January 2014 - The Positive Encourager

C is for Creativity, Customers And Cash

by mike on January 31st in Choosing To Apply Practical Tools

Imagine you have lots of creative ideas. Some you may want to translate into a service or product that helps other people. Some you may even want to turn into cash. Let’s Read more

G is for Richard Gerver: Enabling People To Fulfil Their Potential

by mike on January 27th in Choosing To Do Positive Work

Richard became known for his pioneering work as Head of Grange Primary School, Long Eaton, UK. Previously seen as failing, the school was transformed into one considered a beacon in the field of Read more

H is for Todd Henry: Doing Your Best In Life

by mike on January 27th in Choosing To Be Positive

Todd’s books encourage people to be creative. They also provide practical tools that enable people to do their best in life.

You can discover more about Todd’s work via the following link.

http://www.toddhenry.com/

Here Read more

A is for All Kinds Of Minds: Enabling All Students To Learn

by mike on January 23rd in Choosing To Do Positive Work

All Kinds Of Minds is dedicated to enabling all students to learn. Is has a clear philosophy that it has translated into practical tools. It says:

All Kinds Of Minds has articulated a set Read more

W is for What Kids Can Do

by mike on January 21st in Choosing To Be Positive

Barbara Cervone and Kathleen Cushman co-founded the non profit organisation What Kids Can Do in 2001.

The video above highlights some of Barbara’s work that led to here winning the Encore Purpose Read more

K is for Kids Are Heroes: Encouraging Kids To Build A Better World

by mike on January 16th in Choosing To Do Positive Work

Kids Are Heroes® aims to be an incubator for very young social entrepreneurs. It says:

We provide a gateway to leadership and compassion for all children. We believe kids are heroes and each one Read more

S is for Being Soul Wise And Street Wise

by mike on January 11th in Choosing To Apply Practical Tools

Some people are soul wise, whilst some are street wise. Some people are both soul wise and street wise. Let’s explore these themes.

(In this article I have deliberately split the word streetwise into Read more

P is for The Partnership For 21st Century Skills

by mike on January 8th in Choosing To Do Positive Work

The Partnership For 21st Century Skills in the United States has a clear mission. It aims:

To serve as a catalyst to position 21st century readiness at the center of US K12 education by Read more

T is for Toybank: Giving Back The Right To Childhood

by mike on January 7th in Choosing To Do Positive Work

Toybank is a non-profit organisation that aims to provide toys to all children. It vision is a world where all children have a happy and healthy childhood.

Below are excerpts from its Read more

K is for Kanchi: Unleashing The Abilities Of People With Disabilities

by mike on January 6th in Choosing To Do Positive Work

Kanchi is a social enterprise that works to unleash the abilities of the one billion people in the world with a disability.

Below are excerpts from its website. You can discover more via the Read more

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