Life Education
Do You Believe You Can Help Change the World?
What do you do to make the world a better place?
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Permalink Reply by Rajeev K Arora on -
I strongly believe that we all can make this world better bit by bit. Small, random acts of help, kindness, and caring combined with a gift of knowledge can accumulate to a level that a change would be clearly apparent to a naked eye and to a conscious mind. I also believe that people who can make the change are the ones who have taken the time and the pain to change themselves, or who are willing to change themselves and have taken steps in that direction.
To make this world better, if one can, give the gift of knowledge. Knowledge is the key to unlock minds of masses.
With Knowledge comes Intellect;
With Intellect comes Understanding and Ability to make right decisions;
With Understanding comes Peace and Respect for others;
With Peace comes Growth; and
With Growth comes Prosperity.
IT professional by occupation, I am active in education space. For last three years, with the help of other volunteers, I am organizing TYE, a non-profit entrepreneurship education program for high school students, in Waltham, MA. TYE is a special interest group of non-profit organization TiE.
For more information about TYE, please visit: http://tieyoungentrepreneurs.blogspot.com
For more information about TiE, please visit:http://www.tie-boston.org
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Permalink Reply by Lawrence Hoppis on -
"Our vision is to create an ecosystem where entrepreneurship is celebrated and where young people dream of becoming business leaders" ~ Geetha Ramamurthy, TiE Boston, Executive Director Emeritus"
This sounds very right. This is a beautiful vision. I wish you much success with it and believe every community can benefit from the model you are developing. Hopefully other global teen resource and planning groups will learn about and join your entrepreneurship endeavor. I am forwarding your posting on to my contact list.
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Permalink Reply by Rajeev K Arora on
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Thank you for your wishes, Lawrence. We are making a good progress. By June 2009, we are planning to introduce TYE SIG to all TiE chapters globally.
innervoyages said:"Our vision is to create an ecosystem where entrepreneurship is celebrated and where young people dream of becoming business leaders" ~ Geetha Ramamurthy, TiE Boston, Executive Director Emeritus"
This sounds very right. This is a beautiful vision. I wish you much success with it and believe every community can benefit from the model you are developing. Hopefully other global teen resource and planning groups will learn about and join your entrepreneurship endeavor. I am forwarding your posting on to my contact list.
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Permalink Reply by Lawrence Hoppis on
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Thanks Gail. I want a basket!!!
Such a beautiful message and statement... I see people being able to use this simple and powerful image to begin imagining what kind of little "stones" they themselves want to throw into this "pond" of life that we share.
Feel many people may be insecure with fears about creating negative ripples if they put themselves out there, or not wanting to "rock the boat" at all! Any thoughts or encouragement for getting started?
Lawrence
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Permalink Reply by Senior Consultant on -
I want to scale my help and reach those that don't have a computer. What about those that need help but have no access to internet? Well, last night while I was depositing my check (yeah old fashioned, some of my client's still cut me a check), a lady with 2 kids walked up to me asking for food. I ended buying her a Thankgiving turkey and other groceries with it. I usually don't go to shifty neighborhoods but that was the closest bank near me at the time. After dropping her off with the groceries, I found out she lost her home and is living with her 80 year old grandmother.
From her situation, I wonder how people break the poverty cycle if the parents barely make it and the kids are not studying or being productive.
Anyway, I offered to tutor her kids if she wanted...we'll see if she does call me.
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Permalink Reply by Raman Vaidyanathan on -
Entrepreneurship - changing the world one customer at a time
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Permalink Reply by Lawrence Hoppis on
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Someone once taught me that "love is only love in the specific, and I have come to think it is probably true.
For this reason, computer network can probably best be used to reach those without computers if they can encourage, support and reward specific acts of love such as the one you just showed. In this case, telling us about your experience gives all of us a glimpse into the simple, practical antidoting of misery. Thanks for your example for us so much!
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Permalink Reply by Malin Johansson on -
Yes, I try to make a difference every day with a smile...come smile with me :-)
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Permalink Reply by John Brandte on
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Absolutely we can change the world. As a matter of fact, we do whether we try to or not. Everything we do or don't do leaves an impression. Every time we look at someone or say something to someone, there is an effect. It can be good or bad.
Call me eccentric or extreme (or weird), but I believe that every word we say to someone has an impact. That is why we need to be aware of what we are doing and be deliberate in how we treat our kids, other loved ones and all whom we meet. I consciously avoid negative messages regarding my expectations of what people can achieve or what is possible.
In my high school days, I was on a bus coming back from a church retreat. My group always talked about lots of things. During the ride, our minister said the following and I have found it to be so true:
You are not who you think you are.
you are not who other people think you are.
You are who you think other people think you are.
If we are not careful, we often become who we think others think we are. I want other people to know that I think nothing is impossible for them :)
Peace.
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Permalink Reply by Lawrence Hoppis on
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It is a keen insight, because it points out how even what we think and perceive has a huge affect on ourselves and consequently on others. I think this points to the new quantum physics findings about the nature of our observations on shaping underlying reality. In this case, perhaps simply to prefer something is enough to make a small change... Did anyone take action on the google 10 to the 100 project?
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Permalink Reply by Vipin Arora on -
Hi All,
I am really impress by this story, I always do the same in my life. As i think, Be open for help to anyone and there is no doubt whole world will change.
Vipin Arora
Education
Gail JM said:Absolutely. My belief is that each of us has the power, and the responsibility, to affect positive change. Rather than sit back and wait for someone else to take on events, I believe it's key to begin where you are, with what you have and influence in your own sphere. The image I keep before me is that I am a pebble in the pond - you don't know where the ripples are going to go and how they are going to impact the pond that you are in. As that pebble, my role in life is to be in the pool - get active in the life of others. What they do with my influence and support is up to them - my job it to be in there facilitating, supporting, affecting positive change and giving it my best shot.
I have a great example of 1 person affecting great change:
I live in Toronto and 6 or so years ago a woman looked around her and noted that women that are in shelters for being abused often have left their homes with nothing. This woman figured she could do something about that. She went to a plastics factory and had them donate laundry baskets to her. She went to her friends and gave them each a basket and asked them to fill the basket with items that would nurture and support a woman coming out of a shelter and living on her own. The items were to support that woman, not her kids as she often puts everyone but herself first in her life and she'd need some TLC to get through the tough times ahead. The first year there were 14 baskets created. This year there were over 800. Basketeers supports multiple shelters and has sprung up in communities all over Ontario. Cheryl started this with her heart and it has grown virally every year. Women helping women. Basket drop off day is one of my favourite of the year - my group of friends fills 8 baskets each year.
One person affecting positive change.
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Permalink Reply by Jack Sandler Bloom on -
I try to make every interaction one where I help the world. I also built this site, and there is a long way to go, and many more parts of the mission :)
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