A generous life

Being more generous, now we have all struggled with that one, haven't we? Well not anymore, peeps, living a generous life is actually quite simple.

The wonderful Mike Dickson, a speaker at the European Summit for Global Transformation (and such a sweet man, if you ask me), is giving us the tools to more kindness, compassion, and mindfulness, in one word to generosity, in his latest book Please Take One. And it's starting right here, right now.

Mike has devised 10 easy steps to follow:
1. What is the point of You? We only have one life, what will you make of it?
2. What is enough? What is really necessary in our lives?
3. Consume less, contribute more. I guess this one is pretty much self-explanatory.
4. Generosity, like charity, begins at home. Connect with your family and friends.
5. Be a Good Samaritan. Do we need a reason or a purpose to stop and help people we don't know?
6. Be secretly generous. Have fun with that one! How about random acts of kindness, just because?
7. Generosity in your community. Get involved in your community.
8. Be Superman / Superwoman. Consider your actions: for the price of a cappuccino you could provide water for a whole village in Africa. Yes, for life. No, I'm not saying to get rid of the cappuccino altogether ;-), but what if you gave the same amount you spent on it to a charity? Just sayin...
9. Make giving a habit. Why not set aside a part of your income for helping others? Like, say, 2.5% every month?
10. Be generous to the environment. Interconnectedness, peeps :-)

Now for a little challenge: yesterday when Mike spoke at the Summit, he challenged all of us to 30 Days of Generosity. A 30-Days-of-Generosity Challenge, what's not to like about it?
When you look at the above steps, finally, is that so hard? Yup, didn't think so.

I've created a page on this blog which I'll update with my small acts of generosity, and you, you can connect with Mike on his website, his Facebook, or his Twitter. You can also write about the challenge on your blog and get your readers involved. And of course, you are most welcome to pass on the message any way you like :-) Starting today!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!