Law of Contribution

LAW 15 — CHAPTER 15: The Law of ContributionGrowing Yourself Enables You To Grow OthersLEARN IT“Other Need To Grow Too”I. Adding Value To OthersA. You cannot give what you do not haveB. Daily Ask Your Self: What Good Shall I do TodayC. What Good Have I Done Today?II. Be A River, Not A ReservoirThese questions are excellent for identifying someone who can encourage us to be our best:A. Who mentors you and offers you a baseline of wisdom?B. Who mentors you to aspire to be a better person?C. Who challenges you to think?D. Who cheers on your dreams?E. Who cares enough to rebuke you?F. Who is merciful when you have failed?G. Who shares the load in pressurized moments without being asked?H. Who brings fun and laughter into your life?I. Who gives you perspective when you become dispirited?J. Who inspires you to seek faithfully after God?K. Who loves you unconditionally?Now, turn these questions around on yourself and reflect how YOU can be this person to someone else.LIVE IT“Give To Grow, Grow To Give”III. Making The Right Contribution ChoicesA. Be grateful1. Live in an abundance attitudeB. Put people first1. Is there anything more important than people?2. If you are a leader, either people will be first, or you won’t be the leader very long.C. Don’t let stuff own you1. Discuss this wisdom from John, “There are only two reasons to have money: To have options and to serve others.”2. If your life’s work is to have a life’s work, then you are working for the wrong thing.D. Don’t let people own you1. Owe no man anything and let not others owe you.2. Graciously accept gifts, but never as a means to control you.E. Define Success as sowing, not reaping1. You may never see the harvest of your labors. Think of those who have plowed the ground for you and never knew how much they influenced you.2. Commit now to not leave this world without having impacted others for good.F. Keep growing to keep giving1. People who stop growing will stop giving.2. People who stop growing will lose their passion3. The greatest gift you can give someone is your own personal development Facilitation Questions OptionsOVERCOME GROWING PAINS(Specific Steps to Amazing Growth)• What is your underlying desire in life?Self-fulfillment or self- development?• Are your best efforts focused on making you feel good, or making someone else successful?• Consider how “others may own you” through unhealthy relationships, unfair expectations, or undesired attention. Make the needed adjustments for these relationships.• Are you a “Go-Getter” or a “Go-Giver”?LEAD IT“When you live this law, you will show others the way and they empower them to learn it and live it too.”VI. Applying the Law of Contribution to your Life I am inviting you to check out my resources page. It is completely FREE and has a ton information and some downloads. You can find it at resources.xpansioncode.com.I will be releasing new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday! If you like this podcast, then check out my newsletter called Xpansion Press. Business content delivered to your inbox. Just click here to sign up.