Your Mark On The World
Your Mark On The World combines inspiring stories of ordinary people doing remarkable things to make the world a better place with practical advice to empower anyone to give more to a cause (charity, non-profit or social venture) without giving up a career or family.The inspiring stories include:
Botevy’s life and death struggle through Pol Pot’s killing fields that led her ultimately to create an orphanage in Phnom Penh.
Rick’s personal crusade to cure cystic fibrosis to ensure that his two afflicted grandchildren will attend his funeral and not the other way around.
The eight-member Smith family’s world service tour.
David’s decision to walk away from a successful career as an international executive to volunteer to care for victims of leprosy in rural India.
These stories are combined with practical financial advice to empower you to give more to a cause without giving up your family or your career.
The book answers these questions:
- How do I get out of debt and stay out of debt?
- Which charity or cause do I choose to make my donation?
- How do I decide where to volunteer?
- How can our family plan a volunteer vacation?
- How can I save money for retirement?
- How much should I contribute to my 401k?
- Can I use Mint to manage my budget?
- How to retire early enough to devote healthy years to volunteering?
- This must-read book provides an overview of philanthropy in America and around the world, providing you with a clear picture of charity and its fruits. You’ll learn the ability to leave your mark on the world.
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An Excerpt from Your Mark on the World - Chapter 30 - Measuring Success
Having considered all of these people who do so much good in the world and all of this
financial advice intended to help you organize yourself to give more and do more, I’d like to
give you some ideas about how to keep score, how to measure your success.
Let me begin by saying that the least important measure of your real success in life is
your net worth. Money’s only value is the good we can do with it. If your net worth is large
enough to allow you to give time and energy to your cause then it is enough. So much the
better if you can leave a few dollars to support your cause when you go.
As important as I think it is for you to give to your charity, what you have given should
not be compared to anyone else. The only relevant measure of your giving is to compare
what you have given to what you could have given. If you feel you could have given more,
then give more now. It is never too late to start doing more good.
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~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn on behalf of Promotional Book Tours. All opinions are honest and my own.*~
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