No one can take on the world alone. Everyone needs a flourishing network
of contacts that effectively builds a community of leaders that share a common
purpose. This is the same for a small or large business as it is for a
not-for-profit endeavor. Building such networks requires taking a step outside
one’s comfort zone, which implies an act of courage. In fact, not everyone does
it, although anybody can.
Transforming global conflicts requires a wide array of leaders of all
sorts to make individual acts of courage and hope that those efforts meet, mix
and match with the efforts of others, therefore building that community network
that will alter a particular reality upon which one intends to influence.
Defying fear is the first challenge humanity must embrace. Fortunately,
it is something we are hardwired for. Even waking up to an unknown, uncertain
world is an act of defiance. Together, all these acts of individual courage
build up our bravery, which, brought together as a civilization, conform our
human character. The reminder is worth noting because, as societal, economic
and environmental challenges loom large, human character will be called upon to
harness our aspiring resolve for prosperity.
Such traits that define us also determine success in our ability to
create new institutions that create value. The entrepreneurial spirit required
to wander the forest in search of food is the same employed to build a new tool
that improves our quality of life, and also to replicate it, sell it, and
improve it over time.
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