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What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare?

No time to stand beneath the boughs, and stare as long as sheep or cows;

No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass;

No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night;

No time to turn at Beauty's glance, and watch her feet, how they can dance;

No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began?

A poor life this is if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare.

William Henry davies, 1871 - 1940

You CAN have it all.

Make the money you want and, do the things you want to do.

"Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to or actually are, raise your sights and see possiblities --- always see them, for they are always there."
Dr Norman Vincent Peale

Do any of the following thoughts sound familiar to you?

I don't know what to do with my life.

I earn enough, but there must be more to life than this.

Do I have to choose between a job I love and one that pays well?

Can I earn good money AND do something that makes a difference?

Are you torn between having a career and having a life?

The answer to all these conundrums is extremely simple; identify what makes you happy and the level of income that is right for you, then design the kind of life that would allow you to become your own person.

Sadly so many are stuck in the rut of doing a job just to pay the bills that it becomes difficult to even dream about being a fulfilled, loving prosperous person. Others, perhaps in a more fortunate position, don't have the same monetary worries but have a feeling of disappointment of "Is this all there is?"

Many of you want to lead lives of significance, but first you need to secure your finances. Maybe after retirement you will be able to spend time amd money on things that matter, in the meantime there are the bills to be paid.

If this sounds like you, one area worthy of consideration is the field of Social Entrepreneurship. It is probably fair to say that
entrepreneurial activity has demonstrably been the most effective force for creating positive social change on earth and yet this entrepreneurial energy has rarely been harnessed to humanitarian ends.

Traditionally, only the independently wealthy; saints; and small numbers of people employed by charities have been able to put their time and money into humanitarian work.

There are now businesses creating permanent solutions to serious humanitarian problems through good business practice. Opportunities which offer entrepreneurial rewards without requiring you to sacrifice peace of mind.

Social Entrepreneurship

Doing well by doing good

The job of a social entrepreneur is to recognise when a part of society is broken and to provide new ways to fix it. While profit may be earned by their efforts, the mission is always at the front

Oxford NTC Alliance Ambassador: Oxford NTC Alliance Ambassador
Thoughts on earning a living by producing social and humanitarian good.
Nourish The Children: Nourish the Children is creating an opportunity for people around the world to become Social Entrepreneurs. Their purpose is to make a difference in the lives of malnourished children by offering a new solution to the global problem of child starvation.
More on NTC: Contact details for more information on Nourish the Children and Social Entrepreneurship
Live Better Longer: Key strategies and motivation techniques for Baby Boomers to Live Better Longer.
Thoughts on how to find your lifes purpose, how to live a meaningful life and addressing the major quality of life concerns of ageing, loss of health, mental illness and running out of money
Ashoka Home Page: Asoka's mission is to shape a citizen sector that is entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated, and to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world.
The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship: The Skoll Centre aims to be the world's leading academic institution for social entrepreneurship in the world and will be innovative and creative as it establishes its role as the premier resource for change makers in the social sector. By bringing together world-class research, both theoretical and practical, the Centre will move the agenda for social entrepreneurship forward to help catalyse and support global social ventures that can bring about real and enduring change for communities in need.
Oxford NTC Alliance Ambassador: Celebrity Endorsement - The New Evangelism: The byline for today's guest entry belongs to Alexander "Sandy" Frew. Sandy is a successful social entrepreneur based in the United Kingdom. He owns and operates SansFaim, a humanitarian enterprise that supplies food through Nourish the Children
Oxford NTC Alliance Ambassador: Money: Why on Earth would you settle for creating something mediocre that does little more than make money, when you could create something outstanding that makes a lasting contribution as well?
Paul Newman: Paul Newman may be the most famous example of a certain breed of "social entrepreneur" (or what he likes to call "shameless exploitation in pursuit of the common good").Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society's most pressing social problems.

Give us your thoughts

Is it possible to make money and be happy?

Lensmaster

LaurieKristensen wrote...

Hi Sandy, thought-provoking lens, 5 stars... I saw your post on Forum KnowHow. Wishing you all the best... Laurie

Posted June 29, 2007

Eliminate Child Starvation!

How you can make a difference.

Did you know . . .

That 15,000 children die each day from malnutrition, and that according to UNICEF many of these children are dying with their stomachs full of food that does not nourish?

That means that despite the best efforts of the many hundreds of relief agencies operating throughout the world a child dies from malnourishment every six seconds. In the time it has taken you to read this far, one or more children have died an agonising death from starvation.

Not too long ago, only poets and dreamers imagined a world without hunger and starvation.

We are a team of independent humanitarian entrepreneurs who earn their livelihood by helping to solve serious social and humanitarian problems.

We are working on bringing an end to childhood starvation around the globe.

Hunger is more than having an empty stomach. It is not having enough food to meet daily nutritional requirements. Staved of the right nutrients the hungry are too weak to fight disease and die of common infections like measles and diarrhoea.

Malnutrition impairs physical and/or mental health resulting from a lack of nourishing food with adequate protein, vitamins, minerals and energy.

Pharmanex, one of the largest research based nutritional companies in the world, created VitaMeal a nutrient dense food providing a propriety blend of 25 essential vitamins and minerals microencapsulated to minimise breakdown during storage and cooking.

In 60 months from a standing start, we have put out into the field more than 75 million meals. We have literally saved lives.

Humanitarian entrepreneurs, however, are not satisfied with just feeding children. We have created in Malawi a facility to produce Vitameals.

Although financed and inspected by us it will be owned and run by local Malawians. The Malawi VitaMeal plant is expected to help boost the Malawian economy, providing approximately 400 jobs for farmers growing the ingredients and plant workers who produce the VitaMeal Porridge.

If you are one of these people who are asking themselves "what could I do to cause the end of hunger?" and would like to know what would make it happen then visit here make money-be happy. or contact me SansFaim.