How to Erase Global Poverty with Tiny Teaspoons of Change (via d’Arcy Lunn) – SASM 064

Summary: (http://valueofsimple.com/wp-content/uploads/dArcy-Lunn-Global-Citizen.jpg) “The village is just as important, if not more important, than the home.” – d’Arcy Lunn ***** Do you enjoy funny, well-traveled, and inspiring people? Yeah, me too. Which is why I’m so stoked to present d’Arcy Lunn for your listening pleasure/insight/grooviness. I was introduced to d’Arcy (pronounced “Dar-cee”) by Donnie Maclurcan of the Post Growth Institute and, ever since then, he and I have been members of the Mutual Appreciation Society. More than that, our conversation was dazzling … and I believe you’ll agree. This fella has so many amazing stories (some of them from the world’s most remote places). And now you get his first-hand report of what it’s like to live on $1.50 U.S. a day, how the battle to eradicate polio is going, and much more. I was privileged to spend time in developing countries … and that’s where I got to see humans be human. – d’Arcy Lunn If you’re looking to hone your attention to intention, discover how someone builds a self-sustaining tiny house in fourteen days, why crazy is the new normal, and want to understand one of the simplest, most powerful formulas on the planet, give this episode a few laps around your grey matter. And speaking of matter – I’m 100% serious about this – you matter. I matter. And according to d’Arcy: We’re all just as important and insignificant as everyone else. – d’Arcy Lunn [Tweet That] (http://ctt.ec/R38be) You’re about to Learn … * How d’Arcy lived on $1.50 a day … for five weeks … cycling around North America. * Why active, global citizens are so content (and how you can be one too). * How to hone your “attention to intention.” * Why crazy is the new normal. * How d’Arcy built a solar-powered, self-sufficient tiny house in fourteen days. * How d’Arcy educated 30,000 people with 400 presentations over 14 years. * Why individualism gives him the heebie-jeebies. * How to use the powerful formula: Gift + Passion = Change. * How Brunei’s students are helping immunize Pakistan’s students against polio. * The value in connecting via empathy instead of sympathy. * Why d’Arcy thinks I’m a “wonderful piece of fertilizer.” * The 1,000 km walk around Japan that sparked Teaspoons of Change. Resources and Items Mentioned in This Episode: * Websites: * Happy, Simply (http://happysimply.wordpress.com) * Teaspoons of Change (http://teaspoonsofchange.wordpress.com/) * Normal Life in the Life of Lunny (http://lunny06.wordpress.com/) * The Global Poverty Project (http://www.globalpovertyproject.com/about-us/) * Live Below the Line (http://www.livebelowtheline.com/) * Resources: * D’Arcy’s Bio and Portfolio (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByVHu0paJcG-WWliUDNWNF9WWlE/view) * Polio Points (http://www.poliopoints.org/) * Videos * Happy Simply Tiny House on Wheels: People Power (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl8safGwXhQ) * D’Arcy on Social Media: * Teaspoons of Change on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/teaspoonsofchange) * Happy, Simply on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/happysimplysa/) * D’Arcy on Twitter (http://twitter.com/darcylunn) Topics * [05:56] d’Arcy’s seeds of awesomeness * [09:46] Not following the “garden path” to start exploring your own back yard * [12:51] The richness of learning from other cultures * [18:58] d’Arcy’s insight from giving 400 presentations across the globe * [22:26] Building a self-sufficient tiny house in fourteen days * [26:19] Where just enough meets plenty * [29:53] Experiences and organizations about eradicating polio * [36:14] The Global Poverty Project and their wonderful projects * [44:00] Allowing for maximum human contact and impact * [44:57] Teaspoons of Change Awesome Ways to Subscribe to the Show If you’re not already subscribed for automatic notifications of a new show, please do so with one of the links below.