Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something.
ADORA SVITAKCEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement.
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No matter what size you are, it still isn’t good enough.
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Anyone can make a difference.
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Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life.
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We often try to quantify it with how much we feel seen and heard.
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But where’s the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?
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So in that respect I could be called one, although I don’t think I’ll go off the rails.
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The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
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I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
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To show that you truly care, you listen.
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The goal is not to turn kids into your kind of adult, but rather better adults than you have been.
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The point of my work is to make it clear that all youth can make ‘big miracles’ happen.
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Then to ignore technology is to become obsolete.
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Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn’t blow their own horn.
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But I think it’s very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.
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Since the age of four, I’ve been exploring what I can do with the written word.
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