I wanted to share some exciting news: my colleague and co-author Michelle Cote was selected from 3000+ applicants to represent The Purpose Project at Women Rule!—a joint initiative of The Oprah Magazine and The White House Project to support 80 women, each with an “idea that could change the world.”
Michelle applied and was selected earlier this year, but we had to wait until now to share the news since O! Magazine was the first to “announce” the women in the October issue of their magazine, which hit newsstands Tuesday.
This is a great achievement for Michelle and a great opportunity for The Purpose Project. In addition to a three-day leadership workshop earlier this year, Michelle will receive ongoing access to mentoring, coaching and a great network of women changemakers. (It also moves us one step closer to getting our book on Oprah’s book club list one day!)
You can check out the short profiles of Michelle and the other women in the online version of O! Magazine here. The Hartford Courant also had a short article in yesterday’s paper, which is available here.
Duke ran a short article today in The Chronicle about The Purpose Project. There are a few errors (Plowshares Institute definitely isn’t “reaching a standstill”) but otherwise it’s a nice feature. Click here to read the full article.
Society consistently underestimates America’s youth. Once again, we have been labeled self-important, entitled, and ill-equipped to lead this country into the future. This perspective, however, is inaccurate and unfair. It encourages despair and stifles progress, and because of this, threatens to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
In her recent book, “Generation Me,” Dr. Jean Twenge argues that Americans born after 1970 are more self-centered than any other group that has come before. She has come to this conclusion after researching generational differences in attitudes and lifestyles — and she believes that this trait will soon have damaging repercussions on society.
According to Twenge, we developed our sense of self-importance during our childhoods. We absorbed confidence-promoting messages from our parents, teachers, and pop culture. Self-esteem based lesson plans and relaxed (non) grading systems in schools led us to believe that we deserve success. Chart-topping hits such as Whitney Houston’s 1986 “Greatest Love of All” (is loving yourself) and advertising slogans such as “An Army of One” reinforced our inflated levels of self-importance, Twenge says. (more…)
Co-Directors Matthew Bennett and Michelle Cote on “Alive With Clive” aired March 5th, 2007. If you weren’t able to watch it live, a shortened version is available below.
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