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Man Meets 5-Year-Old He Risked His Life to Save at Racetrack0
- Making a Positive Difference
- November 10, 2013
John Shear, now 92 years old, put his life on the line over two years ago to save a little girl who was in danger of being run over by a stray horse at Santa Anita Park racetrack in California.
READ MOREMan donates Kmart items worth $20k0
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 22, 2012
The latest "Making a Difference" segment on NBC News profiles a Kentucky businessman who spent just under $20,000 at a Kmart close-out sale and then generously donated the goods to a local charity. NBC Nightly News, 5/18/2012
READ MOREMaking Small Business a Cause0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- November 20, 2012
Big businesses reaching out to help smaller businesses, which has come into vogue since the depression, is the latest example of what is known in corporate circles as cause marketing — hitching a brand to a social issue. “Brewing the American Dream,” a program Boston Beer established with a microlender, Accion, to help small businesses,
READ MOREMaking Progress Against Clutter0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- May 3, 2012
Jane Brody writes about not only decluttering the things in your life, but making room for real conversation and communication with the people who matter to you. The New York Times, 4/30/2012
READ MOREMaking Kids Work on Goals (And Not Just in Soccer)0
- Family & Kids
- March 11, 2011
Students' ability to set goals is linked to higher grades, lower college-dropout rates and greater well-being in adulthood. A study in the Journal of Applied Psychology even showed that college students who wrote down their goals and the steps they would take to achieve them improved their grades and earned more credits than their fellow
READ MOREMaking gratitude an attitude0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 31, 2011
Science is proving that being thankful has profound physiological and emotional benefits. Faith Salie explains why you should be making gratitude a year round attitude. The most interesting part of her video starts about a minute in, where she explain the findings on physiological effects of being thankful. CBS News, 12/25/2011
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