“I’m pushing an elephant up the stairs
Over my shoulder a piano falls
Crashing to the ground
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… I’m breaking through
I’m bending spoons
I’m keeping flowers in full bloom
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I’m looking for answers
From the great beyond”
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R.E.M. “The Great Beyond”
Really… should you even bother trying?
Will anyone listen to you?
Will you enable anyone or anything to change?
If it seems that 99% of the time… nothing changes… then… should you even bother to try… to positively change someone or something?
This blog won’t answer this fascinating question… because its answer is unique to you… and will only be implemented well or poorly… by you!
Have you noticed:
- Mental health challenges are on the rise?
- Division between the “Haves” and “Have-Nots” has widened?
- Homelessness, food insecurity, racism continues to thrive?
Again… should you even bother to try… to mitigate or eliminate seemingly, unrelenting challenges?
Professionally – Is your employer listening? Are Non-Profit Executives open to new fundraising ideas? Should you even bother trying to get them to positively change their culture? Isn’t it much easier for them to just hire a PR firm to communicate what they want the public to hear… rather than actually changing their culture?
Personally – Is your partner listening? Should you even bother trying to get them to positively change the relationship for the better? Isn’t it much easier for them to just do what is best for them and hope you adapt to fit into their needs? Self-Centered vs. WE… Decision Making… is so, so, so much easier… yet… so devoid of Unorthodoxly Amazing!
Q: Is there hope for you, your relationships, your employer, Non-Profits, your efforts and / or the world overall?
A: A resounding, “Yes”… but, it will take a lot of Grit!
Effective solutions always follow 3 paths:
- Vision for Possibilities (VfP) – Who sees what could be?
- Holistic-DMQ (Decision Making Quality) – What Holistic (vs. Serial Myopic) Decision need to be made, that enable the vision to become reality?
- Execution-Excellence (Ex-Ex) – Who actually does, what actually needs to be done, for the Holistic Decisions to be effectively and actually implemented?
Every personal and professional challenge can be overcome using these 3 paths… Period!
When you, me, your partner, your Inner-Circle, your organization, Non-Profits and our one, shared world begin making Holistic vs. Self-Centered Decisions… then… and only then… you’ll realize… it was worthwhile… for you to “bother to care”!
To the Top-7%’ers who actually, bother to care…
“thank you for bothering to positively change you, your relationships, your organizations and the world”!
If you’re a Top-7% human being and would like to open up a conversation with me
on flexible coaching options tailored for your holistic success… or how, together, we can change the world
DM me on LinkedIn or directly jim.roncevich@ipgsocialimpact.com.
Only invest in yourself…
if you’re ready to be a Kick-Ass, Holistic Leader!
Get MAD! Get Making A Difference! ~ JR
