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Any Little Thing...
by Brian McDermott on 02/17/12
You're gonna love this guy. He's making a difference one cup of coffee at a time.
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There is a longer edition of Dan's story on Detroit's Fox TV News here. And you can donate to Dan's Coffee Run on Facebook.
Make a Difference,
Brian
Who Are You Standing By...
by Brian McDermott on 02/10/12
No matter who or where we are or what we do, we all need people who will stand with us. This video has more than 39 million views on YouTube. At least a dozen of them are mine. And every time I watch I'm inspired, and come away with some new thought. Today it's, "Who am I standing by?" (5-min fabulous rendition of the song Stand By Me.)
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Make a Difference,
Brian
Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy...
by Brian McDermott on 01/30/12
Are things really as bad as so many pundits and politicians paint the picture these days?
I don't think so, and I love this attitude tweak offered by comedian Louis C.K. a while back on the Conan O'Brien show. It's 4 minutes. (Email subscribers Watch Here or click the headline.)
Note: Thanks to Daniel Pink for the reminder about this video. He refers to it in a Blog about Louis C.K.'s recent paradigm-breaking and major-money-making decision to bypass traditional media outlets to offer his Live at the Beacon Theater video direct to buyers as a $5 download.
Make a Difference,
Brian
Everybody Can Be Somebody...
by Brian McDermott on 01/20/12
Inspired by music? This 2-song performance by Raul Midon at a TEDx event is a beautiful blend of moving lyrics and innovative musicianship. His messages include:
- Picture a world a world where all the people can feel their worth...
- Everybody is free to make a little difference in this world...
- Peace on earth is what we want...
I've watched this several times and find it inspiring every time. Also bought some of Midon's music on iTunes and love it. The video is 9 minutes... (Email subscribers Watch Here, or click the headline.)“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.”
I Shook the Hand of the Enemy...
by Brian McDermott on 01/07/12
I clicked on this video because of its title -- The Power of Music. I'm sharing it because of the spoken line, "I shook the hand of the enemy."
That's what moved me. It brought to mind personal experiences, and experiences with coaching clients, when needing to be the one with "the right" answer resulted in blame and costly conquest instead of alignment and cooperation. Situations when opportunities were lost because of self-centered opposition. In this war story told by a 90-year-old veteran, a sniper puts down his weapon because of a few notes on a trumpet. The music reminded him of what really mattered in life, which reminded me how much more can be accomplished by building on the goals and beliefs we share in common than you can by simply shooting things down ... even for mortal enemies. (Email subscribers Watch Here or click the headline)
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Make a Difference,
Brian
