I was on the phone with my good friend Garliq today (the only person I know to weave together Non-Violent Communication, activism and herbalism) and a phrase lept out of my mouth in an attempt to get my attention. The phrase was ‘trickle down personal growth.’ We’d been speaking about how many of the business coaches in […]
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The following text is taken from the incredible site TopDocumentaryFilms where you can find many excellent documentaries you may have missed. I encourage your perusal of this site. * This series is about how those in power have used Freud’s theories to try and control the dangerous crowd in an age of mass democracy. Sigmund
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by Jo Ann Hammond-Meiers, PhD, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Historically philanthropy has been defined as “the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes”. Synonyms: benevolence, generosity, humanitarianism, public-spiritedness, altruism, social conscience, charity, charitableness, brotherly love, fellow feeling, magnanimity, bountifulness, beneficence, kindness, compassion, and other words.
Guest Post: Philanthropic Entrepreneurs: A Natural Evolution of Possibilities Read More
This is a different sort of blog than I usually write because it’s not just about marketing. It’s about the context that marketing happens inside of. Namely, the economy. Of course, most of us have some very justifiable issues with marketing. Some of us wonder if even the whole ‘conscious marketing’ thing is bullshit. But those issues
Banksy is a world famous grafitti artist who has this to say about advertising . . . A letter from Banksy. People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you
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If you’re not feeling particularly successful today, these words might sooth you. In a world full of self help books and online courses exhorting us to be ‘successful’ I found this quote from this article by David Orr to be a healing balm. As Jiddu Krishnamurti put it, “It is no measure of health to
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I want to ask you to sign a petition. If you care about social justice and racial equality then I think you’ll be excited to sign it. Why? They’re planning to expand on a public monument to Nathan Bedford Forrest (pictured here) in Selma, Alabama. But why should you care? You’ve likely never been to
petition: does nathan bedford forrest deserve a public monument? Read More
What are the 7 Graces of Marketing and Life? My friend and colleague, Lynn Serafinn, has just published her new book The 7 Graces of Marketing: how to heal humanity and the planet by changing the way we sell. The ideas she presents in this 400+ page book are a call to action, not
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I just watched the most lucid and incredible video about the ways that spirituality and love meet economics and the current Occupy Movement. In a blog post I wrote on November 18th, I said, At its heart, the occupy movement questions how the richest 1% of the world became so rich and whether the systems
occupy wallstreet – the revolution is love Read More
Not all of us are activists. Not all of us will be called to the front lines of social change, or to camp out for weeks, to lock down, sit in and march. Some of us are working for healing the wounds that keep perpetuating the sick system we have. Some of us are working
my thoughts on occupy wallstreet (+ inspiring video) Read More