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Why Give Answer 120: Give, because it’s too risky not to.

May 2, 2013 By Sharon

The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.

The most dangerous risk of all – the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later. Randy Komisar

Do what you have to do. Take care of your responsibilities. Grow up. Stop being so naive. How are you going to make money? Be realistic. You can do that after you graduate or retire.

How many times and in how many ways have you been told or told yourself to defer your dreams? to lower your expectations? to care less?

Stressed out man

The Risks

  • You miss out
    Some opportunities are truly once in a lifetime. I remember visiting New York City, and I passed up the opportunity to go to top of the World Trade Center. “I’ll do it next time”, I said. There was no next time. A year later, the towers were destroyed by terrorists.

    What if there isn’t a next time?

  • You forget
    For years, I worked so hard and so many hours that when I thought about doing something different, I didn’t know who I was, what I enjoyed, and what my passion was. What would I even do if I didn’t do this job I hated?

    Who you are never changes, but it can get covered up with a pile of crap you accumulate as you go through life.

  • You die first
    If only we knew how long we had to live, but there are no guarantees. Life is fragile and uncertain. You could live to a ripe old age of 110 or you could be hit by a bus on the way to work tomorrow.

Living a life for someday is dangerous business. You may never have the chance to be who you want to be and do what you want do.

The myth is that playing it safe is safe. We’ve been told that if we play by the “rules”, we can secure financial stability, but the last few years have shown us that financial markets can crash, real estate values can tumble, and jobs can disappear.

The Solution

Balance between living for today and preparing to live to 110.

  • Be frugal
    The lower you keep your expenses, the more freedom you have to pursue dreams and opportunities. Is a $400 car payment worth feeling like you can’t leave your job?
  • Think with the end in mind

    If you got the opportunity to attend your own funeral, what would you want people to say about you? what would you wish you would have done? Be conscious of who you are and what you want. Then live that life every day.

  • Save and Give

    Accept the fact that there is never enough money today or for retirement. If you make $100,000, you’d be able to spend $200,000. If you save $1 million, you’ll wish you had $2 million. Stop concentrating on having enough and start focusing on the flow of money in your life. Earn some. Save some. Spend some. Give some. Then relax.

Give all of who you are to living the life you were born to live, pursuing your passions, and supporting your favorite causes. It’s not worth the risk of missing out on being your best.

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About Sharon

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Throughout my life, I have donated to help animals, the environment, the homeless, the poor, the Food Bank, the Red Cross and more. You name it, and I’ve probably sent them money. Like many others in today’s economy, the few dollars I had left at the end of the month for philanthropy weren’t making a significant difference for the causes I cared most about– until I discovered the power of giving circles.

I'm dedicated to helping people make a big impact on the causes they care about most.

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

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Past the seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them… he cried, “Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?” God said, “I did do something. I made you.” Sufi Teaching

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“What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.” John Ruskin

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