Giving Back: Have a Passion to Make a Difference

by Jon M. Huntsman Sr.

This Element is an excerpt from Winners Never Even in Difficult Times ( 9780137009039) by Jon M. Huntsman. Available in print and digital formats. Nobody succeeds Why you need to give back, and why it's the most rewarding thing you'll ever do. Giving is my favorite topic. I hardly know where to begin. Let's start with a disturbing revelation about a president I greatly admired, Richard Nixon. As White House special assistant, I saw his tax filings before the returns were released to the public. In 1971, he gave only $500 to charity, on income over $400,000. I was shocked. To me, that was more onerous than Watergate...

10 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 31, 2010

About the author

Jon Meade Huntsman, Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and executive chairman of Huntsman Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals. He was the father of Jon Huntsman a former United States Ambassador to Singapore, China, and (as of 2017) Russia and a former Governor of Utah .