Generosity BOOST: Why Rounding Up Works

Round up. Whenever you have the option to split some money and you're trying to figure out who gets more because you don't have an exact way to split it in half, always round up and give the other person more because you want to have the atmosphere and feeling of generosity. You want people walking away from you feeling feeling like you're not only fair, but you're generous. When people think that you're generous because you are generous, then good things come to you. And you don't do it because you're expecting something in return. You do it to do it. You do it because it's the right thing to do. Here's two quick examples of how I round up. Sometimes I'll put on events, and at the events a lot of people will pay with cash, and I might split that with somebody at the door. At the end of the night, I'm counting everything up and we're splitting, you know, you create two different piles, 20s, 10s, 5s, and you get down to it and sometimes the money doesn't split up exactly and there might be $5 left over. I give it to him and it's not from a place of, oh, I've got so much money, I don't need this, here you go, you can have it, make them feel bad. I just put it in their pile. You take it. It leaves them feeling happy. He wouldn't really care so much if I took it, but you're kind of left with that feeling of resentment, like, "Mmm, that Evan took that last $5." They're not leaving super happy. Where if you leave them with the extra $5, they're not on top of the moon, it's not going to save their life, but they're left feeling happier. Here's another quick example. I have a caterer events at my office for my mastermind meetings, and the last bill came in as something like $188.20, and I didn't have exact cash on hand to pay my caterer. He has his own shop, and I like supporting local entrepreneurs. I didn't have $188.20, and I could have said, you know what, I don't have the 20 cents, here's $188, it's okay, right? And he would have taken it, and he probably would have been okay with it, but I don't want him walking away feeling like there's a little bit— even that 20 cents creates a little bit of resistance. So I gave him what I had. I gave him $190. I don't care about the $1.80 that I overpaid for it. It's what I had, and I was generous, and I gave it to him. And then he's left feeling like Evan is a fair guy. Evan is a generous guy, and he's looking for ways to help me out. And if nothing ever comes back, that's fine too, because it's the right thing to do. So practice being generous and round up. If there's ever a situation where you can't split something in half equally, give the other person a little bit more. You'll feel better, they'll feel better, and more good things are coming to you, I can promise you. So practice rounding up. Believe. If you guys like this video, please give it a thumbs up below. Makes me want to do more. And I want to hear what you have to think. Do you round up right now? Are you going to start rounding up? Leave a comment below. If you have a question for your business, leave it underneath. I'll do a video response. I really, truly, passionately love seeing your comments come in, so leave one below. Thank you guys. I'll see you soon.