EP #228: 3 Business Lessons from Generosity
The best teacher in the world is generosity.
You might think that giving is a passive and one-sided experience but when you have the mindset it can be quite the opposite.
Some of the greatest business lessons I’ve learned have come from observing generosity and experiencing it’s power.
People pleasing can mask itself as generosity. This leads to complacency, taking advantage of others, and overall malaise. Be careful giving people what they want and not what they need.
Assuming it’s true generosity. You’ll have plenty of chances to learn how it can transform lives and businesses for good.
I have 3 main lessons I’ve learned over the years and I share them in this episode. This is not to say there aren’t other lessons or that these 3 are the most important to you. But either way, you’ll find value in what a generous culture will tell you about people.
And business is all about people, right?
Take some concise notes on this one (this comes up in the episode 😉)
Learn generously today. 😀
What You'll Learn in Today's Episode:
How generosity is a mindset and not an event
Why you should just “be around” generosity
How niceness is expected in the world of generosity (and should be everywhere else)
How businesses lose chances because they aren’t nice
About being radical but not lazy
Why you have to believe people want to be their best
How people are motivated to put their best foot forward for the team
What Jeff Bezos said about customers
Why you have to work hard
How generosity and business are both hard and fulfilling
The important of finding joy in the journey
Quotes Worth Sharing:
“The way you think about hour business and people too matters.” - Bob DePasquale
“It’s not just about how much people think about you but how you think about them.” - Bob DePasquale
“Thinking generously is a different way of going about your work.” - Bob DePasquale
“Nice is expected.” - Bob DePasquale
“You don’t wanna be mid, right?” - Bob DePasquale
“Radical means above and beyond.” - Bob DePasquale
“Generosity has a great way of displaying people’s best effort.” - Bob DePasquale
“They must want it more than everyone else.” - Bob DePasquale speaking about successful entrepreneurs
“Believe that people want to be their best.” - Bob DePasquale
“eep an eye out for people and their positive effort.” - Bob DePasquale
“Hard work wins.” - Bob DePasquale
“I have never said that generosity was easy.” - Bob DePasquale
“It is hard to take care of people.” - Bob DePasquale
“When there’s joy in the journey, there’s fulfillment in the finish.” - Bob DePasquale
“Remember, hard work wins.” - Bob DePasquale
“Remind yourself that generosity and hard work go together.” - Bob DePasquale
“Work hard. Play hard. And rest hard.” - Bob DePasquale
Resources From Today's Episode:
My LinkedIn carousel related to this topic
My Book - Personal Finance in a Public World
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