What are you doing NOW that’s
Good for Your Own Well-Being?
What are you doing to Make a Positive
DIFFERENCE in the lives of others?
Volunteering allows you to do good for other people, but it turns out it’s good for you as well. Participating in activities like feeding the hungry can reduce the risk of early death by 22%, a review published in BMC Public Health has found. The review covered 40 different studies, and it found that volunteering
READ MORE“The greatest artists like Dylan, Picasso and Newton risked failure. And if we want to be great, we’ve got to risk it too.” This is just one of many wise quotes from Steve Jobs, played by Ashton Kutcher in the new movie, Jobs.
READ MOREAdam Rifkin, the founder of PandaWhale and many other tech companies, is one of the best networkers, even though he’s actually a shy introvert. His introductions have led to hundreds of jobs, funding of companies, over a dozen new business partnerships, and two marriages. You can follow five simple principles to network like Rifkin does,
READ MORERandy and Heidi Martin decided to sell all of their belongings so they could travel to all 50 states with their two children. Why would they do this? “Seeing all of America and seeing just how good people are in America, and the different regions and cultures,” Heidi Martin explained. The Florida family traveled more
READ MOREBrian and Chandra Davis live in Tennessee, but shortly after 9/11 they left the safety of their home to go to New York and volunteer to help with the cleanup. Now they are in need of medical help after being exposed to toxins that affected those working at the site, including an estimated 100,000 volunteers.
READ MOREWe need to teach children that empathy matters, so organizations such as Ashoka are heading to classrooms to do just that. Ashoka celebrates “Changemaker Schools” that reinforce empathy, including Mission Hill School in Boston, the Inspired Teaching School in Washington, D.C. and Lake Forest Park Elementary in Seattle. “It helps us to identify the good work
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