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Discover the Power of Intelligent Giving

When many people think of giving, they thinkexpensive to take care of, yet because of
of gifts and a commercialized Christmastheir rarity and spiritual significance, are
season. Yet giving happens in every aspect ofnot allowed to be put to work. This is a gift
life and it includes intangible things suchthat  hurts  the  receiver.
as time and attention. Many people over-give
to the point of hurting themselves. PeopleHow  to  Make  Intelligent  Giving Decisions:
also often give the wrong thing. This
happens very often in relationships where one- The first step to give intelligently,
person gives someone something that isn'tcorrectly, joyfully and truthfully is to
wanted.communicate. Communicate openly at work and
at  home.  This  means talking and listening.
Bruce Painter, author and consultant says,
"If you can give effectively and- Be willing to ask people what they want and
intelligently, it is the secret to gettingbe willing to tell others what you want.
what you want; more importantly, it's theVery  few  people  are  willing  to  do that.
secret to giving others what they want. If
you can give others what they want, you're- When you give to people, check with them
going  to  get  what  you  want."and see if it is really what they want.
Their situation might change and you don't
Bruce found himself in a situation where hewant  to  force  it.
gave everything he had away, and had nothing
left. He was exhausted, in pain, andThe  Character  of  a  Good  Giver:
overspent. He had nothing left and became
selfish in response. Through his painful- Be accountable rather than blaming. The
experiences, he developed a plan to helpmost successful people are accountable. They
others learn the basics of givingtake responsibility for what they are doing.
intelligently.Leaders will not point fingers at someone
else, but look at themselves when things are
The first key is to understand when you arenot going well and try to see how they
giving and who you should be giving to.contributed to the problem. Likewise, they
Giving happens in relationships becauselook for how they can contribute to a
giving, even to a random beggar, creates asolution.
relationship. While you can give to anyone,
the one person you can't afford not to giveTypes  of  Giving:
to, is yourself. Most people know about
sacrificial giving - usually time or money.- Insincere or selfish giving. This is
Intelligent giving is also listening andgiving because you want to get something
loving.back.
The second key of giving is to recognize the- Giving out of obligation is the type of
signs of unintelligent giving. Every parentgiving that is not done from the heart. Known
knows that their kids will ask for thingsas the 'guilt trip.' There is no pleasure in
that aren't good for them and they aren't theit,  and  the  giver  feels  coerced into it.
only ones. Beyond immediate harm, there is
longer-term harm to watch out for. Such as- Mechanical giving has no real life or
the creation of dependency that constantspirit in it. Ritual tithing often turns into
giving creates or inappropriate gifts thatthis.
kill,  rather  than strengthen relationships.
- The ultimate type of giving is given
Here  are  some  examples:freely. It is a joy and a pleasure. It is
the type of giving when you hit the giving
- Giving too much to children can actuallyzone. It is giving intelligently, giving to
cause them to be unprepared for life. If apeople what they want and allowing them to
mother always cooks every meal for hergive  back.
children, even in a spirit of generous
giving, they will never learn the basics ofEmpowering others is a very important part of
choosing and preparing their own food. Yougiving. Teach others to give. This type of
might not think this is not so serious if angiving feeds the community. It can make a
adult has to live off restaurants anddifference in the lives of everyone a person
microwave dinners but think if this sametouches. Teaching others to give will have a
thing is done with money. Giving money,huge impact and change the world. Teaching
without a need to earn, creates disastrouschildren  to  be  givers  feeds  the  future.
irresponsibility. The child, now a young
adult, probably won't even understand why itChildren need to learn the joy of giving from
is  so  hard  for  them  to  get  respect.a very young age. Give them the opportunity
to give to others and they will feel proud
- Giving the wrong thing in a relationshipabout having the ability to give. Giving
due to lack of communication often has thealso  teaches  children  responsibility.
opposite effect intended. The receiver,
instead of feeling gratitude, will feelBe a proactive, intelligent giver, developing
resentment. Some gifts are actually 'whiteyour values and principles to reach your full
elephants'. These rare creatures are hugelypotential.



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