Moving on from my snack choices.... Here is something I found particularly inspirational. Click on the title to see the complete and original blog post.
By: Patty Stonesifer
Mahatma Gandhi: “You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
If we want to change the world, we have to start with ourselves.
Starting with ourselves means doing some self inventory. Here’s a way to begin – analyze and answer three questions:
· What do I value most? (Whether education, universal health care, or something else.)
· What is the gap between today’s reality and the value I hold most dear – and why?
· What issue can I work on that could be the “bridge” between the world we have and the world I want?
Next, think carefully about how you can use your money, time and voice to make an impact on this issue.
How can I use my money on this issue?
Consider a range of options – personal giving is certainly part of it, but so are our spending habits, the companies we choose to support, or harnessing our entrepreneurial skills for others.
How can I use my time on this issue?
Is there an hour or two in your week that could benefit others? What about how we spend our time learning or reading? Is there a way to design a vacation that has both pleasure and purpose?
How can I use my voice on this issue?
This is perhaps our most valuable asset, and yet we often neglect its power. How can our voice impact our family, our friends, groups, how our media covers an issue?
What about our vote?
The biggest problem in the world is that we – you, me, our neighbors, our coworkers – don’t make full use of what we have to help others. We have what we need to build the world we want. But we’re wasting it. That's the biggest problem in the world. How do we solve it?
We solve it by beginning. Now start doing it.
Patty Stonesifer is the former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She now serves as a senior advisor to the foundation and is the chair of the Board of Regents for the Smithsonian Institution.
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