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Next week, we are headed up to Maine’s Acadia National Park, continuing our yearly visits to our great national parks. In 2008, we went to Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. Last year, it was Yosemite. Magnificent places, all. It’s wonderful to discover them with our son who leads a fairly typical life in a mid-size American city. Talk about contrast!
It’s hard to imagine our country without these parks. Ken Burns’ series – especially that poet-postman-ranger – brought tears to my eyes. Whether it was the visuals or the voice-overs, I always came away from those episodes with a new appreciation for the vision it took to set aside vast areas of our country just to let them be. So many stories of vision, challenge, perseverance, spiritual transcendence, industrial pressure, wrong-headedness, danger, excitement, and breathtaking beauty.
Connecting regularly with the natural world in all its splendor and power helps me recommit to my work. It’s a visceral reminder that we are part of something so much larger, older, more profound, and more lasting that we can ever be as individuals. It’s both humbling and inspiring.
As summer winds down, you might be thinking of an end-of-summer celebration with your office. Our main article is by guest writer Lynn Colwell, of
Celebrate Green
, who has a few tips for eco-friendly company parties. She and her daughter, Corey Colwell-Lipson, are co-authors of
Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family, available on their website.
...until next time, remember "Let's live on the planet as if we intend to stay."
Cheers,
Julie
GOforChange.com
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Celebrate green at the office
As summer winds down, you might be thinking of an end-of-summer celebration with your office. Here are a few tips for eco-friendly company parties. (Many of these ideas are inexpensive too!)
• Avoid choosing paper anything unless it's treefree or
100% recycled and printed with vegetable inks.
• If you are giving gifts, make them earth-friendly. Potted
plants make great centerpieces and can be given away.
• Instead of centering the party around food and drink, come
up with some fun activities that may include poking gentle
fun at management.
Find eight more tips on my blog.
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From burnout to blazing: learn the real
secrets of success from six amazing women leaders
Rekindle your love for your work, discover your true passion, and map out the next phase of your career. Special F*R*E*E telesummit with six successful women business and thought leaders.
Are you feeling exhausted by the daily grind of your job? Wondering how to truly live your values through your work? Worried that time is running out for you to make a difference?
This telesummit is for you if you want to view your work as something that feeds your soul. You will learn specific skills to apply now and to build on throughout your career. These dynamic, impressive women will show you how to live your passions, make the most of your talents, and influence people’s lives.
Isn’t that what our work should do?
I will share more details as we confirm our guests. For now,
save the dates: it begins September 21st at 1:00 p.m. EST,
and runs every Tuesday and Thursday for three weeks.
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Waste Neutral offers practical, affordable hauling to turn smelly food scraps into rich compost
Waste Neutral is an organics waste hauling company that collects source-separated “all food” scraps (pre- and post-consumer) waste in the Baltimore metro area. They have a simple mission. "Most people, when they think about recycling, they think about paper, plastic, glass and metals. We want to remind everyone that food waste is the forgotten recyclable resource and ironically was being recycled way before the other man made materials," says my friend Keith Losoya, founder Waste Neutral.
The full article dishes all the dirt (pun intended) on this wonderfully innovative company. Read it on my
Examiner.com page.
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Juice for the Journey
GOforChange.com now has a weekly feature called “Juice
for the Journey.” Each week, you can read an inspiring
quote to support you on your path as an advocate for the
earth. Each one has a brief meditation on what the quote
means to me, and a question to take into your week. This
week’s quote is:
There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm.
One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from
the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the
furnace. ~ Aldo Leopold
Follow
this link to read the meditation and to catch up
on others you may have missed.
Break through overwhelm
Helaine Iris helps small business owners take control
of their time and finances so they can double their
revenues with less stress. Featured in numerous
publications, including “O” The Oprah Magazine,
Helaine’s dynamic, personal coaching style helps
entrepreneurs accelerate their businesses with tools
that empower, build financial success and create
personal transformation.
Having worked with Helaine, I can attest to her unique
blend wisdom, insight, compassion, and practicality. To
receive a free copy of her special report, “Learn How to
Finally Break Through Overwhelm, and Become a
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this link.
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An effective way to tap into the awesome power of
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say, Enlightened Insider). As a savvy marketer who cares
about the environment, you can help the earth and make
extra money at the same time. When we offer programs,
you can choose to promote them and earn commissions on
any sign-ups that come from your links.
Learn more on our
affiliate page. Sign-up takes about two minutes and
costs nothing.
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Your Eco-Blueprint Home Study Course
A 4-part home study e-Course
which helps you to:
• Clear up misunderstandings about what best motivates
us to help the environment, and start fresh with an
uplifting, transformative vision.
• See greening in its larger context - culturally,
historically, and as part of the natural world.
• Think about what going green really means to you.
• Learn to discern which tools will help you baseline your
impact, and eventually to measure and track progress. This
includes the many resources and connections in your own
community.
• Discover how employing environmental practices can also
alleviate financial stress.
To learn more and to order,
click here.
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We work with businesses that want to cash in on the green economy, but don’t have the time or bandwidth to do it alone. We help you engage your internal team, so you can save money, create new income streams, and better share your success with your customers and community.
We can help you to quickly go from frustrated and confused
to inspired and focused.
We tailor our work with you based on the kind of support
you are looking for and your level of experience with
greening your business. An overview of our programs:
Complimentary Green Business Strategy Session
Are you encountering challenges or roadblocks in your greening program? Feel like you’re wasting time considering too many options? In your organization, is there apathy or a general lack of buy-in? A complimentary 30-minute Green Business Strategy Session will diagnose your needs and come up with some strategies to help you move forward with ease and grace.
Green Business Benchmark
This is for you if you have already changed out light bulbs,
started a recycling program, and are asking, What’s next?
The Benchmark gives you the feedback you need to fine tune,
cut through the hype and go right to profitable, creative
solutions. By more effectively engaging your green
champions, it lets you move away from piecemeal tactics to
vision-steered, measurable strategies.
Green Business Mentorship
This 6-month program, which includes the Green Business Benchmark, provides ongoing mentorship, education, masterminds, accountability, and leadership laser coaching for you and your team. With regular trouble-shooting, accountability and motivation, you can accelerate your greening results and accomplish your goals.
Green in 15
Refocus and reinvigorate your Green Team’s efforts. 15 minutes x 15 actions = 15 green results. Online teleclass with recordings and workbook. Content and schedule can be customized for your team.
Julie Gabrielli, founder of GOforChange, is an
award-winning, leading green business expert. She is an
industry-changer who was instrumental in starting the
sustainable design movement in her region. Her work has
included helping large businesses and institutions develop
sustainability initiatives and Climate Action Plans.
Her years of competitive sailboat racing taught Julie that
when good design is combined with clear vision, steering for
changing conditions, and a healthy respect for the forces of
nature, great results are possible!
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