For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action.
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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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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In moments of uncertainty…i mmerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.
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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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Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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True self-discovery begins where your comfort zone ends.
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