--- title: Tim McCarthy & BGF | Blog (22) description: This site is solely intended to share my learning in business and engaged philanthropy with like-minded people. Ideally, I will continue to build up my audience through readership and speaking gigs but since I've been writing and speaking for 30 years now, my real intention is just to share my journey. 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It hit me like a brick to the side of my head. But as I’ve grown older, I try hard to process input that I don’t like. I had to ask myself immediately (before responding) if the judgment is their truth or mine. I asked myself, “is it true, do I really not trust them?” The answer was no, I trust this person very much. 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