How to Change the World

Written by Writer Dad on October 28, 2009 - View Comments
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I’ll answer questions tomorrow. Right now I’m sitting in my seat at the 140 Character Conference listening to Mark Victor Hanson (the Chicken Soup for the Soul dude) talk about Twitter. Fascinating stuff for sure. Most of the speakers have one thing in common – they’re talking about changing the world.

Here are my thoughts.

Changing the world is a steady endeavor.

Scrolling through history, it would be impossible to find a single soul who woke up, decided they would change the world, then celebrated with a glass of wine later that evening. Those who change the world do it drip by drip, like coffee into a pot until it’s full enough to pour.

You do not need to shift the plates of humanity in order to make a difference. Some people change the world by prodding along another who will one day introduce the planet to a thought it’s not yet had, or invent the widget the world’s been waiting for to nudge itself forward.

Often, those who change the world never set out to do so. Big or small, the next subtle shift could be triggered by you. Day by day, drop by drop, the future is undecided.

How much impact would you like to have?

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