Yoo-Mi Lee: Giving the Gift of Time

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May 6, 2016 a project of ServiceSpace Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, when I give I give myself. - Walt Whitman - Yoo-Mi Lee: Giving the Gift of Time Yoo-Mi Lee's family moved from Korea to Uganda. Six years later they immigrated to the Bronx. She was 12. Graduating from Cornell, she ended up by happenstance on Wall Street. Executing trades, glued to three video screens, working three phones and keeping up with the ticker tape, she was headed for a seat at George Soros' currency desk. Then she walked away from the world of Big Money. "I decided to give my time away. I thought I'd just feel so much better," says Yoo-Mi Lee. Read on for the story of a woman who made some very unusual choices -- and our world is the better for them. { read more } Be The Change In the evening, take a look back over your day to inquire what parts made you feel good. It's an exercise that, if you stay with it, might change your life. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From Power of Place: Photos From Around the World Stunning Images of the Power of Education The Power of Story 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself Bhutan's Dark Secret to Happiness Seven Ways to Help High Schoolers Find Purpose Ten Ways to Set A Positive Tone For the New Year DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 169,438 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More