“Be the change you want to see in the world” – This is a favorite quote mentioned by Blake Mycoskie, the author of the book entitled “Start Something That Matters”. This quote is by Gandhi and this quote tells us that change starts within us and it will not happen if we will not act on the change we wanted to happen in the world. Start Something That Matters is written by Blake Mycoskie that aims to share the things he learned from the beginning when he started his revolutionary company, TOMS. For those who do not know anything about Toms, it is a for-profit organization that has a business model where in for each pair of shoe sold, they will give a pair of shoe to children in countries such as Argentina. This is the principle of one-for-one
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Social enterprises do not have to mean that the owners will not earn a profit because they need money to pay-off their everyday expenses and have a decent living. Social enterprises could be a for-profit organization where the company’s main goal is to help other people who are in need. The author started by telling the story of Toms and how it began. His great idea for Toms happened during his travel to Argentina when he was 29 years old. His main goal for his travel was just simply to lose himself into the Argentinian culture. He learned the culture in Argentina such as their dance, festivals, sport, and other …show more content…
All of the shoes that they are getting are dependently from donations. Also there are times that the donations are not enough and some are not in the correct sizes and according to Blake it was heartbreaking to see that they were still children that are left barefoot after the shoe drop-offs. After that he went traveling around from village to village and this opened his eyes to the reality and sad feeling about the real effects of being shoeless. He realized that being shoeless means having blisters, sores, and infections and this is happening to children in Argentina and that is the moment where he felt he wanted to do something to change the reality he just saw. He thought of starting his own shoe charity wherein he will receive money to buy the right size of shoes for the kids but he realized that what was needed was a more sustainable one – something that will give a constant and reliable
Social enterprises do not have to mean that the owners will not earn a profit because they need money to pay-off their everyday expenses and have a decent living. Social enterprises could be a for-profit organization where the company’s main goal is to help other people who are in need. The author started by telling the story of Toms and how it began. His great idea for Toms happened during his travel to Argentina when he was 29 years old. His main goal for his travel was just simply to lose himself into the Argentinian culture. He learned the culture in Argentina such as their dance, festivals, sport, and other …show more content…
All of the shoes that they are getting are dependently from donations. Also there are times that the donations are not enough and some are not in the correct sizes and according to Blake it was heartbreaking to see that they were still children that are left barefoot after the shoe drop-offs. After that he went traveling around from village to village and this opened his eyes to the reality and sad feeling about the real effects of being shoeless. He realized that being shoeless means having blisters, sores, and infections and this is happening to children in Argentina and that is the moment where he felt he wanted to do something to change the reality he just saw. He thought of starting his own shoe charity wherein he will receive money to buy the right size of shoes for the kids but he realized that what was needed was a more sustainable one – something that will give a constant and reliable