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Last Year

Robert Charles Wilson

It’s the near future, and the technology exists to open doorways into the past—but not our past, not exactly. Each “past” is effectively an alternate world, identical to ours but only up to the date on which we access it. And a given “past” can only be reached once. After a passageway is open, it’s...

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On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Jay Shetty's first book from last year was discussed briefly as he mentioned the first chapter focused on values. It was said that this related to Jeanie's values-oriented leadership, as her values dictate her decisions.

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In my book last year, my first chapter is entirely about setting and defining your values.

— Episode: LA Lakers President, Jeanie Buss ON: Emp...

Episode: LA Lakers President, Jeanie Buss ON: Empowering Wo...

Jay Shetty's first book from last year was discussed briefly as he mentioned the first chapter focused on values. It was said that this related to Jeanie's values-oriented leadership, as her values dictate her decisions.

"

In my book last year, my first chapter is entirely about setting and defining your values.

On Being with Krista Tippett

The book, "Last Year," by Paul Hawken was mentioned in relation to the speaker's belief in a movement of people taking action to change their lives. It was referenced as providing context for the speaker's observations about a shift in societal action and progress.

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I think what comes to mind are the comments that I would get when I walked through a Starbucks store and I see baristas who remember me from ethos and say, God you know what I want you to know. I was...

— Episode: [Unedited] Jonathan Greenblatt with Kris...

Episode: [Unedited] Jonathan Greenblatt with Krista Tippett

The book, "Last Year," by Paul Hawken was mentioned in relation to the speaker's belief in a movement of people taking action to change their lives. It was referenced as providing context for the speaker's observations about a shift in societal action and progress.

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I think what comes to mind are the comments that I would get when I walked through a Starbucks store and I see baristas who remember me from ethos and say, God you know what I want you to know. I was so inspired by what you're doing that actually made a donation to water rate or some water related charity. Or when I go as happens to be actually not too long ago, I spoke an event in Pittsburgh and some kid came up to me and said he started a beverage company that donates part of its profits to fund water programs because he was. He heard about it was inspired by ethos or when I meet people who learn about good and explain how reading an article on slow food moved them to take a more quote unquote local approach to their cuisine. I mean, it's all these little vignettes that in on their own don't seem like much but in aggregate when you put it together, I think you see the fabric of what Paul Hawking called in his book last year,

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