Category Archives: The Go-Giver Blog

The Law of Left Field

A reader made a comment in a letter yesterday that beautifully captures this whole business of how the “physics of giving” works. After describing briefly her career path, and how she’d had the opportunity help many co-workers in her company find good positions that suited their talents (and had herself been blessed with a meteoric…

Is It Better to Give Than To Receive?

Now, wouldn’t you think that the co-authors of a book entitled “The Go-Giver” would answer that question with a resounding YES? But we don’t — and we also don’t think it’s better to receive than it is to give.
 What? That’s right: the question itself is based on what John calls the “treacherous dichotomy,” and…

Having a Hard Time Saying “No”

A reader raised an interesting issue on her blog this week: “. . . The authors try to make the point that business is not an excuse for being selfish and a jerk. They push the point a bit far . . . I do think as leaders and business owners, we have to balance…

Filled With Gratitude

I continue to be filled with gratitude by two things (much for which to be grateful, of course; two things specifically here): First, the incredible outpouring of support and encouragement by our friends and associates who turned our initial promotional campaign into the success it became. Few things happen in a vacuum, and fewer realllly…