The Leadership Genius of Bob the Builder

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January 7, 2012 a project of CharityFocus Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. - William Shakespeare - The Leadership Genius of Bob the Builder Most of us believe in positive self-talk. "I can achieve anything," we mouth to the mirror in the morning. We believe we'll do better if we banish doubts about our ability or our strategy and instead muster an inner voice that affirms our awesomeness. But not Bob the Builder. You might not realise it, but the overall-clad, stop-motion animated construction executive -- who debuted on CBBC in 1999 and whose television programme now reaches children in 240 territories and 45 languages -- is a management radical. His approach to directing projects, people and himself runs counter to the prevailing wisdom about business performance. Instead of puffing up himself and his team, he first wonders whether they can actually achieve their goal. In asking his signature question -- Can we fix it? -- he introduces some doubt. Renowned author Daniel Pink explains the latest research wisdom behind doubt. { read more } Be The Change Working on a problem? Test out the wisdom of a little modest doubt. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 9 Ways to be Happy in the Next 30 Minutes Four Ways to Respond in an Argument How We Can Change Our Minds 9 Interviews with Creative Visionaries A Change of Heart Changes Everything 8 Weeks to a Better Brain How a Wandering Mind Affects Your Mood Planning & Other Paths To Less Stress DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,354 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Mother Robin: Delivering Hope & Babies

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January 6, 2012 a project of CharityFocus Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world. - Elie Wiesel - Mother Robin: Delivering Hope & Babies They've waited all night for a chance to see their newborn babies, whom the hospital is holding until the medical bills are paid in full. "Holding babies until payment is common in Indonesia," said Robin Lim, a midwife who founded birthing clinics in Aceh and the island of Bali. At this particular hospital in Bali, mothers who don't pay are allowed in twice a day to feed their baby and change their baby's diaper. Those fortunate enough to find the money may take their babies home. Others might relinquish their parental rights and place their babies up for adoption, Lim explained." You worry, 'Will I be able to deliver this baby safely into the world?' But you shouldn't have to worry, 'How will I pay for it?' " said Lim, 54, a CNN Hero dubbed by locals as "Mother Robin." { read more } Be The Change Be a compassionate advocate for someone who doesn't have as strong a voice as your own. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Homeless Man Bails out Banker 25 Visionaries Changing Your World Secrets from 17 Years of Silence The Bus Ride That Changed My Life Entrepreneur of Small Things A Missed Flight & A Connection Found But Will It Make You Happy? How He Crossed the Finish Line DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,342 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Be Healthy, Be Compassionate

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January 5, 2012 a project of CharityFocus The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there? - Jack Kornfield - Be Healthy, Be Compassionate The Dalai Lama has been telling us for years that it would make us happy, but he never said it would make us healthy, too. Maybe the Dalai Lama knew all along or maybe he's just finding out like the rest of us, but science is starting to catch up with a couple millennia of spiritual thought. In recent years, the investigation of compassion has moved beyond theology and philosophy to embrace a wide range of scientific fields, including neurology, endocrinology and immunology. New research shows that the practice of compassion has beneficial effects not only on mental health but on physical health, too. { read more } Be The Change For further inspiration, a short passage on putting compassion in action. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Four Ways to Respond in an Argument 9 Interviews with Creative Visionaries 25 Reasons to Embrace Criticism 8 Ways to Sleep Better 8 Weeks to a Better Brain Life Without Worry How Doctors Die Sleep Helps Us Remember What We Need To DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,327 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Ben Davis Keeps His Promise To Meemaw

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January 4, 2012 a project of CharityFocus What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Ben Davis Keeps His Promise To Meemaw One van. One father. One son. Thirty-one cities. 30,724 pounds lost among 1,516 participants. 1,255,740 views on YouTube. When Ben Davis makes a promise to his Meemaw, he means business. It was Christmas Eve of 2008 when Ben's grandmother expressed her concern for him simply by asking whether he was happy. "I was 360 pounds," Ben told me. "I was in a deep depression, I had lost a relationship as a direct result of the depression -- I was, in no way, happy -- and her inquisition that night ... it pushed me to really examine my life and spurred me to get it together. To get a grip and get my life back on track." Inspired, he went home that night and got his grandmother a last-minute gift: the URL of a Tumblr blog he had started to track his progress. { read more } Be The Change Take just one simple step today toward something you've always known was right for you. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Keys to Happier Living Top Ten Kindness Stories for the New Year Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time Life is 'Baeutiful' The Power of An Open Heart How Do You Want to be Remembered? The 'Before I Die' Project Remembering Kindness 41 Years Later DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 111,334 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other CharityFocus projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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