Change has to start with you

When ever you think that society needs to be more...X, or your team needs to be more...Y.  Or maybe the world needs to solve climate change, or people need to be more responsible, or 'the rich'* should pay more tax or give more to charity...

Stop and think, am I exhibiting the behaviour I am wanting to see?  And don't dare let yourself off the hook by saying, "well no one else is bothering, why should I?".

If everyone always waited for others, then we would never get anywhere.  And maybe by leading, you will inspire change in others.  1 person really can make a difference.  Worse case scenario, you can hold your head up high and know you are acting with authenticity and integrity.

“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see what others do.” - Mahatma Gandhi

(Often paraphrased to:  "be the change you want to see in the world")

And if you want to be inspired by song:  Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson


*  It seems to me that very often people in the very top earning brackets still think that all the "rich people" should pay more tax, when in actual fact, they should be looking to themselves too to do more for society.  It is easy for people to forget how privileged they are.