Getting Rich by Helping People Out by Vince Shorb

Many of today's high school and college-age youth feel they have nothing to give back to charities they believe in. You may not have the money or time; but you can make a difference.
Although you may feel that you don't have extra money to help others in need right now; you do have the opportunity to earn, save and grow your money. Use the cause that you're passionate about as motivation to take control of your personal finances. And while you're building up your bank account, donate time to support your cause. An hour a month is a great start.

"The need is great", according to Mr. Charles Fisher, Chairman & Founder of the Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council. "There are many opportunities for our youths to make a difference in their school, home, and community in the United States and abroad. Today's youth can make a difference on a global scale which was evident when we worked with the United Nations to break the 2006 Guinness World Record of 23.5 million to get 43.7 million people in 2007 to Stand-Up and Speak-Out Against Poverty." ended Fisher.

To truly receive all you can out of life, you need to give back. What you give—time, money, or both—is an individual choice. But the role that giving back can make in your life cannot be denied. By donating time to a charity, you will learn more about yourself, meet people interested in the same cause, gain a broader view of the world and appreciate what you have more.

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

If your family or friends are in financial trouble wouldn't it be great to be able to give back and help them out? Don't you agree that it feel great when you know you personally helped someone? If your car breaks down in the middle of the desert and you have no phone, water or food—how would you feel about the good Samaritan that stops to help you?

In order to help more people and make a greater impact on the causes that you are passionate about - you need money. The more financially sound you are the greater impact you can have, the more you can donate to charities your passionate about, the more you can give back to people in need and the more free time you will have to pursue the causes that you are important to you.

The more you give, the more you receive. Many experts agree. Giving back, whether of your time or money, has an energy about it that changes lives and creates happiness.

All this goodwill that you create will flow back to you. When you give back from the heart, it feels great and that should be reward enough. But you will receive a lot more when you donate your time or money, so get in the habit of giving back and improving others lives while you improve your own.

You can start giving back by first locating a cause or charity that you are passionate about. There are numerous non-profits where your help is desperately needed. Find a charity to support where your skills are needed. Answer the following questions:

1) How can you use your interests, skills, and resources to give back and create a positive change in the world?

2) Is there something going on in the world that makes you upset, that you want to change or people that you want donate your time to help?

The Internet makes finding a non-profit simple.

Each of us can make a difference. I urge you to seize the day, instead of waiting until "I make more money" to begin a life of charitable giving. Start today and see the results tomorrow.