Thinking about "hope"

The concept of "hope" is giving rounds around my head for the past weeks. That's not necessary gooood news but it could be if the idea is helpful for you, so why not to share it?

According to the dictionary from Answers.com "Hope" is:

• "To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment"
  
  
• "To look forward to with confidence or expectation"

In many cases, when asking myself about what motivates people, I'm finding myself within the territory of "hope".

• Marketing: The advertisement shows us lifestyles that some of us would "hope" to live.
  
  
• Job: The possibility of learning more, growing professionally or getting recognized are constantly beating, telling us that exists hope that it could happen.
  
• The "bad": We learn constantly of bad things going on. They capture our attention, that rings the alarm and in many cases we feel bad about it. The hope for improving and avoiding the same bad things to happen motivates individuals to help and contribute to change.
  
• The un-known: We hope so much to understand what we don't know that we create our own explanations: the ocean was full of great monsters... better to stay close to the coast; We thought that the starts and planets were moving around the earth, etc.
  
• The existence: We hope to live for ever. We wish to not loose so many great things that the future could bring. We hope at least to live longer to be witness. Even we hope that life exist after our material end.
  
• Love: We hope to be loved and that makes the bigger changes on many individual stories. Persons changing their countries, letting their careers in the past. Just because of the hope for the experience of great and warm love.

There are many other things that we hope about. That might be a reason why the Human is known like an explorer. That's why some persons say that the mystery is the key to keep interesting relationships.

If we understand that, then could be easier to understand how to motivate people to succeed.

2 leaders @ the same time

I'm a fan of technology and I work with products offered by Microsoft and lately Apple.
I personally admire persons that are able to change the world with their ideas and I think they are a source of inspiration and hope.
There is a ton of things to learn from world wide known leaders like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Each one of them with a different perspective and each one of them still wiling to reach their dreams.
Here a set of 8 videos from an interview to both of them during the D5:

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Al Gore talk in TED

In a previous post I got a few comments about Al Gore. So I found this video on the TED web site and I think is really great:

More places where to find good news

Today I received an email with the advise to check this web site: Gimundo. It is a wel designed web site with daily information and good news! the same motivation than this Blog.
Gimundo offers a daily newsletter and it is free.

Live Earth

This one is a link provided by Andrej. There you can find a lot of information about a "green lifestyle" and also about some concerts that will have place on the 07.07.2007

Inspired ideas for a sustainable future

I'm still having interesting moments while checking the TED videos I've posted about some days ago. This time is about "Inspired ideas for a sustainable future". I advise you to take the time to check it until the end...



You can visit his web site: www.Worldchanging.com

Investing in sustainability

A few minutes ago I was reading an interview with Al Gore and David Blood. I think is a good thing to read because it shows the tendency to seriously take the our environment like a good strategy to keep business going forward.

TED, ideas worth spreading

This is one of the best news I have to share with you. I found a list of fantastic resources in video format from the TED conference.

You can find all the Themes making click here. Each theme includes many videos, that you can download. The videos are presentations from many of the greatest specialists of our time.
TIP: download all of them! you will make a collection of great topics, great speakers, great samples, great motivation and of course great presentations.

Bellow is one video sample that is interesting and funy from David Pogue:



"The Age of reason" is the core of a presentation from Julia Sweeney:

What's the big idea contest!

If you have some great idea to protect the environment now you have the chance to share it in video format to win an award.
Visit the web site of the competition for more information.
Good luck!

Wind Power explained

I found in National Geographic's web site a very interesting animation explaining about how the wind turbines work.
Did you know that is better to have the wind turbines in zero altitude to produce more electricity? Even in the high mountains there is a lot of wind, the air is lighter.
Learn more.