Kiril Sokoloff - Compassion, Inspiration, Personal Transformation

"We think our sorrows and wounds are unique, until we find other people with similar afflictions. Then we discover this: I'm alone. She's lonely. He has hidden sorrows he can't talk about. We are connected through our suffering -- and in finding each other, we join a community."

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Kiril Sokoloff

Personal Mission Statement:

To help the hearing-impaired community in every possible way to deal with isolation, loneliness, and stress.

To help spread compassion, restore trust, and demonstrate that compassion is good for business and government.

To devote my life to spreading humanitarian values and respect for all the world's peoples and religions.

To work with diligence and integrity at all times, providing clients with the best investment advice possible.

To remain humble and grateful no matter what success comes my way. As Mother Teresa said: " If we were humble, nothing would change us--neither praise nor discouragement. If someone were to criticize us, we would not feel discouraged. If someone were to praise us, we also would not feel proud."

To follow Norman Vincent Peale's principles of the Power Of Positive Thinking and the mantra of Emil Coué: "Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better." To surround myself with positive energy and positive people.

To live with no expectations, and therefore, have no disappointments in events or people.

To live a life of spirituality, altruism, kindness and generosity equally balanced with work and play.

To live a life of courage, willing to take enormous risks to make the world a better place. To be fearless in my convictions and have no doubts that I can manifest my visions. As William Penn wrote: No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.

To be continuously grateful and thankful for the miracle of the cochlear implant, which restored much of my hearing and gave me back my life.

Kiril Sokoloff was the sponsor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's momentous visit to Sun Valley, Idaho, in September 2005.