John Hope Bryant : Something to Think About

John Hope Bryant Mission Statement

"There is a difference between broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind and a depressed condition of your spirit, and you must vow to never, ever be poor again."
My vision for the poor, the under-served, and the wealthless of the world is to help them see themselves -- differently. We can do this by helping to expose, to educate, to empower, and ultimately to inspire them. To help them become "dreamers, with shovels in their own hands," quoting my friend Dr. Dorothy Height.
To see themselves for what and who they truly already are; rich in spirit. Assets, and not liabilities on the world's global balance sheet.
Because, I have seen, time and again, that given an informed choice, the poor do not want a hand out, but simply a hand up. They want the dignity that comes from doing for self.
That education is the ultimate poverty eradication tool, and when you know better, you tend to do better.
Moving from civil rights to silver rights. From integrating the lunch counter, to integrating the dollar too.
That low-wealth communities, the world over, represent future emerging markets waiting to be born. That one person can make a diference, and we are that one person. That we are all accountable and responsible for the world we live in, because it is literally the world we create. A little hope can make the difference.

February 28, 2010

John Hope Bryant is the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, vice chairman of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy as well as chairman of the Council Committee on the Under-Served, financial literacy advisor to the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council, a Young Global Leaders for the World Economic Forum, and author of LOVE LEADERSHIP; A New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), which debuted in August, 2009, as the Amazon.com #1 Hottest New Book (for Leadership), on the CEO Reads Top 10 Best Seller List, and was published in November, 2009 in digital audio book format on Audible.com, iTunes and other audio book retailers . Love Leadership has retained its spot amongst the Top 25 Books for CEO Reads for 6 months after publishing.

February 21, 2010

A mother's wisdom

Sometimes wisdom is HAS to come from your mother. The following is a beautiful, funny, wise, insightful, amazing poem sent to me from my mother, Ms. Juanita Smith. Enjoy.

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February 20, 2010

PBS Show "Between the Lines" to Air Interview with
Bestselling Author John Hope Bryant on Love Leadership
at 8:00 pm PST on Saturday, February 20, 2010, in Los Angeles

"Silver rights" entrepreneur and author shares secrets of success
in life and business and where we go from here

LOS ANGELES - February 18, 2010 - John Hope Bryant, Chairman, Founder and CEO of Operation HOPE (HOPE) sits down with Barry Kibrick, host of the treasured "Between the Lines" talk show, and discusses themes from his bestselling book LOVE LEADERSHIP:A New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World on Saturday, February 20 at 8:00 pm on KLCS-TV.

The episode debuts on Saturday evening, February 20, and repeats again on Sunday night, February 28th at midnight and will air throughout the next two weeks. In the coming days, the episode will also air on the web at www.la36.org and on other PBS stations around the country.

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