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Earth Hour 2008

Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:54 PM EDT

It all started with just one simple question: "How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?" And the answer looked like a light switch.

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world-news, environment, australia, energy, conservation, sydney, earth-hour

Don't wait to land your dream job - The Boston Globe

Seeded on Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:55 AM EDT (The Boston Globe)

Life's too short to wait to get that great job or make that big difference.

business, life, change, work, passion, boston-globe, sam-davidson

A Couple of My Rules for Startups - Blog Maverick

Seeded on Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:15 PM EDT (blogmaverick.com)

Here is some great (and interesting) advice from Mark Cuban. "Keep it flat."

business, entrepreneur, mark-cuban, start-ups, dallas-mavricks

The Myth of Free

Sun Mar 9, 2008 2:01 PM EDT

The newest edition of Wired has a cover story by Chris Anderson on why free is 'the future of business.' In the article, Anderson details not only why free has worked for everyone from Schick to RyanAir, but why it will continue to be more and more of a necessity for any business …

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business, free, marketing, wired, chris-anderson

When In Doubt, Do Something

Tue Mar 4, 2008 3:41 PM EST

The most recent issue of Fast Company celebrates Google as the world's most innovative company.

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business, google, innovation, entrepreneur, creativity, fast-company

Who Else Changes the Game?

Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:52 AM EST

Yesterday's blog post was a bit of a winner, in that it attracted a good bit of feedback and comments here, at CoolPeopleCare, on my personal blog, and on Facebook.

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business, barack-obama, service, tiger-woods, lance-armstrong

Lances and Tigers and Obamas - Oh My!

Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:51 AM EST

The neatest thing about watching (and supporting) the whole Obamania recently is what Barack is able to do to change the game of politics.

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business, barack-obama, marketing, behavior, tiger-woods, lance-armstrong, customer

Oh Forbes! You Came So Close!

Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:46 PM EST

A recent issue of Forbes Magazine has a cover image of a young boy, laboring away as his underaged hands weave a carpet for export. The cover copy suggests I'll find a story about child labor inside. I'm intrigued.

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business, shopping, activism, magazine, consumerism, forbes, child-labor, coolpeoplecare

Social Networking, or Social Fragmenting?

Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:07 PM EST

Rebecca Thorman's blog post about how social media doesn't create a new generation of leaders remains embedded in my mind as prophetic beacon of how all of this online networking may not be getting us as far along as we'd like. Two magazines I've recently read prove she's right.

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technology, internet, facebook, social-networking, change, leadership

Attention Nonprofits: Watch Out for the Social Entrepreneurs

Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:05 PM EST

Hi. My name is Sam, and I'm a social entrepreneur. I had the extreme privilege of speaking to two business classes at Belmont University this morning. I got a chance to tell the tale that is CoolPeopleCare – how it started, where we are, and what we'd like to become.

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business, change, work, charity, career, entrepreneurship, nonprofit, social-entrepreneurship

The Greatest Super Bowl (Party) Ever

Mon Feb 4, 2008 5:42 PM EST

Last night's upset of the New England Patriots will go down in history.

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sports, environment, conservation, super-bowl, party, drinks, coolpeoplecare

Why New Year's Resolutions Suck

Wed Jan 2, 2008 10:05 AM EST

If you've been alive the last two weeks, and will continue to be alive in the upcoming two weeks, you'll see a lot of stuff on TV, online, and in print about the pressure to make – and keep – the bane of January's existence: New Year's Resolutions.

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health, personal-growth, promise, sam-davidson, new-year-resolution, new-day-resolution

Better Icebreaker Question #1: What do you think about The Melting Pot?

Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:47 AM EST

Welcome to my series of better icebreaker questions. Now you can lead better groups and get to know people better.

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business, work, networking, meeting, melting-pot, icebreakers

But What If I Love Entrepreneurship?

Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:11 PM EST

Yesterday, I highlighted Penelope Trunk's recent condemnation of the career advice, "Do what you love." In its place she suggests that people "Do what they are." I agreed.

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business, advice, career, entrepreneurship, passion, sam-davidson, work-life, penelope-trunk, jeff-cornwall

Penelope's Advice: Do What You Are

Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:25 AM EST

Penelope Trunk, whom I had the pleasure of meeting a few weeks ago in Madison, has just written what I think is her best piece. She trashes the common career advice of, "Do what you love."

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business, career, passion, coolpeoplecare, career-advice, sam-davidson, penelope-trunk

CoolPeopleCare and CoolMomsCare Weekly Roundup (12/10-12/14)

Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:44 AM EST

Monday, December 10: Buy and Give Handmade Give twice by giving handmade. Tuesday, December 11: That's a Wrap What is your wrapping going to be like this Holiday Season? Tuesday, December 11: Random Acts of Christmas Put a stranger on your list.

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arts, change, time, volunteer, nonprofit, coolpeoplecare, coolmomscare

Work Sucks

Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:54 AM EST

Last week, PostSecret ran a postcard written on a Target comment card that read, "The only good thing about this job is that it made me realize I want to do something MEANINGFUL."

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business, work, impact, meaning, generation-y, generation-x, work-life, millinnials

Two Books You Should Read

Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:13 AM EST

I picked up Mark Albion's book, True to Yourself after I saw it displayed near mine at the Net Impact bookstore at last month's conference. I read it in two days.

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business, books, reading, social-entrepreneurship, mark-ablion, monk-and-the-riddle, randy-kosimar, true-to-yourself

CoolPeopleCare Weekly Roundup (12/3-12/7)

Sun Dec 9, 2007 8:21 AM EST

Monday, December 3: The GiveCard Use the GiveCard to give a different kind of gift card. Tuesday, December 4: Give Me a Hand (To Wash) It's National Handwashing Awareness Week.

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arts, change, time, volunteer, nonprofit, coolpeoplecare

CoolPeopleCare Weekly Roundup (11/26-11/30)

Sun Dec 2, 2007 9:39 PM EST

Monday, November 26: Generous Surfing In search of online deals today? How about online giving? Tuesday, November 27: Dark for Darfur Turn off the holiday lights and send a donation to help people in Darfur.

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change, time, volunteer, nonprofit, coolpeoplecare

Mean What you Say, Say What You Mean

Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:33 AM EST

One of the best advertising campaigns of late have been what Dove has produced related to the beauty industry and the negative impression it makes upon young women.

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business, advertising, beauty, unilever, axe, dove

CoolPeopleCare Weekly Roundup (11/19-11/23)

Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:44 AM EST

Monday, November 19: Give Better You have choices when you give to others. Tuesday, November 20: The Magic of Layers Save energy by piling it on. Wednesday, November 21: The Real Deal Meal See how everyone else in the world eats.

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education, change, time, volunteer, nonprofit, coolpeoplecare

CoolPeopleCare Weekly Roundup (11/12-11/16)

Sun Nov 18, 2007 1:19 PM EST

Monday, November 12: Veterans Day Take some time today to remember. Tuesday, November 13: See Jane Read Spend this week helping children read. Wednesday, November 14: The Heat Is On To preheat or not to preheat? Thursday, November 15: Recycle It! Stat! Do the can-can.

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education, change, time, volunteer, nonprofit, coolpeoplecare

CoolPeopleCare Weekly Roundup (11/5-11/9)

Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:25 PM EST

Monday, November 5: Grocery Math Add it up and save. Tuesday, November 6: Be The Community Make some friends, help some kids. Wednesday, November 7: Ankle Deep In It Step in – the water's lukewarm.

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arts, change, time, volunteer, nonprofit, coolpeoplecare

I Knew Friedman Was Wrong

Wed Nov 7, 2007 9:29 AM EST

A few weeks ago, Thomas Friedman, columnist for the New York Times, wrote a piece entitled "Generation Q." In it, he chided the young folks of today for not taking more of a stand against major issues.

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us-news, life, change, work, career, entrepreneurship, nonprofit, thomas-friedman, gen-x, young-professionals

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