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Comments from readers like you are shaping how we think about goodness. Keep ’em coming!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whether you know it or not, the comments you share are shaping our point of view and how we are approaching the Goodness Pays<\/em> book project. Here’s a vivid example:<\/p>\n

Subject line:\u00a0COMMENT \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The subject line only read: COMMENT. The body of the email simply said: What are you an F\u2019in Do-Gooder? \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>That was all.<\/p>\n

The obvious cliche’ was to connect my intellectual property around The Seven Fs: faith, family, finances, fitness, friends, fun and future\u00a0<\/em>to my passion for goodness.\u00a0It definitely caught my attention – would it catch yours?<\/p>\n

The sender name was unfamiliar. I tried to reply and ask: What do you mean?<\/em> All that came back was an AOL bounce-back message. The hollow exchange sparked a self-talk debate inside my head. And that dialogue continues with some of the initial interviews:<\/p>\n

\"Sometimes
Sometimes the input from blog readers really makes me think hard: Am I an F\u2019in Do-Gooder?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Am I am F\u2019in Do-Gooder? <\/em> Probably. Why does it feel weird to say?\u00a0<\/em>If not, then why not? Is that a good thing, or a bad thing?<\/em><\/p>\n

If I\u2019m not an F\u2019in Do-Gooder, then what does that make me: an F’in Do-Badder? <\/em>That just sounds bad. Really selfish. That’s not good! I really do believe goodness is the best intention in leadership and business. And that goodness pays.<\/p>\n

Writing something important<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"GoodnessSince then, I have written, spoken and coached around the idea of goodness in leadership and business. And when our writing coach, Sean McDonnell, suggested I start the introduction to the book with the\u00a0What are you an F\u2019in Do-Gooder?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>line…well, I just smiled. It feels good to be honoring the comment from an anonymous emailer – someone whose intentions I don’t know.<\/p>\n

\"Thank
Thank you for reading to the end of this blog: your thoughts will help shape the Goodness Pays book.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, what do you think?<\/p>\n

What does it mean to you to be an “F’in Do-Gooder?”<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d rather not share your ideas with others by commenting on this site, email me privately<\/a> \u2013 I want to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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