You never realize how much you value something until you are faced with the prospect of losing it.
ADAM BRAUNWhen 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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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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For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action.
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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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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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Made with Pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, it’s empowering generations to come.
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We have the ability to provide quality education to every child on earth right now.
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Make your life a story worth telling.
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In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.
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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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Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest
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Tourists see, and travelers seek.
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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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It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.
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I realized that even big waves start with small ripples
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Make sure you make it a story you’re proud to have others tell.
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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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Speak the language of the person you want to become.
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Big Dreams start with small unreasonable acts
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I’m not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.
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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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The 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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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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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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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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My journey began with a single pencil. While traveling through India in 2006
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