Gift of Giving

Jim Stovall has been a National Olympic weightlifting champion, the President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network, and a highly sought after author and platform speaker. He is the author of the best selling book, The Ultimate Gift, which is now a major motion picture starring James Garner and Abigail Breslin. Six of his other novels have also been made into movies with several more in production.Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes magazine, says, “Jim Stovall is one of the most extraordinary men of our era.” For his work in making television accessible to our nation’s 13 million blind and visually impaired people, The President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity selected Jim Stovall as the Entrepreneur of the Year. He was also chosen as the International Humanitarian of the Year, joining Jimmy Carter, Nancy Reagan, and Mother Teresa as recipients of this honor.More information is available at www.jimstovall.com Don Green, a resident of Wise, Virginia, the birthplace of Napoleon Hill, Don Green brings nearly 45 years of banking, finance, and entrepreneurship experience to his role as Executive Director of the Napoleon Hill Foundation. His first youthful business venture was charging admission to see his pet bear—yes, the living, growling kind! Since 2000, Green has traveled worldwide and used his finance skills to grow the Foundation’s funds in order to continue the Foundation’s educational outreach to prisons. Green has both modeled leadership skills as a CEO and taught them through the PMA Science of Success course at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. Don specializes in discussing his personal experiences in leadership and providing audiences with proven methods of applying Dr. Hill’s success philosophy to business. He was recently featured in a presentation on the Importance of Entrepreneurship in a National Economy by Dr. Peter Yun at a United Nations Forum.

• PART I The Ultimate Giving Goal, 1; CHAPTER 1 Truly Wealthy, 3; CHAPTER 2 Emptying My Pockets, 11; CHAPTER 3 Charting a Path, 17; CHAPTER 4 A Shared Language, 23; CHAPTER 5 Finding Ways to Serve, 39; CHAPTER 6 Prudent Financial Management, 49; CHAPTER 7 Stewarding Resources Now, 63; PART II The Living Legacy of the Napoleon Hill Foundation, 69; CHAPTER 8 The Message, Not the Man, 71; CHAPTER 9 Opportunity: The Fruit of Optimism, 81; CHAPTER 10 Sustainable Giving: The Legacies That Last, 91; APPENDIX Creating Your Giving Plan, 103; The Living Legacy of C. Bascom Slemp, 105; Jim Stovall’s Wisdom for Givers on Living a Legacy, 109; “The Blessed Art of Sharing Your Riches” by Napoleon Hill, 127; Your Giving Challenge, 137; Notes, 171