#RandomThoughts (Weekly Edition): Out & About in Our World

As the Week-End Looms, please enjoy these Random Thoughts as our team will continue to be assessing the case of Jamal Khashoogi and on-going challenges in our World as we welcome Turkey's order to release Pastor Bronson: 

“A country is only as good­­ – I don’t care now about the Constitution and the laws, at the moment let us leave these things aside – a country is only as strong as the people who make it up and the country turns into what the people want it to become. Now, this country is going to be transformed. It will not be transformed by an act of God, but by all of us, by you and me. I don’t believe any longer that we can afford to say that it is entirely out of our hands. We made the world we’re living in and we have to make it over.”  James Baldwin 

On This Mid-Week here in our Properties, we hereby present #RandomThoughts in a different way with excerpts courtesy of the Team at CityLab, On Goldman Sachs along with the team at the Mission: 

Moving on up: We know that where children grow up can affect their future opportunities. It can be a challenge, though, to find a place that offers access to upward mobility, and families have to weigh rent and income against the many factors that make up a good community. Now, a new project from economist Raj Chetty and the Census Bureau is mapping where economic prospects improve from one neighborhood to the next. Using a new tool, the Opportunity Atlas, it’s possible to identify which Census tracts are “opportunity bargains,” affordable areas that offer a high chance of escaping poverty. Knowing that could offer a much better chance to help poor and minority kids get a better shot at moving up the economic ladder, either by showing where to move or how cities can improve. CityLab’s Tanvi Misra zoomed into Detroit on the map to see how this trove of data could help. Read about the neighborhoods that offer a ‘bargain’ on upward mobility.s Goodwin on Leadership: In Turbulent Times

#MondayMotivation 100 Thoughtful Quotes That Will Inspire and Motivate You — At The Mission, we recognize the power of a good story — and what more are quotes than just powerful excerpts from some form of longer narrative?  Because you don’t get to read the entire story and evaluate the phrases in context, quotes are oftentimes open to significant interpretation. Our hope is that the following list personally inspires you, motivates you in whatever area of your life you need some motivation, and, ultimately, helps you write the story of your own life.  Five Life Lessons For Every “Entrepreneur” - “Last year, one of the best books I read was ‘Originals’ by Adam Grant. It’s rare that I revisit a non-fiction book, but this one was different. I sat down this year to revisit my highlights from the book. There are five life lessons I took away from the book that will help materially improve the life of every single entrepreneur.” Ways Emotionally Intelligent People Overcome Uncertainty — “Our brains are hardwired to make much of modern life difficult. This is especially true when it comes to dealing with uncertainty. On the bright side, if you know the right tricks