Scott Harrison | The Power of Radical Generosity
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2018
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Jon Gordon and Scott Harrison talk about Scott’s journey out of the darkness of being a night club promoter with drugs and immorality to finding hope, restoration and healing through serving others and eventually founding charity: water, one of the most impactful charities in the world.
Scott Harrison is the founder and CEO of charity: water, a non-profit that has mobilized over one million donors around the world to fund over 29,000 water projects in 26 countries that will serve more than 8.4 million people. Harrison has been recognized on Fortune's 40 under 40 list, Forbes’ Impact 30 list, and was ranked #10 in Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business. He is currently a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
Scott just released his first book Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World, which was instantly a New York Times Bestseller. 100% of Scott's net proceeds from Thirst will go to fund charity: water projects around the world! www.thirstbook.com
A few highlights:
- What better way to play doctor than to provide clean water for people who don’t have it.
- If you really want to make a difference, Create a Culture of Radical Generosity.
- Do things the right way even if it’s the hard way.
- There is a difference between mission and vision and succeeding in both areas requires different approaches.
- 42% of American’s don’t trust charities.
- 100% of every penny raised from people for charity: water goes to help people directly.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to John Gordon's Positive University podcast, where John and his guest will share |
| 0:06.9 | positive inspiration, encouragement, and lessons to help you overcome your challenges |
| 0:11.8 | and make a greater impact. |
| 0:13.7 | Our goal is that you'll know it, live it, and share it. |
| 0:17.2 | Let's begin. |
| 0:18.2 | Hey I'm John Gordon with Positive University and my guest is Scott Harrison. |
| 0:23.9 | Scott is the author of Thirst and also the founder and CEO of Charity Water. |
| 0:30.3 | Scott, you've done so much but I want to take it back to the beginning. |
| 0:34.0 | Did you ever think that you would write a book like this, |
| 0:37.0 | do the work that you're doing when you're a kid and what did you want to be actually growing up? |
| 0:42.0 | Growing up I wanted to be actually growing up? |
| 0:42.8 | Growing up, I wanted to be a doctor. |
| 0:45.1 | Well, you know, at first of, obviously the astronaut, |
| 0:48.0 | the fireman, you know, all that stuff. |
| 0:51.5 | But my mom was really sick growing up so when I was |
| 0:54.5 | for there was this terrible carbon monoxide gas leak in the house that we just moved |
| 0:59.2 | into and my dad and I got a little sick but recovered but my mom never did so her immune system was irreparably damaged |
| 1:07.1 | through this very toxic gas and I grew up |
| 1:11.2 | Taking care of her you know really in a caregiver role and if you'd ask me back then, |
| 1:16.7 | I wanted to be a doctor to help sick people like my mom get well. |
| 1:20.3 | And grew up in a very conservative Christian family. I was playing piano every |
| 1:25.9 | Sunday in church and I didn't smoke and I didn't cuss and I didn't drink and played by |
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