“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it.” 

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The Mexican Fisherman & The MBA

The Mexican Fisherman & The MBA

A harvard MBA meets a fisherman at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village. The fisherman offers a life lesson on greed vs. gratitude.

Shut Down Bushman Safaris Zimbabwe

Shut Down Bushman Safaris Zimbabwe

SHUT DOWN BUSHMAN SAFARIS The killing of Cecil the Lion horrified me. When I first heard I wanted to do something. This page is my attempt to do something and I thank you for caring enough to come see what you can do. Bushman Safaris is the company that led the hunt...

Keepers of the Wild Founder, Jonathan Kraft

Keepers of the Wild Founder, Jonathan Kraft

Keepers of the Wild Founder, Jonathan Kraft Shares his Thoughts on Cecil the Lion & More!   Introduction Jonathan Kraft is the Founder of Keepers of the Wild Animal Sanctuary. I had the privilege of having him on my show back in 2013. I was working with...

Homelessness in America

Homelessness in America

STATISTICS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS Who are homeless veterans? As a Veteran, I am saddened when I see that one out of four homeless men are veterans.  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) states that the nation’s homeless veterans are predominantly male, with...