Danielle LaPorte · Entrepreneurship & Business Development Expert

Why do we give?

Why do we hold back?

What does it mean to give freely?

When we give of ourselves, what are we giving?

Can you give too much? Too much…love?

GIVING: Part 1 in a potentially endless series

In this segment, I’m exploring the shadowy side of “giving.” The kind of giving that has some barbs on it. It creates snags. It may look free, but it costs your psyche and everyone involved.

Both of these statements are true:
You are the center of the universe.
You’re not that important.

Somewhere in that spectrum of interdependence is our tenderly human, potentially very…

Me, you, or someone you know:
“I don’t want to do it anymore. I’m going to …”
Fill in the blank: Quit, sell it, leave, cancel, give it away, walk, resign.

That practical voice inside your head, well-intentioned friends, your granny: “Now, why would you do that?! It’s … (fill in the blank) good money, a great opportunity, you’ve worked so hard, what will you do without it? Can’t you work it out?"

And you bite the hook. In fact, your psyche’s been hanging on it for quite sometime, gnawing on 101 good, practical, and perfectly reasonable reasons why you have the right to make the decisio…

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