Never take no from somebody who cannot say yes.
It always surprises me when donors who operate successful businesses assume that just building a school structure means that a community now has access to education. When creating a business, does renting an office space now mean that you’re producing goods, training staff and generating revenues?
It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.
For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement’s voice.
Make your life a story worth telling. You only get one shot at this existence, and one day when you’re gone the most important thing you’ll leave behind is the legacy of the life you lived. Make sure you make it a story you’re proud to have others tell.
In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.
Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.
I looked around and acknowledged that what you see around you is proof of what exists within you.
I understood that I might fail, but I wouldn’t let it happen because I changed my compass along the way.
I realized that even big waves start with small ripples.
Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest.
I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
We have the ability to provide quality education to every child on earth right now.
Your twenties are the time to both accept and fight your way into the person you’re destined to become.
Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.
You never realize how much you value something until you are faced with the prospect of losing it.
That’s when the magic happens- when everyone else is asleep and you’re awake thinking about the world as it is, and the world as it could be. Make the most of those moments.
I’m not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.
The most abundant resources that we possess amongst the 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States are passion and knowledge, yet our most scarce resource is collaboration.
A major celebrity is a major brand, and major brands pick very critically what other brands they’re going to associate with. So an A-list celebrity usually picks an A-list brand.
It’s the presence of others who are smarter, kinder, wiser, and different from you that enables you to evolve. Those are the people to surround yourself with at all times.