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" It’s not how much money you have that matters, it’s what you do with it. That’s how to become really rich.

Let me give you an example of someone who is ridiculously rich, in every sense of the word. Let me introduce you to Dave.

This is how Dave works: whenever he comes across great, everyday people, whoever they are - whether it’s a shy 17-year-old just leaving school with a longing to visit his absent father who now lives in Canada; or a plumber who has worked beyond the call of duty, been respectful and diligent, but who rarely gets to see his kids as he works so hard; or a single mother, a friend of a friend, who is struggling to balance a million things and multiple jobs and wishes she could treat her kids to something nice - Dave steps in. A bit like Superman!

You see, Dave has worked hard in his life, and been rewarded with great wealth, but through it all he has learnt something far greater: that great wealth doesn’t make you rich unless you do great things with it.

So Dave will secretly help people out in some special way. Maybe he pays for the young man’s plane fare to Canada to see his dad, or for the plumber to take his family on holiday, or the single mum to get a car. Anything that is beyond the norm, out of the ordinary - he does it. And you know what? It blows people away!

Not only does Dave have the most loyal army of everyday people who would go to the ends of the Earth for him (and it is not because of the money he gave them, by the way, it is because he did something so far beyond the norm for them), but Dave is also the happiest man I have ever met.

Why?

Because it is impossible to live like this and not be ridiculously happy!

It is in the giving that a person becomes rich. And that can start today, whatever point we are along the road of our goals.

So don’t waste a chance to get rich quick by getting busy giving.

Then stand back and watch the happiness unfold… "

Bear Grylls , A Survival Guide for Life: How to Achieve Your Goals, Thrive in Adversity, and Grow in Character


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Bear Grylls quote : It’s not how much money you have that matters, it’s what you do with it. That’s how to become really rich.<br /><br />Let me give you an example of someone who is ridiculously rich, in every sense of the word. Let me introduce you to Dave.<br /><br />This is how Dave works: whenever he comes across great, everyday people, whoever they are - whether it’s a shy 17-year-old just leaving school with a longing to visit his absent father who now lives in Canada; or a plumber who has worked beyond the call of duty, been respectful and diligent, but who rarely gets to see his kids as he works so hard; or a single mother, a friend of a friend, who is struggling to balance a million things and multiple jobs and wishes she could treat her kids to something nice - Dave steps in. A bit like Superman!<br /><br />You see, Dave has worked hard in his life, and been rewarded with great wealth, but through it all he has learnt something far greater: that great wealth doesn’t make you rich unless you do great things with it.<br /><br />So Dave will secretly help people out in some special way. Maybe he pays for the young man’s plane fare to Canada to see his dad, or for the plumber to take his family on holiday, or the single mum to get a car. Anything that is beyond the norm, out of the ordinary - he does it. And you know what? It blows people away!<br /><br />Not only does Dave have the most loyal army of everyday people who would go to the ends of the Earth for him (and it is not because of the money he gave them, by the way, it is because he did something so far beyond the norm for them), but Dave is also the happiest man I have ever met.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />Because it is impossible to live like this and not be ridiculously happy! <br /><br />It is in the giving that a person becomes rich. And that can start today, whatever point we are along the road of our goals.<br /><br />So don’t waste a chance to get rich quick by getting busy giving.<br /><br />Then stand back and watch the happiness unfold…