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HOW MUCH DO
YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE WORLD YOU
LIVE IN?
WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE HELP YOU DISCOVER
SOMETHING NEW ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND YOU
"THE BEST INVESTMENT YOU CAN MAKE, IS AN INVESTMENT IN YOURSELF... THE MORE YOU LEARN THE MORE YOU'LL EARN." — WARREN BUFFETT
THE PROBLEM
WITH SCHOOLS
MANY PEOPLE GO THROUGH SCHOOL WITHOUT TRULY LEARNING ANYTHING.
THEY GO THROUGH SCHOOL WORRYING AND CRAMMING FOR THE NEXT TEST, AND WHEN THEY GRADUATE, IT ALL SLIPS AWAY.
IN SCHOOL, THEY LEARN ABOUT GEOMETRY AND CHEMISTRY, EVEN THOUGH MANY WILL NEVER BECOME ARCHITECTS OR CHEMISTS.
INSTEAD OF REALLY HELPING PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM, SCHOOLS FEED THEM INFORMATION THEY WILL NEVER APPLY.
WHY IT MATTERS
MOST AMERICANS AGREE THAT INTERNATIONAL ISSUES AFFECT THEM ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT MANY DON'T ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHY.
A POLL FROM THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATIONS REPORTS THAT ONLY 6% OF THE PEOPLE SURVEYED ON GEOGRAPHY AND WORLD AFFAIRS GOT MORE THAN 80% OF THE QUESTIONS RIGHT.
POLITICS, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND ECONOMICS ARE BEHIND ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT AFFECTS OUR LIVES, BUT NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEM. UNDERSTANDING THESE TOPICS IS KEY TO UNDERSTANDING HOW THE WORLD WORKS.
NOW I'M NOT SAYING THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEM AVOIDS EDUCATING STUDENTS ON THESE TOPICS TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THE DARK ABOUT WHY THE GOVERNMENT CHOOSES TO DO THE THINGS THEY DO, BUT WHY WOULD PEOPLE IN POWER EVER WANT TO LIMIT YOUR UNDERSTANDING?
OR MAYBE YOU WANT TO WAKE UP INSPIRED EVERY MORNING?
BE INSPIRED BY DISCOVERING SOMETHING NEW ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND YOU...
THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH SCHOOLS
ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH SCHOOLS IS THAT THEY SUCK THE IMAGINATION AND INSPIRATION OUT.
FROM AN EARLY AGE, WE'RE FORCED TO SIT DOWN AND BE QUIET.
WE LEARN THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE RIGHT ANSWER TO A QUESTION.
WE LEARN TO COLOR INSIDE THE LINES.
WE LEARN TO THINK INSIDE THE BOX.
BUT LATER ON IN LIFE, WE LEARN THAT INSPIRATION AND IMAGINATION ARE ACTUALLY WHAT DRIVES US TO DO INCREDIBLE THINGS...
WHY INSPIRATION MATTERS
SCOTT BARRY KAUFMAN ONCE WROTE AN ARTICLE FOR THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW CALLED "WHY INSPIRATION MATTERS."
IN IT HE WRITES,
"INSPIRATION AWAKENS US TO NEW POSSIBILITIES BY ALLOWING US TO TRANSCEND OUR ORDINARY EXPERIENCES AND LIMITATIONS. INSPIRATION PROPELS A PERSON FROM APATHY TO POSSIBILITY AND TRANSFORMS THE WAY WE PERCEIVE OUR OWN CAPABILITIES. INSPIRATION MAY SOMETIMES BE OVERLOOKED BECAUSE OF ITS ELUSIVE NATURE."
IT'S THROUGH INSPIRATION WE REACH OUR FULLEST POTENTIAL AND OUR BEST SELVES.
IT'S BECAUSE OF INSPIRATION THAT DA VINCI PAINTED THE MONA LISA.
IT'S BECAUSE OF INSPIRATION THAT MEN LANDED ON THE MOON.
OUR MISSION
OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND EQUIP THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW. WE'LL EDUCATE YOU ON THE WORLD AROUND YOU FROM GEOPOLITICS TO ECONOMICS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'LL INSPIRE YOU BY TELLING THE STORY OF HUMANITY.
THE STORY OF US. THE STORY OF HOW WE WENT FROM CAVEMEN TO CONQUERORS OF MT. EVEREST AND THE MOON.
OUR STORY IS ONE OF CONSTANTLY CHALLENGING THE IMPOSSIBLE, AND IT'S OUR GOAL TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE YOU BY TELLING YOU THESE STORIES.
WE DO THIS IN TWO WAYS...
OUR MAMMOTH WORLD
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