So often, when someone talks about giving, people automatically think about charitable giving, and that is certainly what the authors of Azim Jamal and harvey McKinnon, authors The Power of Giving, are doing. They are donating profits of the book to charity.

Yet giving goes so much further than giving money. In Chapter 2 you’ll read about giving time, life, knowledge, leadership, hope and laughter, among other things. Anyone can give these things, no matter what your economic status.

As I read the book, I appreciated how the authors incorporated stories of various people as well as a chance for the reader to stop and explore your own life. For example, there is a section about attitudes toward money, and within it is an area to consider your own attitudes. The authors encourage you not simply to read but to interact with the book.

The focus of the book is on many arenas of life, including developing new skills and using those to give. I like the activity on page 65 which invites you to discover what new skills you want to develop. The first question asks you to consider what you’re passionate about and the second urges you to ask yourself what skills you could learn to pursue those passions. Good stuff!

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I love the reflection section on page 80 that talks about the steps to helping yourself. You cannot truly give when you are not first helping yourself.

And one of my favorite pieces is about “heart fiber,” which the authors talk about giving to your children. The authors call heart fiber “the values and virtues that build a strong character.”

Another thing I like about the structure of the book is that you will see a recap of the key points in each chapter. This is a brilliant way for an author to increase the reader’s comprehension and ability to put what they’re reading into practice.

Some of the material is more conceptual, but there is plenty of “nitty-gritty” in it as well. You will discover not only various types of nonprofit but how to evaluate them.

You’ll also discover some unusual types of tithing that I bet you never thought about before: idea tithing, time tithing, and interpersonal tithing, to name a few.

Even if you consider yourself to be a giving person, you will gain insights from this book that I’m sure will surprise you.

This is something else I love that automatically makes the book viral. Several times in the book you will see a box that starts: “Give this book away” with specific instructions. Bravo!

When you purchase The Power of Giving today, you will receive a number of bonus gifts, including one from me. The link is http://ThePowerOfGiving.org/paperback for the gifts. Please buy the book, read it, and give it away as the authors suggest.

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