I’m not sure whether it’s me. But I’m REALLY noticing a focus on water when it comes to giving.  Scott Harrison’s Charity: WATER continues to do amazing things and now one of my favourite bloggers, Chris Guillebeau has joined the cause too focussing on water in Ethiopia.

But there’s another groundswell going on where B1G1 businesses are linking their water-based products and services directly back to water charities like WellWishers.

We’ve already written about the great things going on with Elaine Buckland’s mokitaonline and Patterson Stark’s alkaline water . But one that’s escaped our attention (at least in print until now) is the lovely concept of Water-In-A-Box done by New Zealand-based Aquaceuticals.

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I received an email just before Christmas. In part it said, “…. 2009 has been a horrible year — can’t wait for 2010.” You may have heard something similar. And normally I’d just write back ‘Happy New Year’. But when I got the original message it struck me how our lives have little to do with the year. Or, to put it another way, how much ‘the year’ has to do with us, not the other way around!

 Another friend, Tim Fernandez in Kuala Lumpur , put it this way: ‘The year has been somewhat extraordinary. The reason, not only because of the many things that have come to manifest themselves – I would say it was extraordinary for the simple reason that we’ve reached out to many and created possibilities.

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This really has been my week for ‘G’ words – words like ‘geek’, ‘gift’, ‘gratitude’ and my current favourite g-word, ‘goat’.

Until Tuesday this week, whenever I used to talk around the world about ‘WOW’ things, I’d always begin the discussion by talking about the iPhone. It is, to me at least, just so cool. People even think of me these days as something of a geek because of my fascination with technology.

And when in the seminars I actually show a video of me using just a few basic things on my iPhone, people do go ‘WOW’ and they do go out and by iPhones. (Yes, I’ve often thought that our live programs should all be sponsored by Apple.)

But on Tuesday, all of that changed.

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It's really interesting how things come into your life in groups isn't it. You know what I mean - this happens and then some related thing happens and we go 'what a coincidence' or 'dah dah dah dah' in that scary movie tone of voice.

Well, today that sequence happened to me. Just 24 hours agoI got to meet with the wonderful Jack Sim. Jack is the founder of the WTO - no, not the World Trade Organisation but the World TOILET Organisation .

  Jack is amazing - his life is toilets (or more correctly the lack of them and the impact that has on our world). Typically he's doing media

Since I started doing more daily exercises and physical activities, the life has become so much more enjoyable, meaningful and abundant.

I had felt the need for more physical activities before but never done anything consistently since I had my first child. Life can be full of excuses with family/business commitment and demanding everyday chores. But this time, I actually took action.

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 You've most likely heard of Michael Gerber - the man who first coined the 'working ON as opposed to working IN' phrase through his E-Myth book.

I first met Michael when I brought him to Australia in 1990 (wow, was it really that long ago?) and I've always thought of him as a fun-loving yet hard-headed student of process.

So, in reading Michael's latest newsletter (check it out at www.e-myth.com) , I got a great surprise when I read about his 'Wall of Gratitude'.

It's a GREAT and simple idea. As Michael puts it:
 
“In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, here at E-Myth we've

Bees are all giving by nature. They give naturally to maintain the world of abundance. But each bee actually takes different role in maintaining the colony as well as the flower garden. So, I thought human beings are the same. We are all naturally giving and caring. But we tend to express our giving in different ways. So, here it is a 'giving bee' chart where you can find your bee type. Watch out for the following bee analysis! The more you share your value as a givine bee, the more we can do together make a difference.

“Giving is just a form of gratitude. We should be grateful for what we have. I give because I’m grateful for who I am and what I do. It shows investors who do have the money that if you do give, more will come your way. But it’s not about getting back—it’s about giving.

Whilst I believe you receive joy from making a meaningful contribution in the very moments we have given, there have been some tangible benefits for Sunsplash Homes in return for the gratitude that the business naturally emanates.” Marcus Edwards, Director, Sunsplash Homes

Marcus tells me that opportunity through clients,