Have Compassion For Everyone You Meet
"Yesterday I was in the grocery store and ran into an old client. (I worked in Social Services for 14 years and recently left to pursue other things). This particular person had been a very abrasive, belligerant and loud client, which intimidated some of the staff. Somehow I became the person who was best at dealing with these sorts of folks and I was called to the front desk to talk with him. ... posted on Nov 29 2009, 5,262 reads

A 90,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey
In 2005, Mason Huffine, of Seattle Washington, returned from completing a 90,000 mile, 3 year, 'round-the-world motorcycle tour. A green home builder in the U.S. before his trip, he set out to do service work in Africa after his journey was completed. He is now the project manager for Solar Aid in Tanzania. Learn how this adventurer found his inspiration to follow his dreams...... posted on Nov 28 2009, 3,464 reads

The Most Successful Rehab Program in the World
Nestling in the shadow of San Francisco's Bay Bridge the Delancey Street Foundation looks more like an upscale Mediterranean resort than a commune for ex-cons. Inside the place is immaculate. This foundation puts hardened criminals in charge of their own recovery and it doesn't take a penny in grant money from the United States government. Instead the residents support themselves -- and each other... posted on Nov 27 2009, 3,560 reads

A Hospital's Sacrifice
It wasn't the kind of meeting the management looks forward to, but this time it was going to play out uniquely. "I want to run an idea by you that I think is important, and I'd like to get your reaction to it," Paul Levy, President of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center began. "I'd like to do what we can to protect the lower-wage earners - the transporters, the housekeepers, the food service ... posted on Nov 18 2009, 3,507 reads

Greatness: Nature or Nurture?
"What makes Tiger Woods great? What made Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett the world's premier investor? We think we know: Each was a natural who came into the world with a gift for doing exactly what he ended up doing. As Buffett told Fortune not long ago, he was "wired at birth to allocate capital." It's a one-in-a-million thing. You've got it - or you don't. Well, folks, it's not so si... posted on Nov 13 2009, 5,357 reads

Wired To Wonder
Our brains are hardwired for worry -- and there's good reason why. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors had to keep an eye out for danger at every turn: If I eat those plants, will I get sick? Yet it was only when our ancestors ventured off beyond the boundaries of what was known that they could add to their knowledge and skills. They had to discover absolutely everything for themselves. In other words, ... posted on Nov 12 2009, 4,419 reads

A Town Rolls Up Its Sleeves
Word travels quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when Mardy McGarry wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs, she knew it wouldn't take long to generate interest in the project. But she never expected that 2,800 people -- a third of the town -- would roll up their sleeves and use their vacation days to bring her vision to life.... posted on Nov 08 2009, 4,965 reads

Notes Left Behind by A Five-Year-Old
After 5-year-old Elena Desserich was diagnosed with an inoperable kind of cancer, she managed to spread a message of hope and healing. Elena knew that every coming day would be a gift, not to be wasted, so she created a to-do list of sorts -- swim with dolphins, drive a car and more. During her nine-month battle with cancer, Elena was planning an even greater gift for her family. She was hiding no... posted on Nov 06 2009, 7,399 reads

Contagious Love Experiment
Josh Stieber was in middle school on 9/11. He vowed to enlist in the army after graduating high school, and by 2007, he was deployed to Baghdad. By April 2009, he had left the army, and engaged on a bike ride to spread some love: "I want to take a negative and invest it into a positive. So that's what I've set out to do and I hope that that love is contagious." Conor was a Marine patrol leader. ... posted on Nov 05 2009, 5,992 reads

How Advertising and Altruism Can Change the World
Marketing veteran Cindy Gallop and software developer Wendell Davis are on a quest to make the world a better place, with a crowdsourcing project to motivate people to do big things by taking small bites. Their theory: Small, good intentions can bring about great leaps. Gallop and Davis are creating an engaging, easy-to-use portal that makes big ideas easier for individuals. They want to allow peo... posted on Nov 01 2009, 3,764 reads