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Big Companies Can Be a Force for Good—If They Ask the Right Questions | Lorna Davis | Big Think

2018

Both collaboration and competition can help big business be the force for good.

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5 Traits of a Successful Social Entrepreneur

The definition of success often comes in different shapes and sizes. For most entrepreneurs, the measure of success is usually financial gains. However, the journey of a social entrepreneur is slightly different.

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Rohit Shelatkar i
2021
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The Story of How LaRayia Gaston Founded Lunch On Me Will Move You to Take Action

If you think your actions alone aren't enough to make a meaningful change, then read this.

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Lauren Mazzo
2019
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FindCenter Quotes ImagePeople’s sense of self-worth is pivotal to their ability to look clearly at the hurt they’ve caused. The more solid one’s sense of self regard, the more likely that that person can feel empathy and compassion for the hurt party, and apologize from an authentic center.

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Harriet Lerner
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FindCenter Quotes ImageTrue compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.

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Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence

A revolutionary and timely reconsideration of everything we know about power. Celebrated UC Berkeley psychologist Dr. Dacher Keltner argues that compassion and selflessness enable us to have the most influence over others and the result is power as a force for good in the world.

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Dacher Keltner
2017
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What Type of Meditation Is Best for You?

One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.

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Tania Singer
2018
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Inspiration and Joy Amidst Suffering and Loss

As Buddhist teaching says, suffering has the potential to deepen our compassion and understanding of the human condition. And in so doing, it can lead us to even greater faith, joy and well-being.

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James Baraz
2014
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Tara Brach on How Meditation Brings Healing to Workplace Fears During Turbulent Times

During the global pandemic and racialized unrest, we all need pathways to calm, clarity and openheartedness. While it’s natural to feel fear during times of great collective crises, our challenge is that fear easily takes over our lives.

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Bryan Robinson
2020
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Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness

These days it’s hard to count on the world outside. So, it’s vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion—the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world. True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions.

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Rick Hanson, Forrest Hanson
2020
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A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times

When the path ahead is dark, how can we keep from stumbling? How do we make our way with courage and dignity? “Inside each of us is an eternal light that I call ‘the One Who Knows,’ ” writes Jack Kornfield.

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Jack Kornfield, Jon Kabat-Zinn (foreword)
2014
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