http://www.roarawakening.com/blog ROAR Community Building Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:32:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Earlier this summer, came the news of the remarkable  “Giving Pledge” taken by 40 billionaires.  Led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the group pledged to donate half of their wealth to charities. Of course, one reason billionaires have so much to donate to charity in the first place is because they ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=186 In ROAR's approach to finding your calling, one point of focus is on 'cocooning,'  blocking out quotidien distractions and the voices of others in order to dial in to your own soul.  Cocooning is necessarily a solo, shrouded enterprise, but does not function if the mind is a blank slate, devoid of clues.  ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=185 I recently came across a blog written by Fred First, an Alabama native, former educator, physical therapist and author who now resides in the bucolic surroundings of Floyd County, Virginia.  In his 7-2-2010 posting to his blog, www.FragmentsFromFloyd.com, he deals with his misgivings about the advent of his first Social Security check ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=184 You know how refreshed you feel when you take time to get away to a seminar or workshop - something that helps you recharge your brain and, possibly, your spirit?  Half the benefit of going is just getting away from the pressures of  work  and, in some cases, family obligations.  The ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=183 In the quest to discover or rediscover and pursue one's true calling, too few people ask themselves, and then thoughtfully and honestly answer, the right questions. Since financial planning goals and personal fuflfillment goals go hand in hand, ROAR founder Joe Sturniolo was asked by Financial Planning magazine to offer some direction for effective ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=182 "One thing leads to another" is a phrase that frequently applies to careers. We climb the ladder. We say on track .  And yet sometimes the next logical step in a career leads us farther and farther away from our true calling.  A mentor of mine once told me, "It's often the promotion you don't ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=181 In an article published in their newsletter in January of this year*, psychotherapist and career counselor Alan Bernstein and management consultant John Trauth, co-founders of the New York-based Center for Innovative Retirement and co-authors of "Your Retirement, Your Way," equate preparing to set out on a new personal transition to preparing ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=180 No.  The headline doesn't refer to workers in the love business.  And if there were, it would only apply to employment opportunities in Nevada anway. This is a national story.  It's about the coming shortage of people in the U.S. willing to trade higher incomes for fields more often associated with labors of love ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=179 ROAR encourages and helps people to follow their calling, to find and pursue their true purpose, whether in retirement or early adulthood.  It's never too late in life to  make a career change.  Take it from Saint Paul.Saint Paul began his life as Saul, a man with an intense hatred ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=178 Charitable giving fell in 2008 by the largest percentage in five decades, according to a  study published in 2009 by the Giving USA Foundation and as reported by The New York Times. The 2009 statistics are not in yet, but they are not promising, either.  ROAR adherents seek to make a meaningful contribution ... http://www.roarawakening.com/blog/?p=177