1 List That Will High-Power Your Life
The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists.
H. Allen Smith
I love lists. I think lists have great power. We have heard a lot about to-do lists and places to-go lists. I would like to suggest another great list. This is a to-give list. This list would outline all the great things you would like to give to others and to yourself.
Why a List
Most of us know the power of giving but so many times we get busy doing other things during the day that we forget to give. Would you agree that most of us want to be consummate givers but many times our days go by so quickly it just seems like there are no opportunities to give? I believe a to-give list can help us alleviate that problem. If you have a master to-give list to work from you can use this to add giving opportunities to your daily to-do list.
How to Create
Creating a to-give list is very simple. You can start by sitting down and thinking of the people closest to you. What are some of the things you would like to give to them or do for them? What things would bring joy to their lives? Go ahead and write those things down. Please don’t limit the list to things that you are able to do right now either. Include big and small things. Things you can do right now and things that may have to wait until the future. Write both.
Next expand the list to the community in which you live. What are some of the things you would like to give to the community? It doesn’t have to be just money. It could be time helping someone learn something.
Next let’s make this bigger; what kinds of things would you like to give to your country?
How about the world? Is there something you can do to make the world better?
Don’t forget about yourself. What are some of the things you want to give to yourself?
Example of a Master To-Give list
- Write an encouraging note to my friend.
- Teach a group of young people about success.
- Do a walk for the Breast Cancer Society.
- Sponsor a needy child.
- Teach someone to read.
- Speak a kind word to someone in my family.
- Forgive someone who has done me wrong.
These are just a few examples. Be creative. Simply creating this list will empower you. Make up your mind to do the things you have put on your list and you will not only feel great but you will begin to see great things come back to you. Your business will do better because you are not just focused on yourself, but you are concerned about others.
Additional Resource
Check out this blog for more information: www.everydaygivingblog.com.
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This is great. That is the purpose of the to-give list. Keep up the good work!!!
Well today my to give list was something to celebrate. I was able to give the gift of celebrating feminity. Two young ladies from my class stayed after to go over some math work and they opened up to me. Let me go back a little. Sunday we learned about celebrating and protecting our feminity. There were alot of young women there because they had been invited. I went to work today with this on my heart and was determined to give this message away. Both of these young ladies were struggling with some heavy issues however as they were leaving they said to me that they would be thinking about what i said. They never thought of themselves as beautiful, worthy, or for that matter very secure. They went home with some new wonderful things to meditate on.
My to give list was a success and i am full of joy because of it.
Yes. A to-give list is really a wonderful idea. Please let me know how it goes. Thank you for your comment.
This is a great idea giving is one of my greatest joys.
I just never thought to make a list.(well not of my day to day giving)
So I believe i will start with my day to day list. Mostly consists of helping and giving my time to my students, my family and my friend. Like my day to day list i have kept a mental list of my future gifts. At one time i did write these down but lost track of it. It definitely needs to be re-written.
This idea really helps one focus on the bigger picture. Giving to others is like giving to yourself, the gift of knowing you are making life better for others with,one gift at a time.
Thankyou for this post!!!!!!