--- title: Tim McCarthy & BGF | Blog (30) 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. (30) --- [![Main-Logo-01-1](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Main-Logo-01-1.png?width=250&height=43&name=Main-Logo-01-1.png "Main-Logo-01-1")](https://www.thebusinessofgood.org) # Tim McCarthy and the Business of Good [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/rs-13745-20131210-avett-x1800-1386694348.jpg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/fisher-road-to-hollywood-by-the-avett-brothers) ## [Fisher Road To Hollywood by The Avett Brothers](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/fisher-road-to-hollywood-by-the-avett-brothers) ** May 1, 2021 8:13:10 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/fisher-road-to-hollywood-by-the-avett-brothers#comments-listing) Editor’s Note:  *Thanks to Pete Accorti for sending this haunting song from my favorite musicians.  Seth and Scott and their bandmates always stretch melodies and lyrics, here even harmonies to make statements about the beauty and the pain of life.  This one covers the age-old choice between regret and acceptance of the mistakes we’ve all made in our lives.* [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/fisher-road-to-hollywood-by-the-avett-brothers) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/567451352_1280x720.jpg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/generosity-unbound-by-claire-gaudiani) ## [Generosity Unbound by Claire Gaudiani](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/generosity-unbound-by-claire-gaudiani) ** May 1, 2021 8:08:04 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/generosity-unbound-by-claire-gaudiani#comments-listing) Editor’s note: * I don’t know how I stumbled on this decade-old book but beyond Gaudiani’s ill-advised “independence declaration”, she riveted my interest.  Claire Gaudiani is a well-known student of philanthropy in the USA.  The history of American philanthropy (See Zinsmeister from earlier blogs) fascinates me.  The second value of this book is her argument in favor of a middle ground between too much government regulation of giving and leaving philanthropy entirely unbound.  It’s an endless but worthy concern since neither our government nor our wealthy can be entirely trusted. * [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/generosity-unbound-by-claire-gaudiani) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/businessman%20hand%20working%20on%20laptop%20computer%20with%20digital%20layer%20business%20strategy%20and%20social%20media%20diagram%20on%20wooden%20desk.jpeg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/jk-galbraith) ## [JK Galbraith](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/jk-galbraith) ** May 1, 2021 8:02:26 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/jk-galbraith#comments-listing) Faced with a choice between changing one’s mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy with the proof.  [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/jk-galbraith) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Background%20conceptual%20image%20with%20business%20sketches%20on%20chalkboard.jpeg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/why-facts-dont-change-minds-by-james-clear) ## [Why Facts Don’t Change Minds by James Clear](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/why-facts-dont-change-minds-by-james-clear) ** May 1, 2021 7:58:07 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Learning and Knowledge](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/learning-and-knowledge) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/why-facts-dont-change-minds-by-james-clear#comments-listing) *Editor’s Note:  Clear, the author of “Atomic Habits” dives much more deeply and thoughtfully into my simple thoughts from this month’s blog regarding “dis and mis information”. * *Original Post: [https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-minds](https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-minds)* [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/why-facts-dont-change-minds-by-james-clear) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Multicolored%20abstract%20of%20many%20business%20cards%20on%20a%20bulletin%20board%2c%20with%20considerable%20shape%20blur%2c%20for%20implied%20themes%20of%20information%20overload%20and%20confusion%20(one%20of%20a%20series).jpeg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/anecdotes-and-data) ## [Anecdotes and Data](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/anecdotes-and-data) ** May 1, 2021 7:48:57 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/anecdotes-and-data#comments-listing) A popular topic has become very personal for me. The topic is disinformation and misinformation. [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/anecdotes-and-data) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/Mortimer_Adler%2c_1988.jpg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/mortimer-j.-adler) ## [Mortimer J. Adler](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/mortimer-j.-adler) ** Mar 29, 2021 10:00:53 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/mortimer-j.-adler#comments-listing) [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/mortimer-j.-adler) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/patriots-5bf415404cedfd00261919c5.jpg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/how-to-love-america-by-david-brooks) ## [How to Love America by David Brooks](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/how-to-love-america-by-david-brooks) ** Mar 29, 2021 9:49:19 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Learning and Knowledge](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/learning-and-knowledge) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/how-to-love-america-by-david-brooks#comments-listing) Like you, I’m sure, I love America, but the love has changed. I started out with the child version: America is the greatest and most powerful country on earth. [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/how-to-love-america-by-david-brooks) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/8e24297067e30139513a005056a9545d.gif) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/april-laugh) ## [April Laugh](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/april-laugh) ** Mar 29, 2021 9:40:09 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/april-laugh#comments-listing)   [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/april-laugh) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/Silhouette%20of%20businessman%20against%20black%20wall.%20Idea%20concept.jpeg) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/losing-track-of-our-dreams) ## [Losing Track of Our Dreams?](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/losing-track-of-our-dreams) ** Mar 29, 2021 8:54:34 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/losing-track-of-our-dreams#comments-listing) About 20 times this year, I will conduct a 3-hour program called “Dream Sketch”. In a highly interactive setting, I help CEOs and business owners define more clearly what they want out of life. We use templates that I have used to plan my own dreams for more than 20 years. 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