Room to Read

Recently a friend of mine brought to my notice the life of John Wood, a former Microsoft executive who quit his high paying job to pursue his passion of providing education in developing countries.

Here is the link to a site about his book "Leaving Microsoft To Change The World - An entrepreneur's odyssey to educate the world's children"

Here is an interview with John Wood.

Quotes:

"Fundraising is a very difficult thing. Nobody likes to be put in a position of having to ask for money. In business, you can ask for the order, because there’s a quid pro quo. So I'm gonna ask you to sign a contract, and you're gonna get a certain thing, whatever it might be, in return. Charity is quite a bit harder. Now what we try to do at Room to Read is to actually give people a very tangible idea of what we can do with the money."

"My general advice for people is life is not that long. You have one shot at this life, and where your passions lie I think are where, the direction people should take. And if they can’t afford to follow their passion, maybe they can carve out some time and work shorter hours, or find a way to incorporate their passion."

I'm getting my copy today :-)

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