When I was young, we lived in poverty. I remember the joy of receiving donated toys & food from kind strangers around the holidays.

One time a neighbor brought over a whole box of food for us to make turkey dinner.

One time the dairy where my grandfather worked as a milk man let us take a whole crate of dairy products home (and a toy).

I try to give as often as I can, especially around Christmas.

What makes me even more happy than giving, is to let the kids in the family experience the joy of giving.

This year I got the fam together and gave everyone a $500 budget. The rule was they had to buy 2 of each item for someone their age group, something they’d appreciate for Christmas.

Then we took one of each item to the local women’s shelter, and I took the rest home to drop off at the “youth center.”

What I actually did was wrap the 2nd item for them and they will each get it on Christmas morning.

I hired an executive assistant this month and she’s been awesome.

I have a lot of ideas and I’ve learned how to delegate to buy back my time & level up my influence & impact.

She helped me execute on this by organizing the family.

So glad I did this because the kids were really touched and enjoyed shopping for people who are less fortunate.

If you have the means, you could try this with your family.