Surfing For Change

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January 19, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. - Jon Kabat-Zinn - Surfing For Change It was around five years ago that Brazilian surfer Jairo Lumertz got the idea to join his two passions of surfing and protecting nature by creating surfboards made out of plastic bottles. The 39-year-old surfer is now traveling from beach to beach with his partner Carolina Scorsin promoting his invention to help children take up surfing and reduce waste at the same time. Lumertz's "eco surfboards," which he first developed in 2007, consist of bottles supported by PVC tubes and glue. The bottles are treated with dry ice to make them stronger and more floatable. A standard board is made up of 41 bottles, and a stand up paddleboard is made using 73 bottles. { read more } Be The Change Consider creative ways in which you might recycle and reduce waste in your own life. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness 10 Keys to Happier Living How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings 5 Classic Commencement Speeches 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger 29 Lessons From Travelling the World 15 Serious Games Aiming to Change the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,450 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 'E' For Empathy Test

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January 18, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens. How confusions that seem irremediable become relatively clear flowing streams when one is heard. - Carl Rogers - The 'E' For Empathy Test "If you ever want to understand your boss, corner him (or her) at the next office party and see if he'll play a little game. Tell him you need only 30 seconds. Then ask your boss to extend his right forefinger. "Go ahead," you might need to assure him, "this won't hurt." Then ask him to take that extended finger and draw a capital E on his forehead. Does he draw the letter so that it faces him -- that is, backward to a person looking at him? Or does he draw the letter so that the viewer can read it? Neither way is right or wrong. But the direction of that letter might tell you something about the disposition of that leader." Dan Pink shares more. { read more } Be The Change Experiment with empathic listening at your own workplace. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The 8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses Remembering Steve Jobs' Insights 5 Principles for Inner Transformation at Work How to Work With Someone You Don't Like The Decision-Making Flaw in Powerful People 11 Must-Read Books for Young Leaders Dan Pink's Challenge to You Less Work, More Living DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,427 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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Instant Grants In The Park

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January 17, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace When you live in a city with no stars to wish on, you have to wish on each other. - Francesca Lia Block - Instant Grants In The Park A group of calling itself the Federation of Students and Nominally Employed or Unemployed Artists spent four hours giving away "instant grants" in a park in New York City. Photographers, knitters for the homeless and artists of all types lined up for small grants. The funds were raised or donated by the federation and the exercise went deeper than just dollars for some. As one recipient noted: "It's not the money here. Something else is going on." { read more } Be The Change Read more about how the Generosity Foundation works. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Worst Listening Habits -- and Their Cure 10 Keys to Happier Living 5 Powerful Tools for Reflection The Untapped Power of Smiling A Guide to Finding Your Passion Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? The Power of Self-Compassion 29 Lessons From Travelling the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,408 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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Are You Building Your Legacy?

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January 16, 2013 a project of ServiceSpace We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations. - David Brower - Are You Building Your Legacy? "What are you going to be remembered for? Will people talk about the relationships you had with friends and family? The once-a-year dish everyone looked forward to? The impact you made on a company and its employees? How is a legacy created and cultivated, and what can you do to build your own legacy? These are all huge questions with small and critical answers. Here's the story of my legacy, and a few pointers on how to build yours." A research assistant-turned-science teacher shares her insights here. { read more } Be The Change Reflect on your own legacy and how you are building it. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Keys to Happier Living No Greater Joy: Photos from Around the World Man Builds Fairy Tale Home -- For $4700 Inside Tim Tebow's World of Kindness A Guide to Finding Your Passion Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful Secret Santas Take the Country by Surprise DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 124,362 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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