Most people when given the opportunity to give or to hold back on something, they choose to hold it back. When you see someone who is in need such as a homeless individual, who is asking for money, do you find yourself saying yes to them? Often times we as American citizens are too afraid to take a risk and say yes to giving away a share of our earnings even when there is another human being who is in need of it more than ourselves. We do not like not knowing where our hard earned money will end up and prefer it stay where we can monitor it, even if we are not using it.
I watched a Ted talk where a man who works in the business world, decided it was time to change how he acted towards others. Sasha Dichter wanted to become more generous, and as his way of doing so, he needed to make it a habit. Studies show that when you do something for thirty days it becomes a habit. And like we teach our children to say please and thank you, it takes repetition. So for thirty days, Sasha Dicther chose to say yes to any individual who asked for money for the next thirty days so that he could make generosity a habit. After watching this video, how do you think you can make generosity a habit? What are some ways that we can all give back to our community?
