and perception
When we think wealthier people should donate more, we are essentially looking at our own lifestyle and comparing it to their income. We think they have abundance even if they don't feel that abundance.
The point is that everybody feels constraint to give. It's about prioritizing and giving according to your own moral standards.
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The benefits of generosity
Generous people report being happier, healthier, and more satisfied with life than those who don’t give.
Generosity produces within us the sense that we are shaping the world around us into a...
Embrace gratitude
Make a list of the things in your life for which you are grateful.
Sometimes, the most important step you can take to become more generous is to consider what you already possess.
Start really small
Give, even if you start with $1 to an online charity. It does not matter what amount you choose, jump right in with something small to help build momentum in your life towards generosity.