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Here is a Van Jones’ speech to Powershift 2011 inspiring and supporting our next generation who is “graduating off a cliff”. Van is not just saying no to what is not working, he is championing solutions for today and tomorrow.
Here is a man who on a mission. He had me in tears with his passion for a new future lead by the “largest generation ever.” Watch the video for yourself, see what it does for you.
What is your mission? What have you done today to move it forward?
What do you live for? What do you think about when you go to bed? What do you dream about while you sleep? What do you lie awake thinking about? During the moments between other moments of action, what fantasies pop into your head? Are these experiences something you currently have in your life?…
We went from a president that marketed fear and terror to one that markets hope and change. We went from a president that played to our lessor self to a president that plays to our higher self. Marketing hope assumes that we have the power to create something better, that we are not just at…
What drives you or your organization? Four years ago, I started a men’s group in my town. I did it for many reasons, but mostly because I wanted one. When I started it, I knew that if we wanted to grow, we needed a goal bigger than just having a group meet once a week….
Evolutionary Change™ “We need to be the change we wish to see in the world.” Gandhi borrowed this concept from his grandfather, now Obama is borrowing it from Gandhi. What is Obama doing? Is he attempting to get us to revolt? I hope so. If Obama and his staff are anything, they are shrewd marketers….
That sentence comes from an article by Janet Carlson, Author and Beauty & Health Director at Town & Country magazine. She writes about how the media is starting to look at men differently. Her position is that women, working to carve out their place, is causing men to feel left out. The New York Times’…
Matt Carmichael in his Ad Age article interviews Tammy Erickson, the writer of a trilogy of books about generations in the workplace. The most recent is What’s Next, Gen X? Matt ends the interview with Tammy’s description of how the U.S. Army understands the generations. One example I often use in speeches is the ads…
