The Generosity Guy

Thinking is not doing. For something to be generous, an action needs to take place.

Finding purpose can be a challenge, and it can shift as you journey through life. For me, generosity is the foundation of purpose, even if I go through some dark places to get there.

How you think about someone is a gift. The way that you choose to see them can do wonders for your relationship.

Honesty is dangerous. It can cause hurt and pain and it is all to do with pearls and swine.

Having an honest conversation and sharing transparently about your life is a gift to other people. It does come with risks though...

Serial entrepreneur, Tedx Speaker and Founder of Social Friday, Fikret Zendeli joins us for the podcast this week. Not only is he reinventing Fridays and making them more meaningful, he is making Corporate Social Responsibility interesting. Find out more about Social Friday here: Let’s reinvent Fridays! - Social Friday See his Tedx talk here: Reinventing Fridays | Fikret Zendeli | TEDxZurich - You...

Being an encourager to those around you is an incredible gift, but it doesn't just happen. Here are a few tips on how to do it.

Some things to look for when you want to support a charity.

What is the cost to other people when you are no longer growing?

When you think about those people that have really changed the world, perhaps someone who is a hero of yours, have you ever considered who was helping them along the way?

Welcome back for Season 7! What are the things that you can do to help you feel good?

To wrap up this season, we talk about how to make a difference in our world and what it has to do with ancient military strategy, pilots and authors.

If you don't like what you are seeing in those around you, you can become the type of person that you want to reproduce.

Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. It's surprising how helpful that could be to us now, but there is an even more extreme way to look at responding to how people treat us...

Do you have more of an internal locus, or an external locus of control? And yes, it does matter.

It's not that generous to tear people down and 'own' them with pithy zingers. But what is the alternative?

Your generosity to others to help them succeed will, in turn, help you more than you know.

There is a dark side - but is schadenfreude a good thing or a bad thing?

I hate ants. You can't seem to get rid of them... Like something else I know of.

I wasted my first pay packet. It took me a while to learn how to use my money wisely, but I can still learn from those living in poverty.

How much money does Australia actually give in Foreign Aid? You will probably be surprised. "Show me your bank account and I will show you what you care about."

"Charity begins at home" Why this statement is wrong or at least misunderstood and why foreign aid is vital for Australia.

Yep, well I did read the comments and led to an uncomfortable place. But a good place to be.

Kids learn by osmosis. If you want your kids to be generous, guess what you need to do?

It's not often that stories about generosity make the news, but one where it cost so little? It doesn't make a great deal of sense...