Here are a few people, organizations, books, and talks that inspire my work.
The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life
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Tracking is the first story that humanity ever told. It takes you places that you never would have expected to go.
The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life is about connecting with nature, in the outside world and within. The ancient art form of tracking awakens a primal magnetism and understanding in people. People have a fundamental desire to connect with nature, The natural world is speaking to us, full of wisdom we need desperately as our lives become further driven by screen time and isolation.
Tracking is science, a mythology, an art form, and a toolkit. This book is a journey about the quest to track a pride of lions, which exists to help readers blaze the trail of their own life and discover what it is they are truly looking for.
A book by Boyd Varty
Mission: JOY
Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
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You are made for perfection, but you are not yet perfect. You are a masterpiece in the making.
In what turned out to be their last time together, this documentary traces the epic life stories of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness The Dalai Lama as they faced oppression, exile, death threats, cancer, and more — unbowed and still laughing.
They are opposites in many ways, yet their friendship shows us that our shared humanity is bigger than our differences.
Their life stories remind us that JOY is an inside job, that JOY and pain are inseparable, and that deep connection is one of the secrets to JOY.
Mission: JOY
Power to Create
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A 'larger life' to be available for all
At the heart of the Power to Create is a philosophical commitment to the ideal that everyone should be the author of their own lives. As Amartya Sen has put it, 'the freedom to determine the nature of our lives is one of the valued aspects of living that we have reason to treasure'. While the first aspect of a creative life is individual freedom to think our own thoughts and make our own decisions, it also requires positive freedom and resources to pursue our choices; not just hard resources, but the capabilities and knowledge to be free.
Lecture by Matthew Taylor at the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)
The Power to Create (in about 5 minutes)
The Element
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How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don't know what they're really capable of achieving. In that sense, they don't know who they really are.
A book by Sir Ken Robinson
The 100-Year Life
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Living and Working in an Age of Longevity
To make longevity a gift we believe nearly everything will change - the outcome is nothing short of a social revolution affecting everyone. How we work, how we gain our education, who and when we decide to spend our lives with and when we have children, how we spend our leisure time, the role of women in society will all see profound developments.
The current three stage life of education, career and retirement will be replaced by a multi stage life with new stages, new ages and with the potential for much greater individualised sequencing. The challenge is the absence of role models so most of this will have to be invented as we go along.
The Challenge
Authors: Lynda Gratton & Andrew J Scott
Chip Conley and the MEA
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Helping midlifers to live a life as deep as it is long
Chip Conley, Airbnb Strategic Advisor for Hospitality & Leadership, New York Times bestselling author of the book Wisdom at Work, Founder of the Modern Elder Academy (MEA).
TED Talk on what baby boomers can learn from millennials - and vice versa.
The WHO about Ageism
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To change the narrative around age and ageing and help create a world for all ages
Ageism affects how we think, feel and act towards others and ourselves based on age. It imposes powerful barriers to the development of good policies and programmes for older and younger people, and has profound negative consequences on older adults' health and well-being. WHO is working together with key partners on a Global Campaign to Combat Ageism—an initiative supported by WHO's 194 Member States.
Combatting Ageism
80,000 Hours
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Why your career is your biggest opportunity to make a difference, and how you can use it best
You have about 80,000 hours in your career: 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year, for 40 years. This makes your choice of career the most important ethical decision of your life.
80000hours.org
Cogenerate.org
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"The goal of later life isn't trying to stay young; it's to be there for those who actually are." - Marc Freedman
Cogenerate.org brings older and younger changemakers together to solve problems, bridge divides, and create a better future for all.
cogenerate.org
