Monte Wood

let me define generosity if you go online and search for definitions they are all over the board and most of the definitions of generosity focus on giving money so philanthropy but generosity is much bigger so in the book we actually defined generosity is any of giving or kindness when done with no expectation of exchange or return from the recipient.

let me define generosity if you go online and search for definitions they are all over the board and most of the definitions of generosity focus on giving money so philanthropy but generosity is much bigger so in the book we actually defined generosity is any of giving or kindness when done with no expectation of exchange or return from the recipient.

If you are doing this with no expectation of exchange or return from me or from your audience, then that is a pure generosity. That is where the purest power of generosity comes. My guess is... You're not doing your podcast because you want to be famous or you want to make a lot of money. My guess is you actually truly desire to help people and make a difference in the world.

If you are doing this with no expectation of exchange or return from me or from your audience, then that is a pure generosity. That is where the purest power of generosity comes. My guess is... You're not doing your podcast because you want to be famous or you want to make a lot of money. My guess is you actually truly desire to help people and make a difference in the world.

And I appreciate that. And that's a driving force for many successful people, right? There's a scientific study that says that humans are the only species that... You are generous with those that they will never associate with or never meet. In other words, they're generous beyond their family, beyond their community, beyond those that they will ever know. That's a human trait.

And I appreciate that. And that's a driving force for many successful people, right? There's a scientific study that says that humans are the only species that... You are generous with those that they will never associate with or never meet. In other words, they're generous beyond their family, beyond their community, beyond those that they will ever know. That's a human trait.

And that trait is actually credited with the helping of creating societies and even a global community of such.

And that trait is actually credited with the helping of creating societies and even a global community of such.

Yes, and I agree. So my book probably will not sell 100,000 copies, but I will tell you, Vince, that I've had 25 or 30 people Tell me the book changed their lives for the better. I had one person just last week came up and said that she changed jobs because she realized in reading the book that

Yes, and I agree. So my book probably will not sell 100,000 copies, but I will tell you, Vince, that I've had 25 or 30 people Tell me the book changed their lives for the better. I had one person just last week came up and said that she changed jobs because she realized in reading the book that

That the people she worked for were not generous people and that she did not want to be in that situation. And she moved to another job and she said it's the best thing that has happened to her in many years. So that kind of thing is just such a beautiful reward. In fact, it spurs me to ask you a question. Is it selfish? to be authentically generous.

That the people she worked for were not generous people and that she did not want to be in that situation. And she moved to another job and she said it's the best thing that has happened to her in many years. So that kind of thing is just such a beautiful reward. In fact, it spurs me to ask you a question. Is it selfish? to be authentically generous.

So again, with no expectation of exchange or return from the recipient in order to create your own success.

So again, with no expectation of exchange or return from the recipient in order to create your own success.

Yeah, I think your initial response, no, is a good answer. I actually believe that focusing on generosity, helping others, right, to pave the way for your own success isn't being selfish. It's just being wise. And this is a hard concept for people to understand, right? But truly generous people.

Yeah, I think your initial response, no, is a good answer. I actually believe that focusing on generosity, helping others, right, to pave the way for your own success isn't being selfish. It's just being wise. And this is a hard concept for people to understand, right? But truly generous people.

If you read up, if you pick up any book on success, there's a number of things they'll tell you that are going to lead to success. At the top of the list is always relationships. Close in relationships. Harvard just published their study, their 50-year study. And the most important aspect of happiness is for individuals out of their study was relationships, connected, close relationships.

If you read up, if you pick up any book on success, there's a number of things they'll tell you that are going to lead to success. At the top of the list is always relationships. Close in relationships. Harvard just published their study, their 50-year study. And the most important aspect of happiness is for individuals out of their study was relationships, connected, close relationships.

Now the self-help books are going to tell you confidence. Then they're going to say mindset. And then they're going to say trust. And then they're going to say your own emotional well-being. And I believe that being a generous person leads to all of those. So being a generous person leads to success. If you know that, then you have a North Star. You have something that you can focus on every day.

Now the self-help books are going to tell you confidence. Then they're going to say mindset. And then they're going to say trust. And then they're going to say your own emotional well-being. And I believe that being a generous person leads to all of those. So being a generous person leads to success. If you know that, then you have a North Star. You have something that you can focus on every day.