Tag: change

I’m sitting on top of the world 

Posted on by philipdodson


Well on a large stone outside Lisbon Castle looking out over the city and the river. 
It’s the day after 3 days of an intense and amazing OuiShare Summit. 

I have connected with like minded people from all over the world who had gathered in Lisbon to make a difference, people who care, people who are willing to discuss deep topics that matter, people who want see systemic change, people who truly care about values and living by them. 

I feel totally energised from this gathering and I feel optimistic that there is a force for change. 

The one thing to stay mindful of is while sitting on top of the world, it is important for us all to see the other view, to see the other world, to see beyond our own views and to realise real change is a responsibility of each of us. 

We could all choose to be the leader we want to see and to remove blame on others and show up and make our difference and to not tear down what is there but to create a different and inspiring alternative that others will love, adopt and evangelise to the rest of the human race. 

Thank you OuiShare for this opportunity to be part of your community of change makers. 

14

Posted on by philipdodson

I picked a random number and now I am writing about it.

14.

It is two weeks.

Two weeks, what could you do in two whole weeks?

Maybe you could write a book, paint your house, learn to dance, go on a trip, improve your business, change a relationship, who knows?

We do not know what life will throw at us at any point, yet often two weeks of our lives will drift by on autopilot in a blur and we would not even notice what we had done or missed.

Take the next two weeks and do something new, something amazing, do something different for the next two weeks and see where it leads to.

Tell someone every day for two weeks that you love them, smile at a stranger for 14 days in a row, eat one less thing for 14 days, walk for 15 minutes every day, watch 30 minutes less YouTube, call one person, do some act of generosity and kindness each day, whatever it is, do it 14 times.

You’ll never know unless you try.

What will you do different just 14 times?