Author: Peter Prichard

In “Be A Changemaker” by Laurie Ann Thompson, Bill Drayton, Founder of Ashoka, an organization that finds and supports change makers, writes, “If you change your world in middle or high school, you will change it again and again throughout your life.” This book provides several stories of young people who created positive impact in middle or high school. Eleven-year-old Jessica Markowitz heard about the fact that girls in Rwanda were often prevented from going to school and formed the organization Richard’s Rwanda to help girls in Rwanda. Nine-year-old Martha […]

All of the work I have done in my 45 years of writing, consulting, coaching, and teaching with individuals from six continents has been focused on helping them have a positive impact. This year has been completely focused on helping to make that happen in the mid-term elections. Now that is winding down I will be shifting to writing regularly about how readers of my posts can have their own personal non-politics related positive impact. There have been many posts on social media recently about the importance of kindness which […]

Facebook reminded me that I posted this 3 years ago. And many, many of my social media Friends did work hard and made a difference in this years midterm elections. Thanks to all of you who did that and you definitely made a difference regarding what usually happens in a midterm election to the party with a president in office. I was energized by all that you did. My best regards, Peter November 25, 2019 This article will provide links that are helpful for those of you who have as […]

THE GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE REPORTS 17,700 Gun Deaths in 2022 INCLUDING 1,511 CHILDREN UNDER SEVENTEEN The Gun Violence Archive: https://lnkd.in/eUzfwU67 reports there there have been 17,700+ gun deaths, 34,600+ gun injuries, and approximately 21,100+ gun suicides in 2022. Of that total there were: -291 children age 0-11killed and 635 injured by guns and -1.225 Teens age 12-17 were killed by guns and 3, 432 were injured by guns so far in 2022. There are many organizations working very hard to pass legislation that builds off of what conservative Supreme Court […]

John F. Kennedy’s assassination was obviously one of our countries most horrendous losses. These last words of his prove that point and could not be more accurate regarding the type of leadership necessary during these difficult times.

This is a very informative list of our Presidents and how they rank: DONALD TRUMP is ranked 43rd (“Donald Trump has the dubious honor of being the only U.S. president to face impeachment twice. His highest rankings were in luck, public persuasion and willingness to take risks — but he ranks low due to his weakening of the presidential office itself.”) JOE BIDEN is ranked 19th (“It’s always difficult to accurately rate a president who is still in office, but historians like Biden for his integrity, ability to compromise and […]

Merrick Garland is an excellent choice for the challenges he will  face.

With vaccinations increasing, this article provides helpful information regarding socializing after you have your vaccinations. Stay safe all. Peter Prichard -Author of the International #1 Amazon Bestseller-Have a Positive Impact During Uncertain Times. -Author-Dawn of Hope:  A sixteen year old High School student, Dawn Mortenson, fights to lessen instances of bullying and sexual assault on, and use of tobacco products by young people, at great personal risk. The article follows in this link.  Highlight it and click on Open  Link which will take you to the Greater Good Science center […]

1 in 10 ADULT DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESSES WORLDWIDE. There’s never been a more important time to stop using tobacco for good.

The Greater Good Science Center has just made available a free online quiz to help you identify your purpose that is a link in this article. They state, “Studies link a sense of purpose to better physical and mental health. Purpose is an abiding intention to achieve a long-term goal that is both personally meaningful and makes a positive mark on the world. The goals that foster a sense of purpose can potentially change the lives of other people, like supporting your company’s mission, creating art, or teaching kids to […]