“What are your 3 favorite charities?” he asks. Steve Musielski, a local Orange County man, has been attending events in the Orange County area. Dollars in the nonprofit world are in Musielski’s interest. “Money gives people more options,” he says. “And those served by nonprofits generally don’t have many immediate options.” This is why empowering organizational leaders to “create better future outcomes also empowers families, youth and the people they serve,” says Musieksli. But how do you do that?
Youth charities within Orange County are Musielski’s passion. He empowers local directors and board members to take responsibility for the results of their organization and create a new result for those they serve. Local nonprofit representatives, under his guidance, are actively reading Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. Musielski offers this widely recognized paperback book as a gift and has read the book more than five times.
Hill’s Think and Grow Rich discusses the concept of a primary goal in detail and provides specific steps for manifesting it. But what could be the main goal of a non-profit organization? A primary nonprofit goal could be the creation of no-cost renewable funding sources or a successful program that tracks the benefits of money spent on services with the perceived value of those services as determined through interviews with former recipients.
Musielski strongly suggests that nonprofits implement and maintain long-term communication with their recipients and invite capable recipients to reinvest in the organization and participate in events to energize current recipients with hope for their own future.
In fact, it discovered the fact that some nonprofits are unable to track or stay in communication with their recipients. And this could be a quick and easy way for nonprofits to improve their bottom line, the value of those results, and continually demonstrate success stories to their funding sources.
Follow-up is important because “success is about numbers,” advises Musielski. According to him, the numbers tell stories, are predictable and are a critical factor to analyze on a regular basis in any sector of the business world, profit or non-profit alike. But looking at the numbers doesn’t have to be a full-time project. They can be reviewed and checked for patterns so that adjustments can be made for better results, such as sources of funding or income.
How often does Musielski track his own numbers? He tracks daily, tirelessly taking one step after another, laying the firm foundation for his life’s legacy. Mornings find you up before dawn, getting ready for the day and continually improving your exercise routines and relationship habits by getting over your “best” day before.
Deeply involved in staying in “the shape required to be successful,” Musielski wakes up at 4 am, exercises regularly, participates in marathon events and has walked in the Bataan Memorial Death March. You mentally feed yourself daily doses of quotes from successful historical men while you exercise. Between workouts, read inspiring stories about their lives.
Continually striving to outperform his own best daily results, Musielski encourages nonprofits and others to identify and claim their own ultimate goal. Knowing what that is will turn your business, perspective, and relationship into a path to success.
He considers it important to connect people involved with non-profit (and for-profit) organizations with others that can help them advance in the direction of their main objective, and he does so by entertaining. Musielski has invited men and women to mingle and mingle with others before or after church, mastermind meetings, and work.
To connect with others appropriately, dig into your time with people to discover how they operate, their values, beliefs, and most importantly, their purpose in life. You usually do this by asking well-planned questions that expose personal ethics and habits, charitable giving practices, and personal preferences.
Musielski’s favorite method of keeping in touch is the telephone. She has found it to be a great way to meet people in her spare time, learn more about them, and strike up conversations about her favorite charities.
Musielski, who was active in Orange County charities, was a member of the Clara Barton Red Cross and is a regular contributor to Orange County’s Eli Home. Copyright © 2010. All rights reserved.