I was at a conference that largely centered on green business last week. This was a gathering of wonderful people–social entrepreneurs–who cared about the environment and various social causes. They wanted to advance their values and express their care for the world through business. It was wonderful and inspiring. But here’s the funny thing. I […]
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Remembering My Mom’s Lessons About Waste
As you may know, Japan has lower per capita carbon emission than any Western European country. For that reason, I asked my friend, Sean Sakamoto, who recently moved to Japan and who blogs at I’d Rather Be In Japan, to check in with us every so often. I thought we might be able to learn […]
The new No Impact Project
Hey Folks, I thought you’d like to hear from the Associate Director of the new No Impact Project, which will promote citizen engagement in our environmental and lifestyle crises. Her name is Stephanie Bleyer and, by the way, she’s looking for interns. I’m thrilled to have been named the Associate Director of the No Impact […]
A personal favor to No Impact Man?
Hey, as a personal favor to me, would you watch this video and spread to your friends? Then, if you’re moved, you can join me and many others on October 24. Watch the video and you’ll see what I mean.
True success Part 2
Yesterday we pondered the meaning of real success. Thank you Julie for leaving this in the comments: Success To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the […]
What does success mean to you?
A friend told me of an experiment today. He said that a researcher would leave a four-year-old in a room with a marshmallow and tell the kid that he would be gone a few minutes. The kid was allowed to eat the marshmallow, but if it was still there when the researcher got back, the […]
What comes around goes around
Here is some old wisdom truth about harming the shared habitat that we all depend upon for our health, happiness and security. Our sages taught: A man should not move stones from his ground to public ground. A certain man was moving stones from his ground onto public ground when a pious man found him […]
The problem with corporate structure
One of our culture’s big challenges is the corporate structure, of course. The problem is that the owners of the corporations–the shareholders–stand to benefit from from their actions but, because of the principle of limited liability, cannot be held accountable for their crimes. Shareholders can never be held personally accountable for their corporation’s environmental and […]