Comments on: How To Change The World In 15 Minutes A Week http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/ Sharing stories about people making a positive impact Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:15:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tootsiemom http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-880 tootsiemom Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:26:30 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-880 I would LOVE to be a part of this. So many people 'out there' need a word of encouragement, or a gesture to show they are special. What a great idea for a blog! Thanks, Nate! I would LOVE to be a part of this. So many people 'out there' need a word of encouragement, or a gesture to show they are special. What a great idea for a blog! Thanks, Nate!

]]> By: tootsiemom http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-699 tootsiemom Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:26:30 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-699 I would LOVE to be a part of this. So many people 'out there' need a word of encouragement, or a gesture to show they are special. What a great idea for a blog! Thanks, Nate! I would LOVE to be a part of this. So many people 'out there' need a word of encouragement, or a gesture to show they are special. What a great idea for a blog! Thanks, Nate!

]]> By: facebook-896000601 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-334 facebook-896000601 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:09:27 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-334 Wow, this is such an amazing idea. I can't wait to help out :) Wow, this is such an amazing idea. I can't wait to help out :)

]]> By: ItStartsWithUs http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-277 ItStartsWithUs Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:40:48 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-277 Of course you're welcome, Kiera. Jump on board. Of course you're welcome, Kiera. Jump on board.

]]> By: kierapeters http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-276 kierapeters Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:26:18 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-276 As a person who has had to stay in the hospital at a young age, thinking of children receiving 50 letters made me tear up. Consider me on the A-Team, if I'm welcome. As a person who has had to stay in the hospital at a young age, thinking of children receiving 50 letters made me tear up. Consider me on the A-Team, if I'm welcome.

]]> By: mike http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-260 mike Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:18:47 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-260 Hey Nate, when I went down to the lakefront for ye ol' air show I had a little encounter resembling these actions. Maybe not quite as overt, but I think...still nice. <br>The air show was on the lakefront and I was in my highly mobile mode. Parked about a mile away so traffic would not be an issue. One bottle of water, big pocketed shorts, a hat, a phone and my asics. High speed-low drag. No plans to meet up with anyone. Just me, some sunscreen and a few pilots overhead who've got a generous helping of "The Right Stuff". <br>Anyway, I'm making my way down the road a piece, when I spot this absolutley beautiful rig. It's a mobile barbeque pit. About 6 foot cubed. A chromed out trailer with chrome dog dish hubcaps just oozing with smokey goodness. It's so clean looking and so good smellin' that I decide I have to go back and tell whoesever it belongs to that Ive never seen it's equal. I spot a black gentleman about 10 yards offsite chillin in his older model, but just as clean Jeep Grand Cherokee reading the sports page. "Is that your rig?" ** "Why yes it is" ** Well thats sure to catch more than one of the senses on the way past, it's beutiful" ** Why thank you, we sell the sandwiches down at the marina.** With that I told him to have a good time down here and I left. (He's crazy if he thinks he's gonna get me for an 8 dollar sandwich) :)<br>But you never know when someone needs that little bit of encouragement. You never know when they're almost outta gas..beaten down by work, life, or hell man, just time. Stay alert for those little opportunities. They may feed someone the hope they've been needing. Hey Nate, when I went down to the lakefront for ye ol' air show I had a little encounter resembling these actions. Maybe not quite as overt, but I think…still nice.
The air show was on the lakefront and I was in my highly mobile mode. Parked about a mile away so traffic would not be an issue. One bottle of water, big pocketed shorts, a hat, a phone and my asics. High speed-low drag. No plans to meet up with anyone. Just me, some sunscreen and a few pilots overhead who've got a generous helping of “The Right Stuff”.
Anyway, I'm making my way down the road a piece, when I spot this absolutley beautiful rig. It's a mobile barbeque pit. About 6 foot cubed. A chromed out trailer with chrome dog dish hubcaps just oozing with smokey goodness. It's so clean looking and so good smellin' that I decide I have to go back and tell whoesever it belongs to that Ive never seen it's equal. I spot a black gentleman about 10 yards offsite chillin in his older model, but just as clean Jeep Grand Cherokee reading the sports page. “Is that your rig?” ** “Why yes it is” ** Well thats sure to catch more than one of the senses on the way past, it's beutiful” ** Why thank you, we sell the sandwiches down at the marina.** With that I told him to have a good time down here and I left. (He's crazy if he thinks he's gonna get me for an 8 dollar sandwich) :)
But you never know when someone needs that little bit of encouragement. You never know when they're almost outta gas..beaten down by work, life, or hell man, just time. Stay alert for those little opportunities. They may feed someone the hope they've been needing.

]]> By: nicolaes http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-256 nicolaes Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:27:44 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-256 Hi I joined It Starts With Us a few weeks ago and enjoyed the challenges Nate and the #ATeam provided. This Big Idea will help anyone who joins to reach out and connect with others in ways that they didn't think were possible. For me to join it was important that I trusted the people I was about to connect with. I didn't want to be bombarded with spam. I can confirm that this has not happened in the slightest and have talked about it here <a href="http://bit.ly/1938f5" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/1938f5</a> Get involved make a change!<br><br>Nicola x Hi I joined It Starts With Us a few weeks ago and enjoyed the challenges Nate and the #ATeam provided. This Big Idea will help anyone who joins to reach out and connect with others in ways that they didn't think were possible. For me to join it was important that I trusted the people I was about to connect with. I didn't want to be bombarded with spam. I can confirm that this has not happened in the slightest and have talked about it here http://bit.ly/1938f5 Get involved make a change!

Nicola x

]]> By: Brandy http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Brandy Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:34:07 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-225 Sounds great ... doesn't say anything about costing money and if it's FREE I am so game. New follower of yours on Twitter (@brandyellen) Sounds great … doesn't say anything about costing money and if it's FREE I am so game. New follower of yours on Twitter (@brandyellen)

]]> By: ItStartsWithUs http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-224 ItStartsWithUs Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:31:17 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-224 The leadership class was in November of last year, and I started this site in April. By the end of 2009 I want to see measurable progress (exact metrics are up for discussion) in world-changing-ness. I'm looking into ways to build, buy, or partner with someone to make the "exchange of services" platform a reality - that's happening right now. I hope to have a solid plan in place and begin the execution phase by October of 2009. <br><br>By April 15th, 2010 I want to have 20,000 people on the A-Team, tens of thousands of people reading the blog each month, and thousands of users on the services platform, freely giving to others.<br><br>Hope that's clear enough, because that's as far as my plans go for now. Any further discussion, I'd be happy to talk offline. The leadership class was in November of last year, and I started this site in April. By the end of 2009 I want to see measurable progress (exact metrics are up for discussion) in world-changing-ness. I'm looking into ways to build, buy, or partner with someone to make the “exchange of services” platform a reality – that's happening right now. I hope to have a solid plan in place and begin the execution phase by October of 2009.

By April 15th, 2010 I want to have 20,000 people on the A-Team, tens of thousands of people reading the blog each month, and thousands of users on the services platform, freely giving to others.

Hope that's clear enough, because that's as far as my plans go for now. Any further discussion, I'd be happy to talk offline.

]]> By: Janet Hansen http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/2009/07/12/how-to-change-the-world-in-15-minutes-a-week/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Janet Hansen Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:13:08 +0000 http://www.itstartswith.us/blog/?p=800#comment-223 You say your leadership class was last year. When last year...and what exactly are the goals in that broad definition. There are some really cool people all around us you commit random acts of kindness. <br><br>I'm just curious how much time is left in this goal and what steps are left to be taken.<br><br>Thanks so much!<br>Janet Hansen<br><a href="http://Scout66.com" rel="nofollow">Scout66.com</a> You say your leadership class was last year. When last year…and what exactly are the goals in that broad definition. There are some really cool people all around us you commit random acts of kindness.

I'm just curious how much time is left in this goal and what steps are left to be taken.

Thanks so much!
Janet Hansen
Scout66.com

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