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BIG People are “Leapers,” Not “Ladder-Climbers”

In order to be bold, innovative, and generous (BIG), you have to adopt a BIG mindset. The subtitle of our book, is “Rising Tide of Dreams to Action.” First comes the dream, then comes the action. It’s easy enough to dream, but what about action? I just read a blog post that draws a great [...]

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John Wood and Room to Read – Educating Children to Change the World

John Wood didn’t have to quit his job at Microsoft where he was one of the top executives at one of the top corporations in the world. But at age 35, he had a BIG dream and a plan to pursue it. It started with a vacation to Nepal. Seeking to combat professional burnout in [...]

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Betty Chinn – Homeless in China to a Hero in the USA

The seeds for Betty Chinn’s BIG journey took root in Communist China where she experienced extraordinary misery and family tragedy. Her parents were medical doctors and intellectuals at a time when the Communist regime persecuted free thinkers. Her dad fled; her mom was imprisoned. Betty and her siblings ended up on the street. Homeless and [...]

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Petra Nemcova – Rebuilding Communities after Natural Disasters

Petra Nemcova was enjoying a brilliant, sunny day with her fiance Simon Atlee at an upscale beach resort in Thailand in when the tsunami hit. It was the day after Christmas in 2004.  Nemcova, a Czech-born supermodel, clung to a palm tree in the swirling flood waters and was rescued after several hours. She survived [...]

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Inspiration, Guidance & Connections for Your BIG Journey

You can be BIG. We’re here to help with inspiration, guidance, and connections to power you ahead on your BIG journey. It could be the most fun, exciting, and prosperous journey of your life. WE WILL INSPIRE, GUIDE AND CONNECT YOU TO BE BOLD, INNOVATIVE AND GENEROUS Inspiration At GenerationBIG, we want to introduce you [...]

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Katie Spotz – Rowing for Water

Now that she’s caught her breath after rowing her boat across the ocean, it’s time for Katie Spotz to give back. In March, Spotz completed her 70-day, 2,817-mile solo journey across the Atlantic from Senegal on the west coast of Africa to Guyana on the east coast of South America. Age 22 at the time, [...]

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BIG Ideas: The Giving Pledge

Earlier this week. Warren Buffett announced that 40 of the wealthiest families or individuals in America have made “The Giving Pledge” to donate at least half their wealth to charitable causes. Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates launched The Giving Pledge program earlier this year to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to [...]

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Who are the bigger heroes: Baseball all-stars or no-names who do BIG Things?

A lot of big businesses have launched initiatives to encourage and celebrate BIG (bold, innovative, and generous) people or organizations. Pepsi has it’s Refresh Project. Chase has the Community Giving program. American Express has the Members Project®. My favorite is People Magazine’s All-Star’s Among Us. I tuned in to tonight’s all-star game to see Albert [...]

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Frank McKinney’s “Tap Moment” and BIG Journey

Frank McKinney’s BIG journey began with a newspaper picture of a needy man. A successful real estate “artist” and creator of some of the most magnificent oceanfront homes on speculation (he just finished Acqua Liana the world’s largest and most expensive certified green home at $24.3 million!), McKinney was reading a profile about himself in [...]

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A Must-See Video: Entrepreneurs Can Change the World

I met and connected with a great, BIG person today — entrepreneur Ileana Kane — who turned us on to this video. Turn on your computer’s audio, turn up the volume, and check it out. Wondering what it means to be BIG? Looking for inspiration to look at life through a new lens and make [...]

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