The Man Who Left Hollywood For His True Calling

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October 20, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace What each must seek in his life never was on land or sea. It is something out of his own unique potentiality for experience, something that never has been and never could have been experienced by anyone else. - Joseph Campbell - The Man Who Left Hollywood For His True Calling In a former life Scott Neeson was a high-powered Hollywood exec responsible for the global success of box-office hits like Titanic and Braveheart. But eight years ago, after a poignant experience at a Cambodian garbage dump, he quit his job, sold his mansion and traded in all the trappings of success to dedicate his life to underserved children in one of the poorest countries of the world. Today his organization has transformed the lives of thousands. Among a host of services it operates after-school programs, vocational training centers, daycares, and also runs a bakery that equips youth with vocational training while making food for the undernourished. For Neeson there's been no looking back. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about the work of the Cambodian Children's Fund COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner Wisdom From Alice, Age 108 Human Spirit Rises to Meet Japan's Tsunami A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget The Body's Grace: A Paralyzed Yoga Teacher's Insights Secrets from 17 Years of Silence One of the Greatest Love Stories Ever The Present of Being Present DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 121,629 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Power of Strangers

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October 19, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap. - Ani DiFranco - The Power of Strangers "People around the world are finding rejuvenation in groups, from book clubs that meet in living rooms to the mass street protests that have swept the Arab world. This coming together may well be a response to the breakdown of social networks caused by everything from the changing nature of the family to the ongoing economic squeeze. And in some cases, these face-to-face meetings are facilitated by the same digital technologies thought to be supplanting them. What hey have in common though, according to Henry Hemming, author of the book Together: How Small Groups Achieve Big Things, is the power of giving -- a collective effort that harnesses the gifts of individuals to achieve something greater than the sum of its parts." { read more } Be The Change Reflect on a small step you can take this week to strengthen or foster the sense of community in your life. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Way of the Peaceful Parent 27 Non-School Skills Children Need The Secret Powers of Time 7 Must-Read Books on Education 8 Things That Are Better Than Free Coelho's 1 Min Manual For Climbing Mountains When a Homeless Man Used Twitter Advice as an Art Form DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 121,598 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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Solving Gen Y's Passion Problem

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October 18, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Chose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. - Confucius - Solving Gen Y's Passion Problem "This simple phrase, "follow your passion," turns out to be surprisingly pernicious...The verb "follow" implies that you start by identifying a passion and then match this preexisting calling to a job. Because the passion precedes the job, it stands to reason that you should love your work from the very first day. It's this final implication that causes damage. When I studied people who love what they do for a living, I found that in most cases their passion developed slowly, often over unexpected and complicated paths." Cal Newport shares more in this thought-provoking article. { read more } Be The Change This inspirational short passage titled "Plan of Life" was written by a 20-year old who went on to make an incredible global contribution. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Remembering Steve Jobs' Insights Six Ways To Empower Others 5 Books to Inspire Innovation 4 Reasons To Keep a Work Diary Leadership Through Solitude Leadership Lessons from Everyday Life 10 Keys for Achieving Group Flow 7 Spiritual Perspectives on Personal Leadership DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 121,562 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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How to Get Good at Uncertainty

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October 17, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Embrace relational uncertainty. It's called romance. Embrace spiritual uncertainty. It's called mystery. Embrace occupational uncertainty. It's called destiny. Embrace emotional uncertainty. It's called joy. Embrace intellectual uncertainty. It's called revelation. - Mark Batterson - How to Get Good at Uncertainty "Where does this fear of uncertainty and the future come from? It might seem like a silly question, but if you think about it, there's nothing inherently scary about the future, even if you don't know what's going to happen. It's not more likely to be painful or disastrous than the present already is -- it just seems that way. If we become comfortable with change, it's not scary. We can then embrace it, find joy in it. So how do we get good at change? Some suggestions that are working for me (I'm still learning)." Leo Babauta shares more. { read more } Be The Change Consider your own relationship to uncertainty. What changes might you make in your life to embrace it more fully? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Nursery Rhymes Bring Down the House 27 Non-School Skills Children Need What Death Has Taught Me About Life Raising Kids to be Less Stuff-Centered The Language of Love The Point of Being Alive Five Letters of Fatherly Advice A Lost 5-yr-old Finds Family 25 Years Later DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 121,500 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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