TVC 050: Giving Back 5 Ways to Make a Difference Right Now
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To mark the 50th episode of The Vitality Coach podcast I shared my top tips on giving back,  5 ways you can get started right now to help make a difference and an impact without needing funds or giant gestures and why giving back is essential in everyday living.
I want to engage you in the conversation that the giving back doesn’t just have to be about financial philanthropy. It’s also about giving back your time, experience and elements in your life that can add value and support for others.
 
Even starting as close to home as spending time and helping your own family and friends.
 
I’m going to talk to you through some 6 wonderful platforms that you can give back and some 5 top tips on how you can do it without turning your life upside-down.
 
GIVING BACK IS NOT JUST ABOUT MONEY IT’S YOUR TIME, YOUR EXPERIENCE AND YOUR PRESENCE THAT COUNTS
 
HERE ARE MY TOP 5 TIPS ON GIVING BACK:

* Start with you
* Start at Home
* Lead By Example at Work
* Choose Charities that Resonate
* Give back Within Your Means

 
To give back really starts with yourself.
I know this may sound selfish but I mean this in the regard to ensuring you are in your best position to help others.
Are you being kind to yourself? Are you feeding yourself nutritious healthy food that will help your body operating in the optimum? Are you treating yourself to health benefits such as exercise, fitness and activities that you enjoy that are good for your cardiac condition and for your overall well-being? Are you giving back with time alone when you can read and regenerate and even just taking a moment out to meditate or whatever it is to make sure you’re complete and replete, body, mind and soul? So, first of all, start out personally.
Unless you give back to yourself and create time to nurture for you to actually top up your vitality bank, for you to consider your emotional intelligence, your financial planning, figuring out what’s purposeful in your life, planning your winning week and making those moments of giving back also for you.
Start at home: 
The first thing I have to say is if you’re going to choose a charity or start thinking “how can I contribute“, think about places in the environment you live so you can already start giving back just in your daily moments, so there’s number one at home with family and friends.

* Choose cruelty-free and eco-friendly cleaning products,
* Recycle – start living with consciousness and you’ll already start giving back on a daily basis.
* Walk outside your front yard  “Do I know my neighbours? Can I bake a cake for someone? Is someone ill? Do they need to be dropped at the hospital? Do they need care? Can I pick up the groceries?”

What can you do for a neighbour or a friend that maybe isn’t going to reach out to you, but you can reach out to them and say, “Hey, how can I help?”.
 Whatever is going to help people in times of need, it could be much closer than you think.

Don’t turn a blind eye to those small at-home moments where you can be giving back.
Think about being more connected with those closest to you.
Spend a little more time off the computer and more time with your kids.