I have been thrilled to the very core by the inspiring words written recently on **Optimism** by two fantastic people.
Optimist No 1 is Alex Steffen – World Changing
Alex starts his important article in Good of 31 December by stressing the seriousness of the world’s current crisis:
“We are at a moment unique in human history, when we are using the planet’s bio-capacity so quickly that we risk a catastrophic collision with ecological reality. Every creature and every biological system on Earth is now dependent, intentionally or unintentionally, on our management. We’ve never been in the position of managing the planet before and we have no idea how to do it.”
But he ends with:
“But there’s another political force growing fast, and that’s the politics of optimism. It’s a politics that says transformation is not just a duty, it’s an amazing opportunity. We might, instead of doing nothing and leaving our kids a ruined planet, decide to build them an awesome future and spend the rest of our lives enjoying it. That’s the choice we wake up to every day now: cynicism or change.”
Optimist No 2 is Paul Bennett – Chief Creative Officer -IDEO
And above all, be optimistic. I am.”
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I love the line “make the pie bigger and your slice will follow.” Echos the whole vision of Give Yourself in Six Seconds Model: When you stop chasing you liberate your energy and can apply all that personal power to what matters.