Building a More Meaningful and Impactful Life with Scott Harrison

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Chris Hutchins

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🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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#148: charity: water founder Scott Harrison shares how he went from a life of partying in NYC to refocusing everything on building a life and legacy around making a meaningful impact on the world. Scott discusses his ambitions to provide clean water to 100 million people (he's already at 17 million) and shares his advice for evaluating charities. He and Chris also discuss the transformative power of storytelling and other aspects of living a meaningful life. Scott Harrison is the founder and CEO of charity: water, a global nonprofit organization working to end the water crisis by bringing clean and safe water to people around the world. He is currently a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and the author of the New York Times Bestselling book Thirst. Link to Full Show Notes: https://www.allthehacks.com/scott-harrison-charity-water Partner Deals Trade Coffee: Free bag of the best coffee to upgrade your morning routine Athletic Greens: Free 1 year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs Daffy: Free $25 to give to the charity of your choice Vuori: 20% off the most comfortable performance apparel I've ever worn Gelt: Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: allthehacks.com/deals Resources Mentioned All the Hacks charity: water Campaign on Daffy Scott Harrison: charity: water | Instagram | Twitter charity: water: The Spring Rachel Beckwith's Legacy Story Dan Pallotta: TED Talk on Overhead Myth | Uncharitable Full Show Notes (01:33) Chris & Amy's charity: water Campaign (04:40) Scott's Childhood & Background (12:37) The Transitioning Point for Scott (21:27) The Formula for a More Fulfilling Life (25:22) Balancing Selflessness & Selfishness (28:12) Scott's Outlook on Wealth (30:55) Charity: Water’s Unique 100% Model (41:09) Lessons to Build Resilience (48:45) The Power of Storytelling (1:01:27) The Financial Impact of Storytelling (1:08:09) Advice for People Looking for a Cause to Support (1:16:52) Tips to Track Impact (1:19:05) Creating a Meaningful Legacy (1:21:31) The Spring: Monthly Donation Subscription Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Membership | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of all the hacks a show about upgrading your life money and travel I'm your host Chris Hutchins and today in honor of it being the season of giving I want to share one of the most
0:14.2	interesting and inspiring stories I've ever heard and talk a bit about water and
0:19.3	how helping the one in ten people who don't have access to clean water
0:23.8	might be one of the greatest hacks we'll ever discuss on this show.
0:27.6	Why?
0:28.6	Well, when it comes to health, diseases from dirty water
0:31.1	kill more people every year than all forms of violence including
0:34.6	war. And every day women and girls who happen to be responsible for water collection
0:39.4	in 8 of 10 households around the world spend an estimated 200 million hours
0:44.8	collecting water each day. That's time taken away from education, work, community
0:50.0	development, and family. Providing clean water is more than a solution to just drinking water.
0:55.6	It is a key to unlocking potential and fighting poverty around the world.
1:00.4	But don't take that lesson just from me.
1:02.4	Listen to this conversation with my friend Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water,
1:07.0	who after a decade of indulging in the darkest vices as a nightclub promoter,
1:12.0	turned everything about his life around and has
1:15.3	since raised almost a billion dollars and helped over 17 million people get access to
1:20.5	clean water in 29 countries around the world.
1:24.0	He'll not only share that story, but we'll talk about evaluating charities, the power of
1:28.4	storytelling, setting personal goals, gratitude, and a lot more.
1:33.2	This may not be a typical all-the-hacks episode, but I promise it's one you'll remember.
1:38.4	In fact, even though I've known Scott and Charity Water for years, this conversation was so impactful that Amy and I decided we
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