Despite his age, David Bolno has already created the type of career for himself that most people can only dream of.
After earning his undergraduate degree at Duke University and his law degree at Temple University (where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with Distinction and Cum Laude, respectively), Bolno set out on his own and quickly became one of the leading business management advisors working anywhere in the world today.
With a focus on the entertainment industry, he’s lent his special set of skills to famous athletes, artists, musicians, and other types of high-net-worth individuals. He’s capable of business planning for startups, has first-hand experience with defining an ideal structure for business entities, is adept at analyzing cash flow and income streams, and has event both reviewed financial plans and implemented those plans for countless individuals.
When high net worth individuals need help not only maximizing their income but also leaving behind the type of legacy to their families they can be proud of, they turn to David Bolno.
But at the same time, the financial side of things has always been just one small part of a much larger story for them. While a legacy is certainly built on the foundation of success, the financial element – be it the amount of money in your bank account or the personal possessions you have – is merely a portion of it.
For David Bolno, it’s equally important to address the impact you make on others – both in terms of the individuals we know personally and the larger communities that we’re a part of. Call it charitable giving, philanthropy, or whatever else you’d like – it’s an important ingredient to someone’s overall success for a wide range of different reasons, all of which are worth exploring.
Helping Yourself by Helping Other People
David Bolno has always seen being successful and giving back to the community as two sides of the exact same time.
Obviously, having a successful career (or achieving any other definition of the term that you’d like) is the product of hard work, perseverance, and dedication. When we achieve that level of success, it’s natural to feel a well-deserved sense of accomplishment. But most of us also feel a sense of gratitude, too.
It’s precisely that feeling that he has always honed in on, using it to fuel his desire to give back to others.
He believes that by leveraging our success to help others, we can create the type of positive ripple effect that will have a lasting impact on communities everywhere for years (and possibly even generations) to come.
There are a number of different effects that happen as a result of this action. Over the short-term, giving back to your family, your community, or others can help empower our own sense of fulfillment and happiness. You’d be surprised by how big of an inward-facing impact even something as simple as volunteering can make. You’ll enjoy an almost instant boost to your mood that will probably last all day. If you’ve been stressed out recently, you’ll likely feel your levels start to reside.
If you’re lucky, you can even increase your own sense of purpose and meaning in life. In other words, the more you do it, the more likely you are to get motivated and want to do it again.
That’s what David Bolno means when he says that giving back and being philanthropy can be mutually reinforcing. While there are certainly some people who give back for selfish reasons (even though that may seem counterintuitive), doing it for the right reasons only reinforces how important those reasons are.
If someone told you that there was a step you could take to make yourself happier, more fulfilled, and to improve the lives of others, you’d likely take it without hesitation. Thankfully, such a step exists: it’s called philanthropy and there are countless organizations out there right now in your own backyard that are more than worthy of your time and effort.
Empowering Communities Means Empowering Individuals, Too
Naturally if you have the good fortune to be in a position to support anyone, it should be those closest to you – your family. But according to David Bolno, you should never forget that family can extend to many more people than just those who share your last name.
It’s something that he has personally seen throughout his career in business. Family is about people coming together to build each other up for success in any way that they can.
It’s part of the reason why he’s always seen as clients as more than just “people he works for.” He has put the same amount of time, effort, and care into building them up for success as he would someone that he was actually related to. If he takes care of them, they’ll take care of him – and in turn everybody benefits.
One of the things that David Bolno has become the most proud of over the years has to do with the lengths he’s gone through to enhance the lives of others. This is the mentality that has allowed him to leave a lasting impact on the music industry, yes – particularly around Los Angeles.
But think about all the art that has been created because of his efforts. Think about the songs that otherwise might not exist that have since gone on to make an impact of their own on countless people.
In that way, everything is very cyclical and once you begin your own journey of positivity and philanthropy, you can’t help but see the lasting impact taking place all around you.
The Positivity of Tomorrow Begins in the Action of Today
More than anything else, David Bolno has always hoped that he’s capable of leading by example. He wants as many people as possible to understand that you don’t have to be a famous musician or a world-class athlete to give back to your community in a meaningful way. Sometimes, all it takes is one small act of kindness to make all the difference.
The chances are high that regardless of where you live or how small your community is, you can still find some worthy causes or organizations to support. If you can’t do so financially, that’s okay – you can volunteer your time to an upcoming event. If you see an opportunity to help even just one person in your area, take advantage of it. Don’t let it pass you by.
Pretty soon, you’ll start to inspire others to do the same. First within your family, and then those you encounter in your daily life. The more people give back to the community, the stronger the community itself becomes. That’s not just how you further a particular cause or social issue. It’s how you start to build the type of legacy for future generations of your family that you can be proud of.
The chance to make an impact, both large and small, will always be there. All you have to do is be willing to look for it and embrace it when it does arise. That’s the mentality that David Bolno has always tried to live his life by and that’s something that shows absolutely no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
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