The Kindness Effect: Experience the Power of Irrational Giving

by Jill Donovan

Overview

This book will inspire you to give generously to others while you embrace the journey of life and fearlessly pursue your dreams.

Jill Donovan shares real-life stories exemplifying what can happen if we discover our gifts and become intentional about using them. 

In The Kindness Effect Rustic Cuff creator Jill Donovan shares a collection of true stories that will inspire you to discover your talent, gift, skill, or passion and use it to benefit others. Jill has lived out this message with amazing results, and she wants others to know that they can too. 

Jill left the legal profession when she followed her heart and discovered her true passion for giving. This resulted in the foundation of her wildly popular Rustic Cuff business. Now her favorite thing to do is inspire a giving heart in others. For Jill it's not about the gift itself, but the connection that is made between two people. 

Readers will savor every page of Jill's engaging, honest, witty writing and feel as if they've made a new best friend. Not afraid to laugh at herself or reveal her innermost thoughts, Jill invites readers to share her most embarrassing moments, deepest sorrows, and greatest joys. Through it all she weaves poignant lessons learned about the power of generous giving for a fulfilled journey through life. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781636415611
Publisher:	Charisma Media
Publication date:	07/01/2025
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jill Donovan was born in Baltimore, Maryland, was raised in Pensacola, Florida, and graduated from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she met her husband, Terry. She went on to get her law degree from the University of Tulsa and was a practicing attorney and adjunct law professor when Rustic Cuff was born. She taught herself how to make cuffs and gifted them to friends and family. Soon she was persuaded to sell her beautiful bracelets, and it turned into a booming business, with celebrities such as Miranda Lambert, Giuliana Rancic, and Kristin Chenoweth sporting her designs.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Foreword xi

Introduction: The Never List xv

Part I Pursue Your Passion-Therein Lies Your Calling

1 What Feels Like the End Is Often the Beginning 1

2 Jill-of-All-Trades, Master of None 5

3 The Art of Regifting 16

4 Oprah 28

5 Gino's Pizzeria 37

Part II For the Love of Quotes

6 The Best Time for a New Beginning Is Right Now 43

7 One Day at a Time 51

8 Expect Nothing; Appreciate Everything 55

9 Be Fearless in the Pursuit of What Sets Your Soul on Fire 63

10 Kindness Is Its Own Language-Study It Until You Are Fluent 68

11 Perfectly Imperfect 76

12 Random Is Never Truly Random 84

13 Be All There 93

14 Faith in God Includes Faith in His Timing 98

15 Just Breathe 106

10 Grace Changes Everything 113

17 Dream Big Dreams; Then Dream Bigger 119

11 This Too Shall Pass 124

13 Find Joy in the Journey 129

20 Don't Compare Your Chapter 1 With Someone Else's Chapter 20 133

21 Cultivate the Habit of Being Grateful 137

22 Live With Intention 142

Part III Speaking Off the Cuff

23 Your "Knower" 149

24 Full-Circle Moment 156

25 The Kindness Effect 159

Notes 166