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# Tim McCarthy and the Business of Good

## [Article of the Month: “The Economics of Trust with Stephen Covey”](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/article-of-the-month-the-economics-of-trust-with-stephen-covey)

** May 31, 2013 11:05:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Learning and Knowledge](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/learning-and-knowledge)

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## [Song of the Month: "Sunshine" by David Wilcox](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/song-of-the-month-sunshine-by-david-wilcox)

** May 31, 2013 10:48:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites)

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*Editor's Note: An obscure but long time favorite of mine, David Wilcox, wrote this song many years ago. It came back to me though while I was writing this month's blog about Jake and Father Welsh. It's an upbeat song that reminds us that life can only be lived well one day and one moment at a time. *

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## [May Newsletter: Better People](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/may-newsletter-better-people)

** Apr 29, 2013 5:27:00 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter)

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My fondness for my son-in-law, Keith, grew on my daughter’s college graduation day. In his toast to her, he said “among the many things I love about you is that you I am a better person for knowing you.”

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## [Quote for May:](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/quote-for-may)

** Apr 29, 2013 5:23:00 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites)

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"You can only make money by being right about something that most people think is wrong. 

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## [Case History: Helping Teachers Help Themselves](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/case-history-helping-teachers-help-themselves)

** Apr 29, 2013 5:20:00 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Learning and Knowledge](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/learning-and-knowledge)

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[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/education/06oneducation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/education/06oneducation.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0)

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## [Book of the Month: “Start with Why”, by Simon Sinek](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/book-of-the-month-start-with-why-by-simon-sinek)

** Apr 29, 2013 5:18:00 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites)

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*Editor’s note: This is the best business book I’ve read in a year or more. Mr. Sinek uses simple, if sometimes repetitive language and tangible examples to support the concept that great businesses are centered on “why” they exist rather than “what” and “how”. Sinek teaches forming your “why” and also how to use your “what” and “how” to maintain and build that “why”. He also tells of those who found their “why” then lost it. He thinks, and I quite agree that people prefer buying from and working for organizations with a clear purpose beyond making widgets. *

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## [Song of the Month: “Dying to Live” by Edgar Winters](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/song-of-the-month-dying-to-live-by-edgar-winters)

** Apr 29, 2013 5:13:00 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites)

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*Editor’s Note: Alright, picture me at 19 years old still in the college angst of “what’s the meaning of my life?” The song will make more sense that way as I can still remember singing along with my friend, Bobby Jackson, on the deck of our apartment when it was playing. I’m a pure child of the 60s electronic rock and roll and as such I loved Edgar and Johnny Winter as much or more than their more famous brethren. This song features a simple, haunting keyboard and strings behind Edgar’s bluesy, pleading voice – yep I’m a sucker. *

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## [April Newsletter: Learning to Love](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/april-newsletter-learning-to-love)

** Mar 28, 2013 11:36:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter)

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Dennis is a guy I met a few years ago. Our first work together was a failed attempt at establishing a walk-in health care center for the poor in our little town. 

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## [April Book: “Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential” by Dan Pallotta](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/april-book-uncharitable-how-restraints-on-nonprofits-undermine-their-potential-by-dan-pallotta)

** Mar 28, 2013 11:18:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites)

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*Editor’s Note: Because I read a lot of books and articles on philanthropy, I assumed this would be another dull but earnest attempt to improve the world of charitable giving, but Dan Palotta makes a pretty compelling case for the need to move towards a free-market system (e.g. investment in marketing, tolerance for risk, competitive pay) in order to win the war against poverty and disease. Dan will be coming to Cleveland on April 10th to the Cleveland Social Venture Partners' (CSVP) second annual bigBANG! event. Go to http://bigbang.csvp.org/ for more information. *

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## [April Music: Beatles. Across the Universe by John Lennon](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/april-music-beatles-across-the-universe-by-john-lennon)

** Mar 28, 2013 8:51:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites)

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*Editor’s Note: I’m not Lennon’s biggest fan but I love the thought “nothing’s going change my world”. *

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