Your Path to Making a Difference Now
An inspiring personal story from VisionSpring’s founder about claiming your transformative power, using your unique gifts to live in service of something bigger than yourself, and giving yourself the most precious gift of all: a life rich with meaning and hope, fulfilling days, and brighter tomorrows.
You don’t have to be a billionaire philanthropist, give up your day job, or wait for retirement to make a difference in the world. And you can start now.
Jordan Kassalow
Founder of VisionSpring
As a twenty-three-year old optometry student, Jordan Kassalow knew two things for sure: he wanted to make enough money to give his children the same opportunities his parents had given him, and he wanted to help make the world a better place. The question was would it be possible to do both. On a volunteer medical mission in the Yucatán Peninsula, a path appeared. In the eyes of a seven-year-old child Jordan caught his first glimpse at a problem hiding in plain sight. He discovered that the only thing standing between 2.5 billion people and their ability to get an education,
earn a living, return home to their families safe and sound at night, and fulfill their human potential was a simple pair of glasses. In 2001, while also maintaining a thriving New York City private practice, Jordan founded VisionSpring—an award-winning not-for profit social business changing millions of lives across the globe one pair of glasses at a time.
In Dare to Matter, Jordan will share the breakthroughs, detours, dead ends, life-changing experiences, and life-altering encounters that have shaped his inspiring journey from idea to impact. Together, he and co-author Rabbi Jennifer Krause also will inspire you to forge your own unique path to personal meaning and social purpose—a way to live in service of others while still upholding your commitments to yourself and the people you love. With simple daily practices you can instantly integrate into your life already in progress, Jordan and Jen will help you see that making a difference isn’t about quitting your job or finding the perfect one; it’s not about making a ton of money or going entirely without. It’s about getting to the heart of what matters to you most.
Whether searching for your first job, planning your second act, or already enjoying your retirement, no matter your faith, background, or bank balance, Dare to Matter will remind you that real change in this world is possible and will empower you to take the first steps to seeing your way to making it so.
15% of the net proceeds from Dare to Matter’s sales will help provide eyeglasses to those who need it through VisionSpring’s initiatives.
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