30 Rules to Success #22 Involve in the Community.
You can’t live in our modern, digital world and not have heard Bill Gates. Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft, the operating system series that has powered personal computers almost since they first began. One of the things that Bill Gates is famous for is his Philanthropy. Not only did he put nearly all of his gargantuan fortune into charities, he quit running the software giant to focus on the work that is being done by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, an organization that he started This may come from his mother, who read a letter at the wedding of Melinda and Bill saying something similar to what Uncle Ben told Peter Parker in ‘Spiderman:’ “From those who are given great resources, great things are expected.” The passion for philanthropy and community involvement is something that nearly all of the entrepreneurs that we researched shared. Here are five ways that those successful businesspeople get involved in their communities and make the world a better place.with his wife.
As we have already discussed, Bill Gates gave up almost his entire fortune to the foundation. He now spends his time and energy making the world a better place. This is a legacy that will last for centuries after his death, but that’s not why he is doing it. He truly wants to make the world a better place and this is the best way that he knows how. Of course, no one is suggesting that you give away all of your savings to charity, but do try to support causes that are important to you, and never forget that if you become successful, you have the responsibility to help change the world, even if it is only in small ways.
You will also notice that successful people make other people want to be involved. When someone is doing something for their community, or for the world in general, people notice and it makes them want to help as well. But successful people like those on this list actually take it a step further and actively try to inspire others to help out in their community. Many of the people on this list are known for trying to get others to help out as much as for helping out worthy causes and people in need themselves.
