At the beginning of the week I was sure the world could be
changed and I was going to do it. Then I left home and had a new reality. I’ve
spent the last week in India, a developing nation that has amazing potential.
And while I see potential and want to help change here, its an overwhelmingly
huge task.
Muhammad Yunus created Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. He offers
lending to those in Bangladesh villages that other banks turn down. His small
act of change that was $27 from his pocket has turned into lending to 2.3 million
in 39,000 villages and 94% of those borrowers are women. Amazing accomplishment
for a humble beginning! He is an example that change is absolutely possible
with just being willing to try.
Sheryl Sandberg, COO at Facebook
Admitted to never wanting to work for a company. She wanted
to make a difference and didn’t think working for a company could accomplish
making a difference. Information is available now and more accessible than
ever. What was once just available to the super elite is available by any
person with wifi. A vision that works has to be personal and has to scale.
Great leadership compels people with the “why” and the what you’re doing is the
why.
Larry Brilliant, Google.org Executive Director
More people died of smallpox than all the wars in the entire
world. But there was a cure found. If there can be a cure for a disease that
has existed since the beginning of time that had a cure found, one can never be
pessimistic for other great accomplishments to develop. Doing great things
takes great will.
In the end, I may not be one to change the world. I’m one
person. I can’t do it on my own. I can however be an example and work hard to
accomplish my dreams and pass along inspiration and kindness to others, which
will make a difference to them. I will be one that makes difference to
another’s life and that change will continue to be paid forward and contribute
toward un-ending change in the lives of the world. Eating an elephant can be
done, one bit at a time. Life changes can happen, one change at a time.
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