how thinking like a non-profit can impact the world
Irecently read the book, the promise of a pencil by adam braun. this book describes how one person found his passion and changed the world.
The book provides the perfect blueprint on how to build a business from a non-profit point of view.
"I never thought, I hope this works out. I knew it would. I never once questioned whether the organization would succeed. That's because it went beyond passion and felt like purpose. Purpose is found when you stop thinking about how you exist in the world and start trying to figure why you are here. But while many perceive youth as a weakness, it's actually an incredible strength. The single most powerful element of youth is that you don't have the life experiences to know what can't be done. Never let anyone tell you that your dream is impossible. No matter how big or small, you can make it real."
"The key is to think big and then take small, incremental steps forward day by day. Start by changing the subjects of your daily conversations from the life you are living to the life you aspire to create. By speaking the language of the person you seek to become, you will soon find yourself immersed in the conversations that make you most come alive. You'll sense the energy you emit attracting similar energy from others. Your conversations will lead to opportunities, which will become actions, which will become footprints of good. But you can't keep saying, 'I'll get started tomorrow.'"
"The world has far too many problems, and you are way too smart and capable to not help tackle them. Your time is now. As humans we are natural storytellers. We weave narrative into nearly every relationship we build and value. I realized that I needed to live a life that reflected the themes of the stories I wanted to one day tell, and when I veered of that path later on, it was time to make a change."
"Regardless of age or status, if you're not satisfied with the path you're on, its time to rewrite your future. Your life should be a story you are excited to tell. ....the most direct route to happiness is through creating joy for someone else, and that change doesn't happen through hard work alone."
"It requires strength of imagination. It relies on that ability we each possess to suspend belief in the restraints of today and to enable the possibilities of tomorrow."
"Each morning we make a choice to bring positivity or negativity in the world, and that within every single person there lies an extraordinary story waiting to unfold."
This book is a step by step guide to find your purpose and change the world. Each chapter focuses on a mantra as it transforms purpose into action. "Each story stands on its own, but taken together they create a roadmap that I hope will enable you to turn your own dreams into reality." To end this post, I would like to share the introductory quote of the book. "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -Howard Thurman