Prosperity

Common Ground

jbloustein — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:43:13 -0600

In her cover story An Act of Faith, Today show news anchor and Dateline NBC anchor Ann Curry talks about reporting from some of the world's most dangerous places to shed light on injustice and give voice to the voiceless.

"Journalism is about changing the world, isn't it?" she said. "It's about giving people the truth so that they can change the world. The world is evolving, I believe, into a more compassionate place."

5 Things to Do Instead of Complain

mcherkezian — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:49:47 -0600

I’ve been speaking to a lot of organizations around the country and the one thing I keep hearing from leaders and employees is that complaining is at an all time high. I’m not surprised.

There are two main reasons why we complain.

1. We complain because we feel powerless.

2. We complain because it’s a habit.

The economy has shaken a lot of people’s foundations and we feel powerless which leads to a rise in habitual complaining.

Richard's Rwanda helps disadvantaged girls

batch — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:05:09 -0600

When Jessica Markowitz's family hosted Richard Kananga from Rwanda during his trip to Seattle in 2006, she was amazed to discover there were still many girls who were financially unable to attend school in his native country.

Markowitz was determined to make a difference, and at 11 years old she established the organization Richard's Rwanada to help send Rwandan girls to school, as CNN recently reported.