Momentum Partnerships

social marketing & corporate responsibility (CSR) & business and human rights

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • home
    • site map
  • blog
  • we live like this©
  • products
    • business & human rights
    • money & meaning
  • services
    • consultancy
    • roundtables
    • seminars
    • workshops
    • working together
      • initiatives
      • collaborations
      • events
  • resources
    • concepts
      • business & human rights
      • corporate responsibility
      • corporate social investment
      • sustainable development
    • glossary of terms for sustainable development industry
    • reading
    • weblinks
  • about
    • clients
    • people
      • ulrike schuermann
      • bill barker
    • suppliers
    • causes
    • terms & conditions
    • privacy
  • contact
    • meet with us
    • enquiry form
Why do we love inspirational quotes?

16 April 2022 By Ulrike Leave a Comment

Why do we love inspirational quotes?

Inspirational quote.We love inspirational quotes!  A great quote is priceless to get an idea across, for credibility or to break the ice to relate to an audience – large or small. 

Quotes are often found on postcards, posters, in speeches, on social media accounts – to name just a few. There seems to be a quote for every occasion.  Quotes are like music: reflecting a mood and relating an experience – without the music!

Why is there a quote for every occasion?

  • Quotes bring larger texts or concepts to the point  and create a collective consensus which is helpful in quickly and succinctly conveying ideas. 
  • A quote which appeals to us does so because it reflects an idea, concept or emotion we already know or reinforces what we think is right but are unsure of. 
  • Quotes reflect who we are, how we see ourselves and/or who we would like to be. Quotes express our aspirations and convictions and allow others to relate to us (or not). 
  • On the negative side, quotes also are part of the new world of instant gratifications. While a quote is all of the above, it is unable to deliver sustained motivation without us doing the work to reach our goal or to build that character. 

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Conscious Capitalism, Conscious Consumerism, Happiness Tagged With: inspiration, quotes

Valentine’s Day during a Pandemic

18 January 2021 By Ulrike Leave a Comment

Valentine’s Day during a Pandemic

It’s February and you know what that means – advertisers trying to sell us more stuff – cards, flowers, wine, gimmicks, experiences and the idea that we are lacking in some way if we don’t have a significant other or have and don’t wish to take part in Valentine’s Day spending.

Are you spending the right amount of time, money or impression on someone or yourself?

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Conscious Capitalism, Conscious Consumerism, Happiness

Money can’t buy happiness

14 January 2021 By Ulrike Leave a Comment

Money can’t buy happiness

Or can it? The saying ‘money can’t buy happiness’ isn’t always true…

If you live below the poverty line money will ensure you can buy yourself physical security and feel emotionally better due to the reduced stress that lack of money brings with it.

Disposable income can also be used to help others. Research suggests people who help others are happier than people who spent all of their money on themselves. Spare income allows us to donate to causes close to our hearts and leads to happiness.

Once we pass a certain threshold, namely $75,000US according to Economists Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton, we won’t be any happier when we earn more and upgrade existing and add more possessions to our own private empire.

The things that bring long-term satisfaction and contentment can’t be bought with money, on the contrary, instant gratification particularly can actually have the opposite effect. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Conscious Capitalism, Conscious Consumerism, Happiness, Poverty, Social Change

buy into buying nothing

13 October 2020 By Ulrike Leave a Comment

buy into buying nothing

Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy crap we don’t need.

Quote: FIGHT CLUB’ TYLER DURDEN

buy nothing day

Buy Nothing Day commenced in Canada in the early 90ties to protest consumerism*. The day is currently held in about 65 countries either on Black Friday (end November) or the day after. It offers a 24 hour detox from shopping as opposed to Black Friday which offers ‘the buy-everything-you-can-in-the-shortest-amount-of-time-whether-you-need-it-or-not’.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Conscious Capitalism, Conscious Consumerism, We Live Like This

6 December 2013 By Ulrike Leave a Comment

Nikolaus komm in unser Haus …

As a child I loved Nikolaus Day on 6 December. We used to put our boots in front of the entrance door and the next morning they were filled with, what was for us at the time exotic nuts, mandarins, lovely apples and some chocolates.  This tradition originated from Saint Nicholas – also called Nikolaos of Myra – a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra in Lycia. Because of the many miracles attributed to him, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker. He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him.

Do people still commemorate Nikolaus in Germany these days? In the spirit of St Nikolaus, here is a list of Christmas gift suggestions by Oren Arnold entirely free:

To your enemy, forgiveness
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.

Happy Nikolaus!

PS: Check out this super dagy video of a typical Nikolaus song Nikolaus komm in unser Haus… and here is the text so you can sing along!

Nikolaus komm in unser Haus,
pack die großen Taschen aus.
Lustig, lustig, trallerallala!
Heut ist Nikolaus Abend da,
heut ist Nikolaus Abend da.

Stell das Pferdchen unter den Tisch
dass es Heu und Hafer frisst.
Lustig, lustig, trallerallala!
Heut ist Nikolaus Abend da,
heut ist Nikolaus Abend da.

Heu und Hafer frisst es nicht,
Zuckerplätzchen kriegt es nicht.
Lustig, lustig, trallerallala!
Heut ist Nikolaus Abend da,
heut ist Nikolaus Abend da.

Filed Under: Conscious Capitalism, Conscious Consumerism

for regular updates

About

Ulrike Schuermann

Ulrike Schuermann - international consultant & social profit coach

tags

animal welfare business business developments celebrations climate change Commemorative Days Conscious consumption conscious living consumerism consumption CSR consulting Dreamer drugs education ethical investments evaluation Food Fundraising Gardening gender equality governments green hearing impairment Idealist Innovation integrated sustainability reporting International Women's Day MDG's Millennium Development Goals mining native flora optimist Practical Advocacy quotes Social Entrepreneurs social investment Social Marketing Social Profit social profit coaching Social return on investment (SROI) sustainability sustainability education sustainable development Valentine's Day women

categories

sign up here to download free

search

Follow us on Pinterest

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

© 2023 · Momentum Partnerships | contact | terms & conditions | privacy | site map

[footer_backtotop]