Articles tagged with: personal growth

40 Thought-Provoking Quotes From Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder Of Acumen

jacqueline-novogratz.jpgJacqueline Novogratz founded and leads Acumen, a non-profit organisation that takes a businesslike approach to improving the lives of the poor.

In her book, The Blue Sweater, she tells stories from the new philanthropy, which emphasizes sustainable bottom-up solutions over traditional top-down aid.

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Everything is Black and White

yinyang.jpgSusan notes: This is an anonymous story from someone’s school days. Having found myself to be in exactly the same situation many times, I have cause to reflect on the lesson often. Hopefully I will one day fully integrate it into my life and not have to reminded again and again...

When I was in elementary school, I got into a major argument with another girl in my class. I forgot long ago what the argument was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson I learned that day.

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12 Things I Learned When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

Written by a former child, who could have been any one of us...

painting-by-child.jpg1. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

2. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

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