You know that whole quote: “be the change you want to see in the world” that we attribute to Gandhi all the time?
Well, he didn’t actually say it.
Now this actually is good advice, and even though he didn’t actually say it the way we attribute it to him, I believe he’d support the idea. Here’s what he really said, though…
In this laughter- and tear-filled conversation with Dr. Louise Swartswalter of the Brain Soul Success podcast, we dug into the origins of my new book Let’s Stay Here, and unearthed many random nuggets, including:
This is the first time I’m sharing this publicly. I’m nervous.
But here goes:
Last year I was in an accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury. It nearly ruined me, and almost put my family on the streets.
Here’s the story of how that accident was actually the best thing that could have happened to me, and how it led to me partnering with Tim Ferriss.
How would your life change if you no longer had to work to earn a living and could spend your time pursuing passions and interests? More importantly, how would the world need to change in order to make that possible?
Over 50 years ago, Bucky Fuller said something that should shake the foundation of everything we are currently doing and challenge our entire system. What would YOU do without a job?
There is a big difference between getting a lot of attention, and getting a lot of people to take action. This is exactly the heart of the issue in starting a movement. To gain influence, we have to give something first.
How do we end racism?
What would you do if you were given the responsibility of finding a solution to this longstanding, now systemic problem?
That was the exact task given to a group of 30 young leaders in Winnipeg: figure out how to eradicate racism.
Meet Joseph Ranseth
Speaker, Author, Transformationist. I help people change their lives & organizations using the same blueprint Gandhi & Dr. King used to change the world.