How religion motivates people to give and serve (18:40)

David P. King is the Karen Lake Buttrey Director of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving as well as Assistant Professor of Philanthropic Studies within the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. He earned his Ph.D. from Emory University with a specific interest in American religious history and its intersections with the growing field of world Christianity. Today the world is facing one of the greatest humanitarian emergencies in history with mass starvation threatening millions of people in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen, while an unmatched refugee crisis continues in Syria. There is a lot of need for people who are willing to give and serve and religion can be a big motivation for charity. Dr. David King help us understand the role religion plays in motivation to charitable giving and service.

 

Things You Need to Recover From Every Day (1:07:09)

Benjamin Hardy was the #1 writer on Medium.com in 2016, he writes about self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship.  Currently, he is finishing his dissertation and graduating with his Ph.D., hopefully by late 2017 or early 2018.  Being busy and being productive are not the same thing. Most people are trying to do too much. The desire to “keep up” has them doing more, living less, and deceiving themselves into believing they’ve actually made progress. True growth and success are always sustainable. It’s not a short sprint with an inevitable physical, mental, and emotional crash. All goals are means, not ends. Each succeeding stage of your progression should clearly build one-upon-another, leaving you stronger and more able, not weaker and permanently damaged. Benjamin Hardy shares a list of 6 things that we need to properly “recover from” on a daily basis.

 

Screen Cleaning (1:35:57)

Jeff Simpson talks about movies and TV helping you find family friendly options.