People Helping People is the Noblest Ingredient

The best component of a successful business is people helping people.

Today, more people are becoming wealthy online. You might also want a piece of the pie! But in any business, you should not only focus on creating money. You should also learn how to lend your helping hands (not only one hand) to other people.

As good citizens, we believe in people helping people. We always want to help like for instance: giving charity donations to the needy. But sometimes our financial status prevents us from helping others.

If you live average, you can only give a little. Sometimes you wish you could help more. The saddest part is that you might want to help other people so much but you don’t have any other choice but to keep your hard earned money in your pocket because your family needs it.

Giving and receiving

Another thing: If I wasn't honest, do you think others would have trusted me especially when it comes to money?

Some don’t try to help because they don’t have the means. They don't realize that they only need to start and they will receive help from other people - the philosophy of people helping people.

Some also think that there should be something in return before they help. They don't realize that when they truly help others, they will be rewarded ten folds - Not necessarily by the ones they helped but by other means.

How to help people:

Helping the poor does not always mean helping the poor financially. This is because being poor have different meanings. A person beside you might be struggling in work for instance. A friend of yours might not have freedom of time. A stranger might be suffering from illness, and so on. Let’s just define being poor as being in a bad situation and not only being penniless. Let’s also define helping as giving a solution not only giving money.

Here is your opportunity to help.

This is a quote by the famous business philosopher Jim Rohn: “Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the process of receiving”. This is what people helping people is all about.

When you decide to make your own legitimate online business, remember that its main purpose is to give people solutions. Don’t become self centered and don’t focus on you becoming wealthy. In your business, remember to:

1. Identify the need – This is not the same as creating a need. Creating a need is like brainwashing people to make them feel they need your products or services. Identify what they need. If you have the solution, offer it to them.

2. Offer the truth – Offering the truth is not the same as being sincere. You might be sincerely offering the wrong solution! Be truthful about the solution you are giving. People will trust you for that and will come back to you “ten folds”.

3. Be there until... – When people “allow” you to help them, you have to be there until the solution is met. Don't give them a solution and when they mess up, you leave them. Treat them like your babies – would you leave them in the mess?

Realize that when you give someone a solution, it will come back to you and that is good for your business. Similarly, if you take something or do anything bad to someone, it will also come back to you. So in your pursuit to become a successful entrepreneur, you should always find people to help. That is what your philosophy should be. Not just to earn money. Help people, give solution to them and money will come in – lots of it!

Zig Ziglar said: "If you help enough people get what they want, you will get everything that you want."

Comments From Friends

Sounds like it only applies to people that are capable to help.But how about those who are powerless and unequipped, inexperienced and uneducated who are craving for a little fortune? Indeed, don't give them a solution that when they mess up, you leave them.

I appreciate your comment on people helping people. On the contrary, all people have the opportunity to help, as it was stated here. You only need to be willing. Even a small advice can save a person from oblivion. Now who can do that? Anybody. How much does it cost to do? Nothing.

Thanks Butch.

I can hear my dad's words echo "be thankful if you're the one who's in the position where you are capable to give". And if you are really sincere about helping other people, don’t tell them the things they just want to hear..tell them the things they NEED to know.

I Completely Agree! Law of nature and the eternal being really applies here...

Take for example the analogy of Sowing certain amount of seeds, in time these will grow and produce even more seeds multiplying it ten fold times...

Or even more ( depending on what seeds you have sown).. This also applies in giving! When you give Less, less will be returned to you maybe in a lesser profit or value, but when you give MORE... More will be rewarded to you by means that you don't know, It will even surprise you....

The thing is, we should give wholeheartedly without any doubts and second thoughts...

It is indeed helpful because you could help here easily and also save people...

All they need here is to be willing to help...am amazed! excellent advices!

Its a good way also of sharing your blessings to other people!

Napakagandang lathalain sir butch! Ako'y sumasang-ayon sa inyong adhikain patungkol sa pagtulong sa kapwa.

Sadyang kabutihan ang maidudulot ng pagtulong sa kapwa - isang nosyon na pinaniniwalaan ng buong sangkatauhan simula noon hanggang ngayon.

Ang akin lamang ipinagtataka sa aking sarili ay noong habang binabasa ko ang iyong mga nilatag na oportunidad sa pagtulong ay isang aspeto ang pumasok sa aking mumunting utak - ang kapitalismo.

maaring tama ang iyong 1-3 nabanggit sa pagtulong ngunit ang mga hakbang na ito ay tila bumabalot rin sa konsepto ng kapitalismo at konsumerismo.

Ang isang patalastas sa telebisyon, isang halimbawa, ay naglalatag ng "pangangailangan" at "solusyon", maaring nagsasabi rin sila ng katotohanan at maaari ring di ka nila iiwan hanggang sa makonsumo mo ang kanilang "solusyon".

Ngunit sa pananaw ng karamihan, bagamat naghahandog ng "tulong", ang kapitalismo ay hindi sumasaklaw sa tunay na nosyon ng "pagtulong".

Para sa akin, ang pagtulong ay isang hakbang na hindi nagnanais ng anumang kapalit gaano man kalaki/kagaling/kaganda ng iyong naibahagi.

Ang pagtulong ay isang mahika na nabubuo sa kaibuturan ng puso ng isang tao at tumatagos sa puso ng taong kanyang tinutulungan.

Sa madaling salita, ito ay isang bukal sa loob na hakbang na hindi naninimbang kung gaano karami/kalaki ang iyong naitulong at hindi humihingi o nag-aasam ng kapalit.

Jhoanne, thanks for this great comment on people helping people.

It translates your view about this topic leading to capitalism where a business focuses mostly in generating sales and not purely giving a solution from the heart. It does not apply the people helping people philosophy.

Here is my thought:

Capital belongs to the hands of the people and it depends how people use capital.

If a businessman only give a solution for a cost with little or no “value”, guess how long will he last? Probably not long. If a person sells for something with no value, I consider it stealing.

But let’s say you published a book about your experience in overcoming poverty. For a mere 25 bucks people will learn from your years of experience in a matter of hours!

Yes you’re book costs something. It’s probably the only way to reach people considering publication. But you also wish to bring great value and you wish to help. This is "priceless" and it came from your heart. Now, since you applied the people helping people concept to your business, guess how long will you last?

People won’t find it hard to see your sincerity and truthfulness and the value you’re giving. Would they mind the cost if prize is well worth it? Would they mind to spend for a solution if it means pointing them to the right direction in life?

And when you raised yourself with your business using the people helping people philosophy, isn’t it that you can help mankind more?

There are people who became wealthy and famous by “serving” people. And people remember them for the services they “gave”, not their business. How we wish to be remembered like them.

Thanks sir butch! How I wished I would have delivered my thoughts in English so other people can comprehend my point. Apparently, you've justified your philosophy, so needless to translate everything! Thanks again!

There is no better feeling than knowing you've made a positive impact on another person's life.

It is a responsibility, due to all of the privileges you have been given, to help those that have less...

I remember one quotes when I was in high school it says: "The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own."

Thank you for this wonderful website and it really inspired me a lot!!!

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