Giving It All Awayand Getting It All..., David Green
Giving It All Awayand Getting It All..., David Green
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Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again
The Way of Living Generously

Author: David Green, Bill High

Narrator: Milton Bagby

Unabridged: 4 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 04/25/2017


Synopsis

Join self-made billionaire David Green, founder of America's craft store giant Hobby Lobby, as he shares the key to building a powerful legacy: generosity. In Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again, Green unpacks time-tested principles that will help you reap the benefits of generosity for multiple generations to come.In 1970, David Green began making picture frames in his garage. With hard work, he and his wife, Barbara, turned that humble beginning into the world's largest privately owned arts-and-crafts retailer, employing forty-three thousand people across nine hundred stores in forty-seven states.But it's not all about business. Giving It All Away…and Getting It All Back Again--part memoir, part personal manifesto--will change the way you think about prosperity, teaching you that true wealth is about more than money. It's about growing your faith, your family, and your intellectual capital alongside your bank account.Green also reminds us that it's not just giving that sets the foundation for financial freedom. Practicing good stewardship also helps us pass on our values and set good examples for future generations.As Hobby Lobby has grown, Green has stayed true to this philosophy by adhering to three key principles:Work with all your heart for God and not for menThink ahead, but hold your plans lightly--you don't know what God has in store for youConsider what you want your legacy to beFollow Green as he invites you to see that a life marked by generosity can also be a life full of adventure--a life that pays the best rewards, changes the lives of those around you, and gives you the tools you need to leave a lasting legacy.

About David Green

David Green is the founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby, the largest privately owned arts and crafts retailer in the world. Hobby Lobby employs over 33,000 people, operates 800 stores in forty-seven states, and grosses more than $5 billion dollars a year. Currently David serves on the Board of Reference for Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2013, he was honored by receiving the World Changer award and is also a past Ernst & Young national retail/consumer Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient. In 2017, the Green family opened the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC.

About Bill High

Bill High practiced law for twelve years before becoming the CEO of The Signatry. His mission is to help others live a life of significance through family, legacy, and generosity. He and his wife, Brooke, have four children, two sons-in-law, and three grandchildren. He can be found at billhigh.com and thesignatry.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren on February 21, 2017

I love this book. And not only because my grandfather, David Green, is the author. This book has years worth of wisdom on important topics such as family, work, and long-term vision. The book begins by challenging the reader to live life intentionally thinking long term- encouraging the idea of leav......more

Goodreads review by Jay on April 17, 2020

If you are looking for the story of how the owners of Hobby Lobby fought healthcare regulations on religious grounds, taking the lawsuits all the way to the Supreme Court, this is the story that begins this book. You learn of the life of the author, David Green, growing his hobby empire and building......more

Goodreads review by Ellie on July 09, 2018

David Green tackles wealth, business, estate planning and generational handoffs in one book. I enjoyed reading his take on generosity and hearing how his company has built generosity into it's core values from how it pays it's employees to what the company does with its profits. I didn't rate the bo......more

Goodreads review by Kamryn on March 28, 2018

This will be a go-to book for a long time. I’ll probably read it once a year for the rest of my life. Full of insight and wisdom for building a true family legacy it challenged my current definition of legacy and had me rethink my vision for the family business. A must read for every Christian entre......more

Goodreads review by David on December 14, 2018

Watch on YouTube: [URL not allowed] Buy From Amazon: [URL not allowed] By now you have heard countless times that, “You can’t outgive God.” This is the story of how David Green and Hobby Lobby tried to out give God and failed. Maybe you should try it sometime. Giving It All Away…and Ge......more