The Ultimate Survival Technique For The Economic Crisis
Many of us saw the downturn of the economy coming, but most of us were unprepared and still are today.
Now we all want to know what we can do to keep our heads above water and how we can achieve more success than ever. It’s not just an act of surviving to get our economy into a brighter direction; it’s about thriving.
The guaranteed way for you to survive and thrive in this economy really doesn’t have much to do with what you gain. And it’s actually quite simple. The way is through “go-giving.”
What’s “go-giving?”
Go-giving is the ambitious act of helping other people achieve success and anything else they need without thinking of your interests first.
Go-giving is not some Kum-Ba-Yah, peace, love, and flower-power dream. It’s the concept that creates successful careers, successful companies, success economies and societies, and successful and fulfilled people. It’s how Google became so huge, it’s how Muhammad Yunus changed the world; but it’s also overlooked and misunderstood, or just unheard of by millions of people.
How’s it going to benefit me?
I know you might be wondering right now how go-giving will benefit you. Sure, it’s somewhat selfish, but that’s the animal instincts in us.
When you are a go-giver, karma is always on your side. The good you put out will come back to you in some way. It might be right away or it could be years. It might be from the person you helped or from a complete stranger. You’ll never know, but there’s no reason to fear; the good karma will be returned.
How to be a go-giver
There are many ways in which you can go and give. Rarely do you ever need any money or an extraordinary IQ level.
Here are some ways to go-give
- Refer a client to a competitor – Sometimes you can’t meet a client’s deadline or need, but you know of someone who can. Consider referring your client to them. You help them out, along with your competitor.
- Help competitors in other ways – Why? Because without competition, you won’t stay on your toes.
- Create a business with the main goal of helping others, not profits.
- Pledge a percentage of your earnings to charities.
- Forward job listings to others – If you’re looking for a job, I’m sure you know others who are as well. When you come across an encouraging listing, share it with your friends who are seeking too. Even if you’re going for the same position.
- Donate time, thoughts, and your voice to others; instead of money.
There are countless other ways to be a go-giver that you need to figure out on your own. There will be opportunities presented in which you can be a go-giver and at first you probably won’t seize the moments. However, as you practice go-giving more and more, it’ll become instinctive.
Books to check out
These books may guide you as a go-giver and guide you through this economy.
- The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea
- The Business of Changing the World
- Career Renegade (out Jan. 13)
- Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
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Jesus was a Go-Giver, and it is what anyone who believes in Him is commanded to do while living here on earth.
Thanks for the great insight!
Thanks for the compliments Andy.
-Andrew
Agree with you 100%. I wish you a great success in 2009. My project to help local small business has been far behind my schedule.
Give it out before take it in.
Will following up with your progress.
Thanks so much Terence! I wish you the best as well!!
Keep in touch,
Andrew
in a bible study on March 30 i studied the love and loyalty that Ruth gave to Naomi, the mother of her deceased husband, and how it and more was returned to her with the connection she made with Boaz. Boaz not only loved Ruth and appreciated her for what she had done for her mother-in-law, but he gave her all that she and her family needed and more. I only hope that I can be as loyal to the giving that god intends for us to do….not so that I can benefit only financially… but so that I have the love in my life that we all deserve. The “go-giving” that you speak of is timeless… and always rewarded.
You’re right go-giving is really timeless. It doesn’t matter what year or economic environment we’re in.
-Andrew