ITL040 : Why We Give

Andy and A.T. discuss a letter sent in by a podcast listener about the power of giving. A.T. reads a letter from an In the Loop listener. · The listener describes why he gives away so many copies of The Traveler’s Gift. · He began giving the book away while in the midst of a year and a half of unemployment. “Giving is an unbelievable action that continues to produce returns that are unexpected in nature.” · The listener’s time of unemployment was mitigated by the preparation he had undertaken, not knowing whether a time like that would ever come. · Maybe it would have lasted even longer had he not been prepared. · He understood the power of giving away not just a book, but a kind of thinking. This listener knew that during this difficult time in his life he couldn’t think like everyone else. · If you’re doing what everyone else is doing, you’re doing something wrong…because not everyone is making it. · If you want an above average life, you have to think outside of the average and what you see going on around you. · The listener who wrote the letter probably had people telling him he didn’t need to be giving away books while he was unemployed and low on income. · There is a lot of pressure from society to be normal. It takes a different way of thinking to overcome that pressure. Living outside of the average will allow you to build a legacy for your family that will live on beyond your years. · By setting an example of hard work and a different kind of thinking, your children will grow up with an understanding of those things Questions for Listeners · What have you learned from the power of giving? o Phone: 1-800-726-ANDY o E-Mail: [email protected] o Facebook.com/AndyAndrews o Twitter.com/AndyAndrews