Move towards
people.
You have more to give than you havebeen asked for, I teach you how to.
Zach Barnett. Writer, speaker, and major gift officer.
Rethinking Generosity. Free. Every Monday. About two minutes.
Not the money, the giver, or what comes back to you
The person in front of you. That's the idea. Everything else is application.
A skill I could pass on.
I grew up in the Chick-fil-A world. An operator showed me how to serve people in a restaurant. Hospitality became something I could learn and practice because someone took the time to teach me.
01
See.
You can't move towards someone you don't see.
02
Move Towards.
Somebody has to go first. Go first.
03
Stay.
Leaving is easy. Stay anyway.
04
Act.
Give what the moment needs.
Who could use what you have?
The four moves are how you practice. These five circles are where.
Family
Your family, in your home and beyond.
Friends
The friends you keep close or reconnect with.
Workplace
The people you work alongside.
Community
Your neighborhood, school, church, and local groups.
Global
People and causes around the world.
My first boss took a chance on me during a hard season. He gave me a job, then said those five words. Years later, I still carry them.
Generosity reached me long before it became my work.
I ask people for money for a living. It's often the only one of the nine they've been asked to give. I've also met people with skills, connections, and experience they want to share. Often, they need help finding where to begin.
Those possibilities, and the people who first showed them to me, are why I write and teach.
One idea.
Every Monday.
Rethinking Generosity
The Monday newsletter. One essay every Monday morning, and one thing to carry.
People Are The Point Podcast
One person, one question, every week.
Speaking
For rooms that want to practice this together instead of hearing it once.
Resources
Books, workbooks, and journals for when you want to do the work properly.
Help your people put generosity to work.
For advisors, companies, universities, churches, and conferences.
Who came to mind?
Think of one thing you could offer them. Start there. I'll send a story and a small practice each Monday to help you keep going.