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Inspiring MLK Quote

January 20th, 2009 by Patrick Dominguez

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday, and the presidential inauguration today, I’d like to share words of wisdom from MLK I’ve found incredibly inspiring as I work on Green Business Innovators.

Martin Luther King Jr.

“I say to you, this morning, that if you have never found something so dear and precious to you that you will die for it, then you aren’t fit to live.

You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be, and one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls upon you to stand for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid.

You refuse to do it because you want to live longer. You’re afraid that you will lose your job, or you are afraid that you will be criticized or that you will lose your popularity, or you’re afraid that somebody will stab or shoot or bomb your house. So you refuse to take a stand.

Well, you may go on and live until you are ninety, but you are just as dead at 38 as you would be at ninety.

And the cessation of breathing in your life is but the belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit.

You died when you refused to stand up for right.

You died when you refused to stand up for truth.

You died when you refused to stand up for justice.”

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From the sermon “But, If Not” delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church on November 5, 1967.

The People Have Spoken - The Winning Book Cover

January 13th, 2009 by Patrick Dominguez

Watch this video to see Bill and Patrick announce the winning book cover

The People Have Spoken

Here’s a little secret - Bill and I agreed before the poll that if there was a clear winner, we would both agree to the result.

Well, the people (all 469 of you) have clearly spoken, and a winner has been chosen! You can see the poll results below.

Book Cover Poll

I want to let you know that your votes counted, your amazing comments (70 of them) on our blog were heard and your emails were understood. We’ve read through all of your feedback and have gotten new ideas.

In fact, we’re going to make further tweaks to the book cover and the tagline based on your blog and email comments.

Your energy and enthusiasm has chosen the winning design - and has given us concrete ideas for making it even better. Congratulations!

And a HUGE THANK YOU from Bill and me

When Is the Book Coming Out?

We are aiming to have the book finished and ready to go by the end of February.
We’ll let you know as we get closer.

Any More Questions Or Comments? We’re Still Listening

If you have any additional questions or comments about the book, please leave us a comment below.

We Need Your Creative Eye!

January 8th, 2009 by Patrick Dominguez

[UPDATE: the poll results have been announced]

I’d like to get your help in choosing the best cover design for our upcoming book “The Art of Green Business”, in which innovative entrepreneurs will have powerful insights and inspiration on how to build a successful green business.
Your vote will help decide a crucial part of this book - the cover.

Thanks for voting and participating! We will announce the winning design soon.