The one thing your business might be lacking for success
Charitable giving.
Let me share a true story from my own experience, and then let me hear from any of you others out there who also have an experience to share, because I think we can very easily get caught up on the marketing frenzy highway, and forget the simple principle of "sowing and reaping".
A few years ago now we were trying to save for a home, and prices were just getting beyond our reach. Plus we would become aware of urgent needs among our friends from time to time, and so our savings would go down for a while. Add to that the fact that we still owed the bank after the sale of our previous home in a different state, and you get the dismal picture. But we didn't stop giving to others when the need was desperate and genuine, and I guess we'd almost given up on the idea of ever having our own home again.
Then things changed. The old bank contacted us to say that the type of housing loan we used to have was being phased out, and if we could come up with a $2,000 lump sum, they would waive the remaining $6,000 and cancel our loan. (Unheard of!) As it happened, we had exactly $2,000 saved, so now we were debt free, but still owned no home. Within 6 months, a farming neighbour offered us his house on one acre, vendor finance, at the price he had paid for it 20 years before. (Again, unheard of!) We were able to purchase this home, while living in it, and paid it off in full in cash within 3 years. I really believe this was all because we included "giving" as part of our social obligation to our community, and what goes around, comes around.
If this was an isolated incident, you might call it coincidence, but as it is just one of about a dozen similar transactions over the last ten years, I see a definite pattern.
Who else in this forum has had a similar experience of unexpected benefit in their business or financial circumstances after giving a meaningful amount to someone in need? We'd love to hear your story . . . . . .
Sue
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Internet Sweetie
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Freedom from the 9 to 5 can be so sweet.