Tag: change

Boxes

Posted on by philipdodson

Everyone now has to be in a box.

Vegan, in a box.

Christian, in a box.

Atheist, in a box.

Smoker, in a box.

Gay, in a box.

Muslim, in a box.

Right wing, in a box.

Socialist, in a box.

Label us and put us in a box.

It helps us to hate, ridicule, vilify, and feel superior to other boxes.It distracts us from the bigger picture. We’re blind to the real world that is outside our box. We can easily be manipulated once labelled.

Tear down the boxes.

We are all the same human race, equal, worthy, and we will succeed in finding a better world if we are all in the same box as one.

We do not need labelling.

We need to connect with each other instead, label-free, and share empathy, kindness, compassion and love for each other.

If it sounds all a bit fluffy and utopian, have you ever wondered why? The myth-makers that control us, need us in our boxes and tell us their way is the only way. Well, it has been for them but for the rest of humanity, it is not. There are alternatives we’ve never tried.

Together, we would not accept the injustices of the world perpetrated against one box by another led by the myth-makers who make the boxes and the labels.

Jump out of your box, ditch your label and become a free human.

We can all make our difference outside the boxes as one human race.

Invest in yourself

Posted on by philipdodson

I have blogged a few times about the idea of not waiting to be picked by others and to choose yourself. Ensure that our future is in our control.

Once you have chosen yourself, however, you are going to need to invest in you.

Incomes are stagnant for some, but for most, they are falling in real terms. Jobs and job functions are being replaced by technology. There is more and more competition for work.

Many seek alternatives and become freelance, but then there are more and more people becoming freelance and therefore, more and more competition.

The solution is to read more, listen more, learn more, get a mentor, get a coach, and develop yourself. Learn, improve, adapt, and learn, improve, and adapt again, and again and….

Invest time in you and as much as you can.

We as individuals, more than ever, have to stand out, have to become the best versions of ourselves that we can.

Just doing ‘good enough’ is letting ourselves down.

We are our only asset and we need to nurture ourselves continually if we are going to be equipped for the world that is rapidly changing and achieve our dreams.