making a difference — The Good Men Project

Why Not Aim for Greatness?

May 1, 2013 By Atalwin Pilon 1 Comment

We don’t aim for greatness and making a difference because we are too busy acting out our conditioning. Why not aim for more?

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Book Review: How to Change the World

April 25, 2013 By Cameron Conaway 2 Comments

Changing the world is far easier done than said.

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Book Review: How to Find Fulfilling Work

April 23, 2013 By Cameron Conaway 2 Comments

What’s the relationship between your work and your happiness?

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Chance of a Lifetime

November 2, 2012 By Justin Cascio 2 Comments

Omaze founders Matt Pohlson and Ryan Cummins are saving the world by creating memorable experiences.

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Guestpost #36: Ken Hall – Ten things I’ve learned from living as a short man with scoliosis

April 6, 2011 By Josh Bowman 17 Comments

Ken is a comedic actor, improviser, writer and all round nice guy. Ken is one half of the fun loving, mad cap duo of 2-Man No-Show along with Isaac Kessler. He has performed sketch/improv in Edinburgh, San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, Charleston, Boston, North Carolina, Montreal, Winnipeg and Toronto. Nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award [...]

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Ten things I've learned working for charities

February 7, 2011 By Josh Bowman 2 Comments

Free is never really free. A friend who helps you as a favour or a volunteer (great as they are) do not have the same accountability of paid professionals. You can get by with a lot less than you think you need to get by. People talk a lot about overpaid non-profit staff, but I [...]

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