Big Dreams start with small unreasonable acts
ADAM BRAUNThe single most powerful element of youth is that you don’t have the life experiences to know what can’t be done.
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Think about it – most political campaigns are based around values. Barack Obama’s 2008 election campaign galvanized millions of youth behind two very clear values – hope and change.
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As our values are the core to who we are as human beings, they are also the easiest way to identify and connect with others in meaningful ways.
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The most abundant resources that we possess amongst the 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States are passion and knowledge, yet our most scarce resource is collaboration.
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A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.
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Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.
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When it comes to fundraising for a social enterprise, if you are pursuing your true passion, you’ll learn to become great at your craft because you’ll care so much about perfecting the skills necessary to make that dream a reality.
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Make sure you make it a story you’re proud to have others tell.
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Make your life a story worth telling. You only get one shot at this existence, and one day when you’re gone the most important thing you’ll leave behind is the legacy of the life you lived.
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We have every resource necessary to provide access to education for every child on the planet; we just need to commit to enabling it.
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When creating a business, does renting an office space now mean that you’re producing goods, training staff and generating revenues?
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Speak the language of the person you want to become.
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It’s the presence of others who are smarter, kinder, wiser, and different from you that enables you to evolve. Those are the people to surround yourself with at all times.
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Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I’ve taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala. One is from Laos.
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They don’t come off. I walk into a lot of very high-level boardrooms now, and I present to distinguished conferences, but these bracelets remind me of the places I’ve been and the people I’ve met.
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Many of us spend our entire lives in the same bubble – we surround ourselves with people who share our opinions, speak the way we speak, and look the way we look.
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True self-discovery begins where your comfort zone ends.
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I realized that even big waves start with small ripples
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It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.
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Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.
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In moments of uncertainty, when you must chose between two paths, allowing yourself to be overcome by either the fear of failure or the dimly lit light of possibility, immerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.
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We fear leaving those familiar surroundings, which is natural, but through exploration of the unfamiliar we stop focusing on the labels that define WHAT we are and discover WHO we are.
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It can sketch the future, give life to untold beauty, and communicate the full-force of our love and aspirations.
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For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement’s voice.
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I understood that I might fail, but I wouldn’t let it happen because I changed my compass along the way.
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It always surprises me when donors who operate successful businesses assume that just building a school structure means that a community now has access to education.
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I looked around and acknowledged that what you see around you is proof of what exists within you.
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