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October 27, 2022

Your contribution matters

I remember one of the first things I learned when I got into improving my career once I was in recovery, was that I should volunteer to help in the community. There were lots of opportunities.

I have a whole list of them on my resume. One of my favorite memories was being the Auctioneer (for 7 years!) at the United Way Auction at my company. I loved it! The amount of people involved that donated prizes, coordinated the event and then bought items to raise money for UW was unbelievable.

That’s just one small example. We know how much we are asked to give each and every year and the people behind the charities are amazing givers.

If you have a kid in High School who is looking to move onto college, then you know that they are teaching this giving and volunteering concept. In order to even get into college the list of extracurricular activities you are interested in and organizations you volunteer for are almost as important as your grades.

Some of us give of our time if we have the energy and some of us open our wallets to contribute. It doesn’t matter which, it just matters that you do what you can.

What I learned in recovery is that the contribution I make, no matter the form it takes, is just important as earning my paycheck.

It reminds me of the 6 human needs that we all have and what the most important ones are to focus on. Click here if you want read more about those needs.

If you don’t know them, here are the 6 human needs that we all have:

Certainty
Uncertainty/variety
Significance
Love & connection
Personal growth
Contribution

The last two Personal Growth, and Contribution, are more spiritual in nature. If you make these last two your priority, I promise that ALL of the other needs will be met.

Your contribution matters! This is the tagline in my business and why I do what I do. Together we make a difference.

I rarely meet anyone on the path of growth who says they didn’t have help or they did it all by themselves. Giving credit to others for their help is part of being a good leader.

I believe that if you are reading this, then you are either into personal growth, leadership, recovery or all of the above. And this makes me happy because there are so many that need our help.

I want to thank you for whatever contribution you are making to help other people in the world.

You can help me by sharing the information below. If you know any senior leaders in the addiction or mental health recovery organizations, please spread the word about this roundtable discussion I am facilitating on November 9th, on zoom.

Click here to find out more.

It’s free. There will be no selling. Just a supportive collaboration of leaders who are contributing in a big way by helping run organizations that help addicts and those with mental illness to recover.

Please introduce me to those you know in this space or if you are working in this field, please join me!

All my best,

Maureen

On the Emerge. Evolve. Lead. podcast this week . . .

My guest this week is Jake Sasseville. Jake has recovered from compulsive debting and underearning. He has not incurred unsecured debt since 2013 and now he is the CEO and Founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica. Imiloa Institute is an Intercontinental Institute for the Education and Advancement of Human Consciousness. How’s that for making a contribution to the planet!

Jake is a hospitality entrepreneur, author, and podcaster and one of his claims to fame was that he was the youngest host in late-night TV history on ABC and the White House named him one of the most “innovative entrepreneurs under 30.” INC Magazine wrote that Jake has “more than enough chutzpah” to scale any business, and Huffington Post wrote that he’s built an impactful career at “the intersection of culture and consciousness.”

This was an excellent conversation that is still resonating with me. Click below to listen now.