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Author Archives: John Shapiro

AWESOMENESS: Speeches by Bad Ass Fictional Presidents

Aaron Sorkin is one of my favorite screen writers. He wrote the screenplay for the films: An American President and A Few Good Men, as well as many of the episodes of The West Wing. I have learned a lot from and have often been inspired by his creativity and intelligence. Here are two of [...]
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AWESOMENESS: Fun - VCR into CASH

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AWESOMENESS: FUN - UpAndOverIt Hand Dance!

We No Speak Americano ft. Cleary & Harding from Up & Over It on Vimeo.
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AWESOMENESS: NONPROFIT - The Girl Effect Video

Super: Amazing. Creative. Moving. Awesome. I learned about it in Naropa’s Authentic Leadership Symposium this past weekend. It made me cry. girleffect.org/
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MUSINGS: Christmas 2010

Though I am not Christian (or anything official for that matter) and what I have learned about Jesus has mostly not come from going to church, I get a lot of inspiration and motivation from the stories about him. He seemed like a pretty awesome guy! He was a huge social justice advocate, caring and standing [...]
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MUSIC: Water

This is the first time I have released my recorded music into the general public. A bit of a milestone. More to come on a regular basis. NEW ORIGINAL SONG: Water http://www.johnshapiro.com/music
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YOU AND I: We

Wait Don’t say it This is not the happily-every-after-into-the-sunset This is this moment Followed by the next And the next The colors, stunning, heart opening It’s true But also a rare occurrence in the journey of the circle For they fade into mono-chromatic sleepiness And then silhouettes and glittering speckles And boundless, big blue And storms And ho-hum of day after beautiful day And muted, overcast heaviness And all of [...]
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YOU AND I: The Boat and The Mouth

You are like that guy in that joke that drowns after refusing two boats that God sent him. I am like that guy that brought that non-indigenous animal to that island to kill that other animal. You keep walking past that book that I gave you. I keep thinking I should write a book that will give everyone [...]
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YOU AND I: Waiting

I waited for you You were beautiful And lovely And full of noble intent Smart, sassy, sexy, silly, sensuous Our connection seemed uncanny and our potential undeniable My heart bursting often and the joy and laughter flowed simply I waited for you Through your repressive illness Through your fits of rage and rounds of tears Through the rearing of your once broken heart and your [...]
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MONEY: Simple, Practical Management of Your Personal Finances

Introduction I recently helped a couple of my friends get some new perspective on their financial situation. Since they both really appreciated my advice, I thought it would be useful to share that information via the web. Though I am not trained as a financial planner or otherwise, I believe my advice to be [...]
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