Episode 193 Aligning Donations and Your Deepest Values with Barron Damon (Part 2)

Author: John Hulen
Published: Fri 02 Feb 2024
Episode Link: https://relationshipsandrevenue.libsyn.com/episode-193-aligning-donations-and-your-deepest-values-with-barron-damon-part-2

This episode is the continuation of John and Barron's conversation. In part one, Barron discussed his journey from athlete to nonprofit leader to philanthropic coach. He also shared how philanthropy is simply the love of mankind, not just for the ultra-wealthy, and how anyone can leave a legacy beyond money through gifts of their time, talents, and relationships.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[00:00] - Getting clarity on philanthropic goals

[04:30] - How to discover your purpose

[07:53] - How Barron builds his significant relationships

[11:13] - The role Barron's faith plays in his business

[12:59] - Barron's definition of success

[15:39] - Traits of a great leader

[17:18] - Best advice Barron has received

[18:34] - Best advice Barron has given

[19:57] - How Barron invests in himself

[21:40] - Best way to connect to Barron

[24:45] - Wrap-up

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"If you really want to discover what your purpose is, your why, your reason for being here, look at your greatest source of pain."

"One of the hardest things to do as a parent is to watch your kids go through difficult, challenging, painful things. But honestly, going through difficult times helps create character for our kids, but it also provides purpose, meaning, direction for their lives."

"The older you get, the lessons get harder and more expensive."

"Relationships are the key to life."

"I've always been the CEO of my home because, as a CEO and business owner, the most important thing in that business is those internal relationships that you have with your employees."

"A great leader is someone who can be transparent, someone that could really share who they are."

"You have to pick and choose your times. You have to use wisdom when you're being transparent. But it's one of those things that's really important as a leader for us to take ownership when we make mistakes."

"The best advice I've received is putting people before yourself."

"Don't let any person or anything steal your freedom from you, and be able to live every day in freedom."

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