Ken Streater

Be the Good (eBook, ePUB)

Becoming a Force for a Better World

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

These are divisive times-if we allow them to be. We don't

need to conclude that someone's perspective is a reflection

of faulty character or a diabolic soul, when it is simply

a different perception about community or country or

weather. We need not harshly label or yell at each other

billions of times a day. That screeches the opportunity to

see goodness to a halt.

When we see and do good things, we are changed-even

if only in that moment. Our gentler nature arises. I have

been fortunate to see pure goodness at work in communities

from Alaska to Zimbabwe. I am humbled by and

thankful for these experiences, events that triggered questions

this book seeks to answer.

Isn't seeing more good and doing more good the best way

to find common ground and to unite us?

How far, in terms of space, time, and lives touched, does a

single act of goodness ripple out?

What if I shared good ideas by reflecting on the hope and

generosity-and the fear and hunger-that I have witnessed

in places near and far?

The goal of this book is to illustrate how much good is in

the world and the immeasurable impact that one person

can have on others. It is easy to bring more goodness to

people around you, through simple acts. This book can

help you identify those opportunities in your everyday

life. This enables each of us individually to build more

compassionate cultures. In doing so, we create societies

that flourish rather than decay.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aviva Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781950241804
• Artikelnr.: 60737260

Autorenporträt

Ken Streater "is a skillful navigator of the tricky terrain of good, and his timing is exquisite." His work includes books that "resonate within every life...that anyone can take to heart." Ken is a former international river guide, Fortune 500 consultant, Alaskan bush schoolteacher turned social-good entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and acclaimed author. From Botswana to Bolivia to Birmingham, what Ken has seen and experienced provides him with stories and suggestions to share, to help make us better. The reflections are honest and humorous and sometimes heart-wrenching. They are much-needed alternatives to the grossly inaccurate media representations of humanity and highlight what we have and can overcome by harnessing the goodness that runs through each one of us. His suggestions are remedies for divisiveness. They are common good initiatives and action items derived, in part, from culture-changing works that he has studied and marveled at in nearly 50 countries across the globe, tools that capitalize on our resilience and innate connectedness. His aim is to impart ways for you to turn away from discouragement and uncertainty and turn towards hope and constructive pursuits, by amplifying the positive impact you have on the world.Those touched by Ken's work agree that his message is "inspiring and heartwarming but most importantly, it is actionable," and that he "cuts through the obstacles to make clear how each one of us can be a force for good every day in the communities in which we live." Quotes (in order) by Jonathan Alter, New York Times best-selling author, senior editor of Newsweek magazine, and Emmy Award-winning journalist. Meryl Streep, Academy Award-winning actress. Nir Eyal, best-selling author of "Indistractable". Maggie Doyne, CNN Hero Award Winner and co-founder of the Blink Now Foundation