The Templeton Plan: Step 18

The Templeton Plan is written for those who consider themselves students in the school of total success. It is suggested that you devote yourself to one step each day, over a period of three weeks, Each step should be studied carefully until the following questions can be answered in a satisfactory and thorough manner:

1. What do these ideas really mean?
2. How do they apply to my own life?
3. How can I use their meaning in achieving success?

Step 18: Giving As A Way Of Life

• Material success is much more likely to come to those willing to give some of their wealth away. A Hindu proverb states, "They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing."
• The positive feeds on the positive. Giving leads to greater giving and becomes a way of life. Thanksgiving inspires giving, not only in the person who is thankful but in the one who hears the thanksgiving.
• Each of us should cultivate a feeling of gratitude. Try to find opportunities each day to compliment the people you work with. To thank them for their contributions, because they will do more, knowing they are appreciated.
• There is no greater gift you can give than to help another person become a giver. 

Question to ask yourself:

1. Is it my philosophy that what I am given-- in terms of my abilities, my intelligence, and my material success--should be returned to the world in some form that will help others?