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https://lnkd.in/eEGxpyzb Ben Franklin's Investing to Give strategy can allow anyone to become a philanthropist. Here is the inspiring story of a Vermont janitor who donated a life-changing fortune to his local hospital and library, all thanks to long-term dividend growth investing. Week 19 of my vegan ultra experiment. Week 1: 61.1 miles Week 2: 61.7 miles Week 3: 62.3 miles Week 4: 62.9 miles Week 5: 63.5 miles Week 6: 64.1 miles Week 7: 64.7 miles Week 8: 65.3 miles Week 9: 65.9 miles Week 10: 66.5 miles Week 11: 67.1 miles Week 12: 67.7 miles Week 13: 90.2 miles (3.5 marathons) Week 14: 78.6 miles (3 marathons) Week 15: 72.6 miles (2.8 marathons) - 5.4 lb weighted vest Week 16 (Austin Marathon week): 81.1 miles (3 marathons) - 8.5 lb weighted vest Week 17 7.9 miles/52.4 miles (sick with Gastritis) - 11.6 lb weighted vest Week 18: 53.8/52.4 miles (2.1 marathons) - 14.7 lb weighted vest Week 19 (current week): 11.1 miles/56.7 miles - 17.8 lb weighted vest Total miles walked: 1,165 miles (44.5 marathons, New York, NY - Omaha, NE ) - 9.2 miles per day Total calories burned: 230,8000 (65.9 lbs of fat) Weight Loss: 106.9 Lbs in 33 weeks = 3.2 lbs per week average #charitablegiving #charity #investing #dividends #dividendinvesting

Put your coffee down and try this instead! When you're feeling flat before presenting, you might want to grab some caffeine. But if you're sensitive, it could put you on edge at the exact moment you're also getting nervous. So how can you wake yourself up while staying calm? Here's a breathing technique I learnt and then adapted from free divers a few years ago. Try it out a few times and let me know how you feel. Make sure those breaths into your belly and ribcage are big but smooth, and keep your shoulders down. #womeninbusiness #charities #energypolicy

Here is to 10 more great years

💪 IT’S TIME to test your pull-up endurance at Neighborhood Ninjas’ SECOND annual Pullups for Playgrounds Competition!! This event is to raise money for our FIRST NinjaFit Playground! 😍 🤩Entry is just $35 and makes you eligible for AMAZING PRIZES for the following categories: 💪Top 3 gyms whose participants collectively complete the most pull-ups! 💪Top 3 individuals who complete the most pull-ups in each division (yes, we have kids divisions!)  💪Top 3 individuals who raise the most money! You’ll also win sweet prizes for every $100 you raise!!  💪Top 3 gyms who collectively raise the most money!     How It Works: STEP 1:  DONATE or raise $35 to enter the competition. STEP 2: FUNDRAISE How many pullups do you think you can do in an hour? Ask your friends and family to pledge $1 per pullups you think you can do, or they can just donate as much as they want towards this amazing cause! You can create your own fundraising page or join a team! STEP 3: COMPETE! There are two options for how to compete! Option 1: Compete when you want, (mostly) how you want any time during the month of March! Set your @ninjaworksco timer (or watch) to 1 hour on the clock, and rep out as many pullups as you can in 1 hour. Then just send us a video submission of your pullups and the total number you completed before midnight on March 30th! 🔥Pro tip: This is SO much fun if you get your whole gym involved and all do it together! Make it a Pullup Party! Option 2: Join the Pullups for Playgrounds Party LIVE on zoom Saturday, March 30th at 12pm est - you’ll have the opportunity to compete with and cheer on some of your favorite ninjas!!  The event will be recorded through zoom, live streamed on Instagram, and broadcast through news coverage. Tag someone you want to see compete 👀

As we embark on our journey to Nepal, you might be wondering how you can still support our mission. One way is by helping us bring the power of dance and movement to the children's education 🤩 Your donation can help provide dancing or sports equipment, essential tools in our teaching resources. Why dance, you ask? Because movement is everything. It's not just about physical health; it's about expression, creativity, and joy. Dance can break down barriers, build confidence, and create a sense of community among the children 🧡 Your support can make a significant difference in their lives, offering them new opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive through the universal language of dance. Plus, your donation is tax-deductible. Let's dance together towards a brighter future for these children. To learn more and/or to kindly make a donation, click the link below: https://lnkd.in/gtxHWJV9

I planned to raise money for a run I am doing this weekend, but let doubt keep me from sharing it 😣 Yes, even the Chief Giving Officer can create his own limiting beliefs around giving. You see, I am running an ultra marathon on Saturday and I had this incredible idea months ago to create a new division of our company... GoBigtoGiveBig Sponsored Athletes! 🏃♂️🏃♀️💸🫶🏻 For people doing challenges or hard things to raise money for causes. We would build them a landing page Create an intake form Help them find a charity Promote them to our network Even help them write some social posts And give everyday people the confidence and platform to raise money. I thought I would sample it myself on my run and raise some money for children to get into sports. 😎 🙅♂️But then the doubt kicked in... ❌The websites not good enough ❌Nobody will want to donate because it's a hard season right now ❌You don't have time to promote it ❌What if you only raise $100. Thats embarrassing. So I buried the idea for months...🫤 Then this morning I woke up and said screw that. What if I only raise $100 from a simple landing page... Thats still $100 more than if I created excuses not to. I need to live by my own philosophy. 👇 ⭐️ "It doesn't matter HOW MUCH you give, it matters THAT you give" ⭐️ So, I am taking the next 5 days to find people that want to sponsor my run and help support more children get involved in sports! I am doing the BackYard Ultra Last Man Standing 🏃♂️💨 a 6.7km(4.2mi) loop, every hour, on the hour, until you can longer complete the loop and there is only 1 racer left! I am hoping to do 15 laps and complete 100KM We set up a simple intake that allows you to pledge how much you'd like to donate per lap and you will be notified after we complete to share how much each person will donate! GoBigtoGiveBig is the first sponsor at $33/lap! ($500 if I complete 15 laps) If you would like to sponsor, I have left a link to my simple, discouraging, yet effective landing page in the comments! Final reminder: Don't let your fear stop you from making an impact in this world! ❤️

💫 Reflection Time Last night, someone told me that donating plasma is a selfless act. It’s not the first time I’ve heard that, but I realized I hadn’t fully considered *why* I do it. For me, it’s important because I know it helps others who need my plasma far more than I do. It’s not just a task; it’s meaningful, knowing each donation makes a difference. I’m proud to say I haven’t missed a fortnightly donation all year-18 donations so far in 2024! But it got me thinking: why is it sometimes so hard to set aside a couple of hours to do something just for ourselves? Whether it's joining a book club, taking dancing or singing lessons, or learning a new sport-these things fuel us, help us grow, and bring joy. Time is our most valuable asset. If we can commit a few hours every few weeks to something that gives back to others, shouldn’t we also prioritize time for our own growth, happiness, and mindfulness? Let’s make the effort to invest in ourselves, even if it’s just two hours every now and then. We deserve it. #SelfCare #Growth #Mindfulness #TimeWellSpent #DonatingPlasma #lifeboodaustralia

How do you knock a couple of minutes off a personal best time for a 5km run… When you’ve only got one day left to do it, and your legs are already knackered from running 100km over the last 28 days? 🏃🏻♂️🤔 Well that’s the quandary I had to figure out when heading into run 29, but if I could miraculously do it somehow. This would allow me to unlock two additional blocks of funding for the charity fundraiser. As two of my friends, had challenged me to beat two different 5km times ⏱️ That seemed completely out of my reach when I first set out on this journey. Although, if there’s one thing I’ve learnt from committing to the process of running everyday in July. Is that you can always be smarter with the routes you take, even if they are going to push my fitness limits to their absolute break point. Which is exactly what I did; as I decided to get a slight lift to one of the highest starting points in Bolton ⛰️ That was fortunately just adjacent to the circuit that I’d usually use to train 👟 As my master plan, was to give myself a video game style speed boost 🏎️💨 That would hopefully propel me to those two target times. However, there was a major caveat to this. As in order to reach those goals, I’d need to maintain a pace that I wasn’t fully accustomed with yet 🥵 So this wasn’t going to be the easiest of workarounds, but it wasn’t going to stop me from at least giving it a go. But the real question now is… did I have enough stamina, to get over the line in time? 😳 (I don’t think I could’ve written any more anticipation for a video 😂, although this is quite a monumental episode) —————————— If you'd like to support this challenge for the Speed Of Sight Charity Then please do consider checking out the link to the fundraising page in the comment section 🔗 Thank you for all of the support and donations so far 🫶🏻 #run #video #motivation #challenges #charity #mentalhealth #contentcreation

Important Update: Pullups for Playgrounds has been extended! That means that you now have until 11:59pm on Sunday, April 21st to compete and send your videos to info@neighborhoodninjas.org! There are lots of ways to win prizes! We have super cool prizes for the following categories: - The top 3 gyms whose members complete the most pull-ups! - The top 3 individuals who complete the most pull-ups in each division -  Kids M & F  (age 6 -12), Teens M & F (ages 13 - 17), Adult M & F (18+) - The top 2 individuals who raise the most money! - The gym that raises the most money! You’ll also win smaller prizes for every $100 you raise!! 👏 👏 👏  To sign up: Go to https://lnkd.in/gZhT2T7a (link in bio) and donate $35 toward our Playground Project to enter the competetion. Options for how to sign up: 1. buy a single ticket 2. create your own tea 3. join an existing team! If you’re trying to win a prize for “most money raised” - ask your friends and family to donate under your name (they can also add your name or gym name in the comments! Be sure to follow along to see who else is competing and some of our prizes for the winners! #pullupsforplaygrounds #pullupcompetition #ninjawarriorjr #ninjawarrior #ocr #spartanrace #obstacles #obstaclegym

#SelfcareSunday reminder: Be Kind to Yourself Your body is a reflection of how you treat it. Exercise regularly, drink plenty of water, get enough rest, and nourish it with healthy food. #CharityFootprints #GetFitGiveBack #VirtualRace #Philanthropy #DigitalRace #GiveBack #Charity #Nonprofit #DoGood #VirtualFundraising #VirtualFitness #Wellness #Fitness #HealthyLifestyle #VirtualEvent #WellnessEvent