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Yesterday, I received an e-mail from someone asking me why I don’t give money away to people who are in need.

The honest answer is that I actually do give money away to a lot of people in need.

Ask Dennie Richmond Jr. from South Carolina, who recently received a phone call from me, followed by a cash gift to help him sustain his family-run bakery business.

Ask Dan Weyler from Texas, who took the cash gift I sent him and used it to help his four children get their careers started.

Or ask Tanya Barbour, Linda Pipkin, Tyson Gibbs, Richard Pacheco, Marian Johnson, Yolanda Megginson, Oscar Brown or any of the others who have received cash gifts that never, ever have to be paid back.

Am I done giving away money? Heck no! In fact, I recently contacted another customer whom I plan on sending money to, and I have another letter on my desk of someone whom I plan on helping within the next week or two.

So, yes, I do give away money on a regular basis.

Unfortunately, it is impossible for me to give money to everyone who asks.

However, I am always willing to give advice, whether it’s through my e-mail messages, the books and newsletters I publish, or even through some of the phone calls I make to my customers from time to time.

In fact, I’ve gotten more messages of gratitude from the advice in my publications than I’ve ever gotten for any cash gift.

So, the answer to the question is, “Yes, I give away money to those in need.”

But I feel it’s not the most valuable thing I give away.

** Deal With What Life Has Dealt You
By Doug D'Anna, the "Hundred-Million-Dollar Man"

I marvel at fate and you should, too. Some people subscribe to the belief that fate is the name for those things that they cannot change. Others do not subscribe to it at all, professing that everything that happens in life is under some form of control. I think that both of these types of people must become frustrated at some point or another when those definitions just don’t pan out for them.

I believe that we are dealt situations and that it is up to us to figure out the correct way to respond to them, bring forth the good in them and nurture them into useful, meaningful events. I believe that fate is an outcome determined by our response. And in order for our response to be positive, we need to analyze the way we do a few things.

To be sure, looking at the good moments in life is easy. But many people run from their mistakes, hide themselves away in either guilt or shame. We are all human, and we need to accept the fact that life will deal us blows. The important part is that we review what has happened leading up to, during, and after these events to determine what we could have done differently.

You should never be afraid to look at your mistakes.

Everybody gets knocked down, and the only way you truly fail is if you don’t get back up. Even heroes fail. Again, nobody bats 1,000. Not Barry Bonds. Not Tiger Woods. Not even the great Michael Jordan makes all of his shots.

The key is to take those misses and make sure you learn from them in order to win the next game, the next season. We need to establish changes that will ensure the mistake doesn’t transpire again. Set a new course for ourselves; change our behavior, our habits, our way of thinking.

I believe that the most important thing you can do to “get back up” from the obstacles that come your way are to:
1. Know that these hurdles are simply the natural course of events;
2. Learn from them.

** How to Identify a Winning Idea
By Michael Newman, the "Money Finder"

Friends and colleagues often ask me about how they could determine if their idea will be a big moneymaker.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a mathematical equation that will quickly answer that question. However, there is one common factor that all winning ideas have. This common factor could help you decide if your idea could be the next huge success story.

You see, the best big ideas turn into financial winners because they solve a very specific problem.

Rarely do new ideas solve a problem no one knew needed fixing, although that can happen. What usually happens is that big ideas solve existing problems and focus first on just that one problem.

For proof, you can just take a quick look around your home.

There are probably plenty of items that you use every single day that might not have existed until recently. Brooms have been around for centuries, but static cling cleaning sheets, such as the Swiffer brand, have only been around for a few years.

Brooms work just fine, but there was a need for something that worked faster, and static cling sheets satisfied that need.

Your solution to a problem should also be unique. However, it doesn’t have to be completely original. It’s rare to come up with something that no one has ever thought of before. So your idea should be something that uniquely and creatively solves a problem.

For example, consider the often-used adage, “the best thing since sliced bread.” The inventor of packaged, sliced bread didn’t invent bread, nor did he invent knives and slicing. He simply brought these two existing ideas together and the end result created something people wanted. Which goes to show you that there are probably an unlimited number of big ideas just waiting to be discovered.

Finally, you want to evaluate whether your solution to this problem has longevity. Are you solving a fad problem that may not even exist in a year or two? Fads and trends can be tricky to determine. Some may turn into lasting products that replace the standard in their industry. Others may disappear as quickly as they appeared as they lose their relevance or their cool.

By thinking ahead and learning everything you can about the problem your idea may solve, you’ll be in a position that could help you identify whether or not it will be a success.