Neil Patel
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enjoyment like you look at the smiles on the faces that you're creating by giving them something whether it's toys or money or helping out from the fires it's a nice feeling to help others you go buy something that you may think is cool like a fancy car you'll have enjoyment for a week or a month but after that it goes away you become numb to it
Yeah, and then you're just like, I need another card. Okay, when's this ever ending? It never ends.
Yeah, and then you're just like, I need another card. Okay, when's this ever ending? It never ends.
I'm married, so the wife picks, so I don't really. Some charities, I get text message. Like, I think you texted me, I don't know when, a few months ago. You're like, I need money for something, toys. Was it toys? It was toy drive, yeah. It was toy drive, and you just sent me a link, and I just donated because you sent me a link. I didn't really read it. I just said, cool, Dan's doing a toy drive.
I'm married, so the wife picks, so I don't really. Some charities, I get text message. Like, I think you texted me, I don't know when, a few months ago. You're like, I need money for something, toys. Was it toys? It was toy drive, yeah. It was toy drive, and you just sent me a link, and I just donated because you sent me a link. I didn't really read it. I just said, cool, Dan's doing a toy drive.
It's not like you're making money by giving away toys. Definitely not. All right, sounds good. It's Christmas. Someone needs toys. Click a button. But usually we look at the efficiencies of these campaigns. So when you donate to charities, a lot of the large ones have a lot of staff where the, yeah. And a lot of the money goes towards that versus actually the causes.
It's not like you're making money by giving away toys. Definitely not. All right, sounds good. It's Christmas. Someone needs toys. Click a button. But usually we look at the efficiencies of these campaigns. So when you donate to charities, a lot of the large ones have a lot of staff where the, yeah. And a lot of the money goes towards that versus actually the causes.
And there's nothing wrong with that because you do need staff to run these charities. I don't have Bill Gates money. So I want my money, this is just my own selfish desire, to go to the people who are in need, not the people who are running the organizations, even though they do need compensation. But let the Bill Gates figure that kind of stuff out.
And there's nothing wrong with that because you do need staff to run these charities. I don't have Bill Gates money. So I want my money, this is just my own selfish desire, to go to the people who are in need, not the people who are running the organizations, even though they do need compensation. But let the Bill Gates figure that kind of stuff out.
So a lot of what we pick is children's education, children's health, anything related to poverty with children. But we mainly focus on kids. And your toy drive was a good fit because it fit within children needing toys.
So a lot of what we pick is children's education, children's health, anything related to poverty with children. But we mainly focus on kids. And your toy drive was a good fit because it fit within children needing toys.
Dude, I see like a video or image on Instagram. It was one or the other. No joke. I actually think you fill up like an arena or something like that.
Dude, I see like a video or image on Instagram. It was one or the other. No joke. I actually think you fill up like an arena or something like that.
Yeah, it was crazy. I was like, is this an arena?
Yeah, it was crazy. I was like, is this an arena?
See, that's a good feeling.
See, that's a good feeling.
And why do you do that every year?
And why do you do that every year?
Yeah.