http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog Common Folk Doing Uncommon Things Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:08:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2013/02/lent-you-arent-doing-it-right/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lent-you-arent-doing-it-right http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2013/02/lent-you-arent-doing-it-right/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:57:36 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=2988 So one of the downsides of Mardi Gras is that people start to discuss what they are giving up for Lent. This picture from the Willy Wonka meme I think sums it up pretty well.
Instead of focusing on 40 days which barely covers 10% of the year, one should instead look to the philosophy of Guy Kawasaki and strive to be a Mensch

• Help people who cannot help you.
• Help without the expectation of return.
• Help many people.
• Do the right thing the right way.
• Pay back society.

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