The Power of Failure, People & Karma Banking

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December 12, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. - Ralph Waldo Emerson - The Power of Failure, People & Karma Banking Six months out of grad school Jim Fruchterman found himself at a rocket launchpad for one of the very first private enterprise rocket companies. "Our business manager was doing the countdown. 5-4-3-2-1, oh, BLEEP. The rocket blew up!" It was a pivotal failure in his trajectory. Fruchterman moved to the Bay Area and started his own rocket company. It failed. He helped start seven other high tech companies. Five of them nosedived. Undeterred by these failures Jim Fruchterman lanched Benetech -- a revolutionary non-profit tech company that seeks to benefit underserved communities. Earlier this year Fruchterman delivered an inspiring commencement speech offering up three key insights from his unusual journey. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about Benetech's innovative programs. Begin Karma Banking in earnest today! { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Six Ways To Empower Others The Power and Benefit of Circles Solving Gen Y's Passion Problem 9 Steps to Achieving Flow (and Happiness) at Work Why Leaders Must Feel Pain How To Build A Beautiful Company Leadership Lessons from Everyday Life Remembering Stephen Covey DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,311 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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Trevor's Law: The Boy Who DId Not Give Up

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December 11, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery - Trevor's Law: The Boy Who DId Not Give Up At 13 Trevor Schaefer was diagnosed with brain cancer and the world as he knew it changed overnight. Not only did Trevor end up beating the cancer -- he found a calling. Now 22, Schaefer is an inspiring advocate for children with cancer, and the driving force behind "Trevor's Law." This bill now pending in Congress would increase government authority to determine if environmental toxins are responsible for causing cancer in children living in particular regions. Read more about Trevor's journey in his own words. { read more } Be The Change Take an step today, no matter how big or small, to "enable the future". COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner Homeless Man Bails out Banker Wisdom From Alice, Age 108 Human Spirit Rises to Meet Japan's Tsunami A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget A 21-Year-Old's Solution to Homelessness The Poorest & Most Generous President in the World The Spirit of Gift DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,288 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 Millionaire Janitor

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December 10, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve...You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love. - Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Millionaire Janitor Tyrone Curry won over $3.4 million dollars in the Washington State lottery 5 years ago and still spends his days sweeping the cafeteria floor at Evergreen High School. "I try to make sure it;s spotless and it's ready for the kids,' he says, with a smile on his face. After cleaning, he goes off to his second job -- coaching the track and field team. "Ten years ago, I said if I win some money, I'm going to put a track here," Tyrone said, and that's exactly what he did when he gave his boss a check for $40,000. { read more } Be The Change This short video includes excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr's stirring speech, "The Drum Major Instinct" in which he urges us to find greatness through service and love. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Secrets of the 100-yr-old Marathoner 98-Year-Old Woman Earns Judo's Highest Honor Mystery Knitter's Olympic Masterpiece Compassion Caught on a Late-Night Train Wisdom From Alice, Age 108 A Cab Ride I'll Never Forget The Man Who Left Hollywood For His True Calling The Spirit of Gift DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,262 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 Elephant Whisperer

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December 9, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission -- to be of service to them wherever they require it. - St. Francis of Assisi - The Elephant Whisperer Lawrence Anthony, the acclaimed South African conservationist passed away this March. His funeral turned out to be as extraordinary as his life. Two herds of wild elephants traveling single-file through the bush turned up at his home after he died. Elephants are known for mourning their dead. During his lifetime Anthony had managed to enlist Africans wanted as war criminals to protect northern white rhinoceroses; he taught African tribes how to set up game reserves; and entered fearlessly into war-torn Iraq at the beginning of an American invasion -- in order to save the animals abandoned in a Baghdad zoo. In this gripping excerpt from his book "The Elephant Whisperer", Anthony describes the extraordinary events that transpired when he tried to save a herd of rogue elephants from being shot. { read more } Be The Change Learn about wildlife conversation efforts in your own region. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World A 39-year-long Lesson in Forgiveness 5 Powerful Tools for Reflection Life is 'Baeutiful' A Guide to Finding Your Passion How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another? Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 123,245 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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