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.
ADAM BRAUNThey 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.
More Adam Braun Quotes
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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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Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.
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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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True self-discovery begins where your comfort zone ends.
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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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Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.
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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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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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I realized that even big waves start with small ripples
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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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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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In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.
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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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