Recently I was visiting with a longtime colleague, and the topic evolved into the question on the lips of many in the ‘mid-place’ in their careers … “What do I really want to do after I make all the money I need to make? I want to do something really extraordinary with my life.”
Well, as most of you know, I have written on (and around) this topic for years and my perspectives are denoted in several Between the Lines posts and many of the A Fine Line posts as well. Check them out – if you want to revisit my musings.
Today, I want to offer another commentary which I will credit to Jody Williams, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient in 1997 for her work to ban landmines. In a recent excerpt from a book entiteld “This I Believe,” she dances around her unlikely path in becoming an activist, and what she believes separates the extraordinary from the ordinary in life and in our careers. She says:
“I believe that worrying about the problems plaguing our planet without taking steps to confront them is absolutely irrelevant. The only thing that changes this world is taking action. I believe that words are easy. I believe that truth is told in the actions we take. And I believe that if enough ordinary people back up our desire for a better world with action, we can, in fact, accomplish extraordinary things.”
Well said. So, let’s plant the flag. State the goal. Declare the intention. Then one step at a time – we can do it. What are we waiting for?!
Yes Kristin! Plant the flag and state the goal and go for it!
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