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He gave his company away to charity

Derek Sivers explains why he chose to give away his company to charity.

But the less I own, the happier I am. The lack of possessions gives me the priceless freedom to live anywhere anytime.

On work, pleasure, and occasionally contributing to the world at large

Fred Oliveira apparently shares the same sentiments on what I’ve been feeling a lot lately – a sort of aimless churning of pixels that just don’t mean much when put in perspective with the world at large (Unless you’re designing Obama’s website for example). Or to put it bluntly, it can be quite disturbing to be aiming for pixel perfection when there are tons of starving people or abused animals in the world.

Okay, maybe this is a bit extreme but I find myself getting more and more concerned about my little role in this world. I don’t have to morph into some social worker but I am thinking seriously about how to incorporate the element of give-back into my work. And like him, I also want to spend more time working on stuff that will amuse myself rather than trying to amuse an audience.

Open your heart to give; in order to receive

I was watching ‘Clean House‘ on Style Network quite some time ago when the host said the following in order to convince someone to donate their unsold yard sale items to charity. It left a very deep impression in my mind. It goes:

If you open your heart to give, you will open your heart to receive.

I was struck by the simplicity of that statement, yet the profoundess of it.

Today, I came across this article in my rss reader about how to create the abundance mindset. It explains why the act of giving allows you to receive in return. Fully recommended. :)