This story excites me. Mankind can live in harmony with the environment by choice and without governments eroding our liberties. How? Ray Anderson tells us how.
It all started when he read the book Ecology of Commerce (Paul Hawkins) in 1994 and applied logic to make his business sustainable. His business is already halfway to their goal to be at Mission Zero. His employees are “galvanized around this shared, higher purpose” and the Good Will is astonishing, superior to any amount that marketing could have earned.
At the end he does two cool things: 1) he adds happiness into the formula and 2) he recites “Tomorrow’s Child.” It will give you chills.
A friend of my who has just started her own business just shared this video with me. It’s inspiring, no doubt…watch it and join the entrepreneur movement!
BizKid’s TV shows highlight kids teach kids about business and money.
Description from BizKid’s TV YouTube site:
Biz Kid$ is a public TV series where kids teach kids about money and business. Airs on over 300 public TV stations in the US. Produced by creators of Bill Nye the Science Guy. In-school curriculum available for each episode. Generously funded by a coalition of America’s credit unions.
VIDEO: Yesterday, NBC’s 11 Alive in Atlanta, GA aired the second story about a kid who has read the Future Business Leaders’ Series and started a business. In this video, the Jake Capizzi talks about his lawn care business: Fresh Start.
Today, NBC’s 11 Alive in Atlanta, GA aired the first of two stories about kids who have read the Future Business Leaders’ Series and started businesses. In this video, the Monsalve Brothers demonstrate their Chill Out Kit for parents. Full Story 1.
If you live in Atlanta, watch our TV interview with Donna Lowry to air Thursday, Feb 5, and also on Friday, Feb 6, at 6:20 AM on NBC’s 11 Alive. Check your listing at http://www.11alive.com/.
Three kids (2 families) who have read the books will talk about the businesses they started after reading them.
Watch the video interview of Jason O’Neill, an 11-year old entrepreneur, and see what business he started at 9-years old and hear his advice to other kids who are interested in starting their own businesses.
Here’s a very interesting presentation by Robert Frank, author and economist, where he demonstrates how students learn complex concepts much easier through storytelling. His point is made through a series of interesting examples of how he teaches economics to his students. “Tell the message in a familiar context,” he says. At the very end of the presentation, minute 54:00, he speaks about a parent who read bits of Frank’s book to his 11-year son. Every night, the boy would ask for more, demonstrating that a kid can learn more about economics than a college student.
I ran across this video of a presentation so compelling and inspiring that I had to share it. It’s titled Randy Pausch: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams (running 76.5 minutes).
Don’t let the length scare you off. It’s well worth your time to hear and watch the final lecture of the terminally ill, Carnegie Mellon professor. Professor Pausch takes the audience on a journey of his vivid life and career, keenly showing the passion that realized his childhood dreams. He reveals his lessons learned which are practical and universal for any pioneer. He speaks often of the importance of enabling the dreams of others, a topic near to the hearts of parents and teachers. His presentation is fun, inspiring and so full of life that you forget you’re watching a dying man say goodbye to his colleagues and students.
@rationaljenn A trade: time on your wooded balcony; then you can spend time on my mountain vineyard balcony when you come to Cali! :) 1 month ago
Sounds lovely! RT @rationaljenn: Problem: overwhelmed and stressed. Solution: sit in semi-darkness on back porch and listen to the woods. 1 month ago
Didn't realize they were watchable to begin with. Zzzz @MacFarlaneNews: The obscene # of commercials has rendered the #NFLDraft unwatchable 1 month ago
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