The Pursuit of Awesome with Charlie Harary

Charlie Harary discusses growing in our giving. We reach a level in our giving where we have to overcome the challenge of not receiving positive responses. That requires sacrifice, which means giving even when we don't feel like it. This is the realm of real growth.

Charlie Harary discusses investing our speech and our listening with authentic emotion. People can feel that, and this builds them while also building the relationship and giving us deep satisfaction.

Charlie Harary discusses listening to others with no agenda, with no thought of wanting to try to convince them of our viewpoint. When we fully listen in order to understand others, we're practicing empathy and giving them something of real value.

Charlie Harary discusses asking questions and digging deeper to find out what another person really wants and needs. That sensitivity and thoughtfulness makes us better givers and builds the recipients of our giving.

Charlie Harary discusses the slow process of building others up. By empathizing, we give from the receiver's perspective and we level-up our giving. Even if those we help forget us by the time they "arrive," we can be completely OK with that.

Achieving true excellence requires a steady flow of small successes. By constantly adapting, we may let go of the obstacles that hold us back and experience marginal gains that bring us closer to the person we want to be.

Charlie Harary discusses going beyond giving to the level of empowering others. By listening, supporting, and believing in other people, we build them and enable them to become bigger themselves. By giving in this way, we emulate G-d.

Charlie Harary discusses the importance of focusing our giving on the needs and desires of the recipient rather than on what we would prefer, we show them what empathy is and help them grow as givers.

Charlie Harary discusses giving by receiving. There are times when the best gift we can give someone is the let them give to us. This empowers and teaches other people to also be givers.

Charlie Harary discusses the beginning of giving. We start becoming a giver by deciding to become one. The more we give and the more we focus our lives on giving, the more we become worthy of giving and the more giving opportunities G-d will offer us.