This is my first time participating in Blog Action Day and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.

Blog Action Day is a day where bloggers from around the world join together to discuss one issue in the hopes of reaching a lot of people and creating a lot of awareness.  The issue this year is poverty.

I’ll admit, three years ago I would have found it difficult to engage in a conversation about poverty.  The reason - I hadn’t experienced it first hand.

That has dramatically changed for me.

Here’s a personal example of what happened…

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There are many people in this world who you can look to for business inspiration but one of my all-time favorites was Paul Newman.

Here’s a guy who took a simple idea (his salad dressing recipes) and turned it into one of the most successful philanthropic ventures we’ve ever seen.

Paul is a wonderful example of why I love great business ideas because he demonstrates that with a single idea you can have a massive impact on the world.

For him, it started by selling his popular recipes which grew into a wildly successful business.  The inspiring part of this story is how he then took that success and turned it into a well of contribution.

Recently while visiting Don’s Brain Blog I came across the YouTube video that was published on the NewmansOwn.com website as a tribute to Paul.

Watch the video and then ask yourself…

“How Can My Ideas Help More People?“