A Manifesto for an Awakening World
"To build a new world, change the way you see the one you're in, and upon those new perspectives lay a foundation of principles and practices to support the one you crave." - John We hold these truths...
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Sovereignty of the Self
Thomas Jefferson was a guy who also talked about individual self-determination as the key to creating a better world.He espoused the idea all men were endowed by God with certain inalienable rights,...
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Blueprint for a New America
The battle of the extremes is well under way, with both sides espousing positions intended to inflame passions and enlist the people in their quest to wield the reigns of power.Many who are awakening...
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Do You Really Think an Election Will Change the Way Business is Done in...
It's all a shell game, and we're the ones being manipulated by these elections into believing our choice -- or for that matter ANY choice -- will make a difference in the way our system is run.read more
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What does community have to do with your mission?
You may be working for a better tomorrow, but that work doesn't happen in a vacuum. Social impact is not something that we push off to an uncertain future; it is what happens in the here and now when...
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How Do We Change the Status Quo?
Changemakers want to make a difference. They see something that doesn't sit right with them, and they try to do something about it.But in order to avoid being like the little Dutch boy who stuck his...
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What Do the Upcoming U.S. Elections Mean for Mission Entrepreneurs?
The Republican National Convention just wrapped up last night rallying support for their man Mitt Romney. At the other extreme, the Democrats are on deck next week to try to reup Obama for another four...
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Social Responsibility and Social Consciousness for Changemakers
Just because you're already trying to serve doesn't mean you're immune from attack by the thought police or those who think you should go to great extremes to prove your commitment to building a better...
View ArticleThe Pain and the Promise
For a long time you've experienced the pain of dealing with a world that makes life hard, that requires conflict and struggle as the tools of daily existence. You've had to make many difficult choices...
View ArticleWhat does institutional degradation and the decline of the West have to do...
This is a fabulous presentation at Stanford by public finance historian Niall Ferguson. He goes into a wide range of factors affecting the rise of the East and decline of the West. And behind much of...
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Armageddon's Coming -- Will You Sit This One Out?
A great war is brewing, and there will be hell to pay if we keep going on the way we are.There, I said it. You don't know how long I've avoided hitting that nail on the head. Not that I didn't know it...
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Sovereignty of the Self
Thomas Jefferson was a guy who also talked about individual self-determination as the key to creating a better world.He espoused the idea all men were endowed by God with certain inalienable rights,...
View ArticleGalactic Historian Andrew Bartzis Interview Part 1
Click here to watch Part 2Sometimes I come across things that really make me see life from another perspective. That happened this week when I was led to an interview (more like a seminar) with Andrew...
View ArticleShould Grandma Smoke Pot?
Today I make my stand. I'm not an activist, but there's an issue on a ballot near you that needs your attention. It's about the legalization of marijuana, especially for medicinal purposes.As a...
View ArticleLiving Life on the Edge
The law of this universe is free will -- choice by sentient beings over how they create, process and interact with their reality.That freedom of choice has been usurped, impaired and eroded in so many...
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A New System is Coming. It's Inevitable.
I have a vision for a better tomorrow, and see the possibility that it is nearer than most of us imagine. People are awakening to their connection to others and getting many opportunities to feel the...
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How Do We Change the Status Quo?
Changemakers want to make a difference. They see something that doesn't sit right with them, and they try to do something about it.But in order to avoid being like the little Dutch boy who stuck his...
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Business ethics and corporate social responsibility
Sometimes the simplest, most obvious choices are the ones we don't want to make. So we keep looking for alternate possibilities and generally focusing on what we think we want instead of what life...
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