Big Dreams start with small unreasonable acts
ADAM BRAUNIt 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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That’s when the magic happens- when everyone else is asleep and you’re awake thinking about the world as it is, and the world as it could be. Make the most of those moments.
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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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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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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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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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Make sure you make it a story you’re proud to have others tell.
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I asked a boy begging on the streets, ‘If you could have anything in the world, what would you want?’ and he answered me with two words: ‘A pencil.’ Luckily, I had one in my pocket, and in the second it took me to give it to him, a defining dream was born.
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I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
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A major celebrity is a major brand, and major brands pick very critically what other brands they’re going to associate with. So an A-list celebrity usually picks an A-list brand.
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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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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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It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.
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Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.
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Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.
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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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