Stephanie L. Jones gave a gift every day for 522 days and that journey changed her life. Now she is on a mission to inspire others to give and practice gratitude daily. She hosts an inspiring podcast, Giving Your Best Life. As a TEDx speaker, she loves sharing her message from the stage in schools, colleges, churches, and businesses. Stephanie is a best-selling and award-winning author of the Giving Gal, The Giving Challenge, The Gratitude Challenge, and Thank-You Notes to God. She is a former police officer and has spent the last fifteen years working for Fortune 50 technologies companies, winning the Cisco Humanitarian Award. She lives out her dreams with her hubby, Mike in Indiana.
Listen to this insightful Whinypaluza episode with Stephanie L. Jones about the joy of giving and how you can challenge yourself to rethink what giving is and do it every day!
Here is what to expect on this week’s show:
How Stephanie decided to undertake the “gift a day” challenge
Looking for opportunities to give. What will bring a smile to someone’s face? What will make an impact?
Gifts can be anything from a traditional wrapped gift, to your time, or your services, or even something a simple as giving a smile and a “hello.”
The joys of bringing children into giving and their unique take on what to give
The Giving High is real- giving boosts your mood, decreases anxiety and depression, and makes you feel more connected
The energy you give off and the way you interact with others IS a gift
The Gratitude Challenge
Journal about what you are thankful for- how can you go deeper than the obvious: house, family, job, health?
Focus on your strengths when deciding how to give
Connect with Stephanie:
Website http://givinggalbooks.com
Children’s Books http://givinggal.com/books
stephanie@givinggal.com
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