Ella Lin, a high school student in California, has joined more than one hundred kids to recycle over 29,000 cans and bottles. Beginning on May 15, 2025, Ella was able to raise more than two thousand dollars for conservation groups. She even taught kids at summer camps about why recycling matters. When Ella decided to join her sister's campaign of skipping plastic straws, she felt like she and her sister had made a positive impact every time they prevented the harmful effects of plastic pollution, especially in our oceans. 

 
Recycling helps reduce waste and fight climate change by lowering pollution. Experts agree that small actions like these can have a big impact. Kids like Ella Lin show the first Habit, “Be Proactive,” by recycling and helping the planet. They also show Habit #6, “Synergize,”  by working together, which has effectively done what people couldn’t do alone. 

SOURCE : Stars in Action
IMAGE : Meet Ella Lin Espinosa - Bold Journey Magazine 

The plastic crisis is escalating, and large corporations, along with environmental organizations like Greenpeace and Recycling Partnership CEO Keefe Harrison, admit that recycling is not enough. In the U.S., recycling rates have dropped to 5-6%, underscoring the need for systemic change.

This problem highlights a lack of proactive, sustainable thinking. Had companies and governments focused on reusable solutions from the start (Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind), the issue wouldn’t be so severe. Corporations can no longer rely on inefficient recycling systems. They must take responsibility and implement circular economy models that benefit both business and the environment (Habit 4: Think Win-Win). Greater sustainability and innovation, along with continued commitment to sustainability (Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw), can help us move toward a future with less plastic waste and more efficient resource use.

SOURCE: webforum.org, positive.news 

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The space telescope was built on April 24 1990 in Sunnyvale California  and was envisioned by  Lyman Spitzer. Originally, there were three different designs  but the one chosen the telescope is now used to find new information  to confirm scientific theories such as dark energy and dark matter and the existence of  black holes. 

Developed by NASA and the European Space Agency, the Hubble space telescope was launched into space on May 24 2009. The telescope is serviced by a space shuttle. The Hubble Space program scientists Began with  the End in Mind because the Hubble space telescope has been designed  to last a long time.

SOURCES: SciTechDaily.com,  earthsky.org , hubblesite.org 

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Katrina Penney is a person when only a toddler who had to get a heart transplant and when that heart failed Dr. Katsuhide Maeda used the Impella when Penney had to get a new heart which saved her life. Dr. Katsuhide Maeda, a doctor in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia says that it’s a game-changer to save lives. 

This wouldn’t have happened if we had been more proactive in using solutions that work. If we were more proactive in solving similar problems we would be far more advanced in society.

SOURCE: cbsnews.com ,  goodnewsnetwork.org
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This robot can hover for up to 1,000 seconds and fly at speeds of 35 cm per second. Its advanced design boosts flight endurance and agility, making it ideal for future artificial pollination.  Robots like these aim to help with crop pollination as natural pollinators, like bees, face challenges. 

This project shows Habit 1: Be Proactive, as the team took action to solve problems and improve the design. By working together, they also demonstrate Habit 6: Synergize, making progress toward real-world applications like better pollination and advancing this technology for the environment and medical procedures. 

SOURCES: news.mit.edu  ,  sciencedaily.com ,  news.wsu.edu
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More recently, a team of researchers led by paleontologist Skye McDavid conducted a deep dive on the mysterious skeleton, evaluating its eccentricities. They compared it to other Pterosaurs (Rhamphorhynchus) and realized that this was no ordinary Pterosaur (Rhamphorhynchus).

Expert paleontologist David Hone said, “This thing is big and weird. Maybe this is a different species, and we’ve not really looked at it properly.” Hone is saying that this pterosaur is distinct and different from the rest of its species and that they might have even classified it incorrectly. The Rhamphorhynchus was a type of pterosaur, a reptile that had the capability of flight but sadly went extinct. 

On July 2, 2024 a similar situation occurred when  a complete dinosaur was found in Mississippi but scientists did not know what it was at first. It was eventually identified as a Hadrosaur, a duck-billed  dinosaur that roamed Mississippi approximately 80 million years ago. 

Researchers should follow Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind so that they have a plan to research this pterosaur. These scientists currently have a lot of different opinions, but if they applied Habit 6 and worked together  to Synergize their ideas they might discover something that they all previously did not know before.

SOURCE: sciencenews.org 

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