The key to effective giving is to be open to receiving.  This can be related to anything in life. 

It is better to give than receive.  Good people give and never think about receiving.  Are you giver or just someone who sits back and receives things in life.  Actually being only a giver is foolish.  Receiving is the natural result of giving.  When you give you must receive, just like the tide, when it goes out it has to come back.  Just like breathing, you need in inhale and then exhale.  Humans and animals inhale oxygen and exhale CO2 and the plants in the world inhale the CO2 and exhale Oxygen, so to speak.  But it is natural to give and then receive. 

We must be open to receiving all the time!

We must choose to receive gifts and talents that are given to us.  When we are not open to receiving to the gifts of others we will never obtain real success.

Are you hungry to receive?

The key to effecting giving is to be open to receiving.

Are people able to reach to share their gifts with you?  Being able to get in touch with you is an important aspect of being able to receive gifts from others.  This is why I carry my Blackberry all the time, have my laptop and publicly share my contact information with anyone.  This allows me to be open to receiving at any time when the gifts are out there for me to receive.