Lisa Williams

“The only way to last a really long time is to build something useful enough that people will want to keep it going after you die, and to cultivate a sense of ownership in other people. In short: make good shit and give it away as fast as you can.”

Marianne Williamson

“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”

Julie Morgenstern

“How we treasure (and admire) the people who acknowledge us!”

John Abrams

“If the people who make the decisions are the people who will also bear the consequences of those decisions, perhaps better decisions will result.”

What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?

Four college-age friends wrote a list of 100 things they wanted to experience before they died — and took off in a Winnebago to do them. Along the way they asked other people, “what do you want to do before you die?” For each item they accomplished on their own list, they helped a stranger accomplish their own dream. They helped a lonely man in San Francisco cope with a terminal illness by brightening his modest apartment with plants, paintings, and a new bed. They taught break-dancing to a woman in Idaho, and bought computers for an in-need school in Compton, CA. They discovered that helping someone else’s dream come true was far more satisfying than accomplishing their own goals. Now they are inspiring others with a new series on MTV! This inspiring interview shares more.

Mary Field Belenky

“Really listening and suspending one’s own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms… This is a process that requires trust and builds trust.”

John Ruskin

“You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself.”