There are three kinds of people, said the sign on the wall of my dad’s coaching office: Those that make things happen, those that watch things happen, and those that don’t know what the heck happened. I understood, even at age 7, that it was best to be the first kind of person, the kind…
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Natalie shares a story of her family’s store in Oklahoma that she’d visit as a child…and how it connects to the sharing movement today. Told at Journeys: Stories of the Things that Connect Us, November 6th, 2013.
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From a walk on a bridge, a drive on a rainy road, or a moment with a primi. We never know where our insights may come from. But we know that Pamela’s heart and her commitment to making a shift has created a visible impact…just look for her famous bottles at at any yoga class…
READ MOREWakingstar co-founder Joel ben Izzy tells the story of a great loss in his life – and what was found as a result. Told at Journeys: Stories of Aha! Moments at the David Brower Center June 20, 2013.
READ MOREAndy Ruben, as Chief Sustainability Officer at Walmart, believed that he could catalyze global sustainability by transforming supply chains at a massive scale. But one day, on a factory tour, he realized that working at scale would not get us there – so he changed his direction, and his career, to build www.yerdle.com. Told at…
READ MOREAs a young child growing up in South East Asia, Maya saw the abject poverty all around her. The questions that followed stayed with her for many years, even as she reached the top of her industry. And then one day she heard a story that gave her the answer she was looking for. Told…
READ MOREAeeshah Klottey, co-founder of the Attitudinal Healing Connection in Oakland, tells the story of being pushed to her edge after visiting a slave dungeon in Ghana…and the wisdom of a child that soon followed. Told with her husband Kokomon at Journeys: Stories of Aha! Moments, June 20, 2013.
READ MOREIt’s hard telling your story! It’s even harder, sometimes, looking back at the video of it. But depicting a story that connected my travels, my internet adventures, and my explorations into storytelling, all while introducing the evening, was a particularly good challenge. I hope you like it.
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