Stop giving back

You want to do something special for your community. OK, but don’t give back to your community.

Let me explain

The 1st principle that I learned from Rabbi Daniel Lapin’s book, Thou Shall Prosper was about giving back.

He said when considering giving back to your community, what did you take from them in the first place?

And the answer is nothing.

You are trading your service for money.

Agreed upon by both parties making it a fair trade.

Like many of our misbeliefs about money, giving back came from Hollywood.

From watching TV ‘programs’ growing up.

It’s great to give…

If you know me, April and I LOVE to give!

But unless you ripped somebody off, you have nothing to give back.

This is a powerful subconscious money principle.

To help you reprogram your mindset on this money principle,

do this

The next time you hear a friend mention giving back, warmly ask them, ‘Why’s that? What did you take?

And let them sit on it for a moment while they try to understand what you just asked them. 🙂

What are some other money misbeliefs that you know?

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About the Author

As many of you know, my journey has been one of grit, grace, and transformation. At 19, I was a high school dropout, single father, and struggling paint contractor in Michigan. I later moved to Florida, where I faced both personal and professional hardships. With nothing left to lose, I turned to prayer—and was blessed with a relentless hunger to learn. I devoured books, attended seminars, and discovered better ways to streamline and grow my business—even through the Great Recession (and yes, I did hit the wife lottery along the way!). In 2014, I published How To Double Your Business and later sold the painting business, launching a new chapter: coaching others to grow their businesses. For the past 10 years, I’ve dedicated myself to helping business owners scale through the DYB System, while also drawing from frameworks like EOS, Scaling Up, and The Four Disciplines of Execution. Yet something was still missing—something more adaptive, integrated, and complete. Then I found Pinnacle. After months of research and interviews with other Guides, I joined Pinnacle. Their tools and strategies have exceeded every expectation. Now, as a Pinnacle Business Guide, I help leadership teams implement a custom-tailored operating system that draws from the best in the industry—but flexes with your unique business. It’s a dynamic, proven approach to achieve clarity, momentum, and lasting growth. I’m no longer taking on any more 1:1 coaching clients… Instead, I now specialize in working with visionary business owners who are ready to get their leadership teams aligned—around a clear vision, a focused strategy, and an actionable execution plan. With the tools and process I now have as a Pinnacle Business Guide, I help turn alignment into momentum, and momentum into results. If your business is growing—but your leadership team isn’t fully rowing in the same direction—let’s talk.