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The Global Myth
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The Global Myth
We've been sold a bill of goods. We've been educated, thumped, prodded, barraged, inundated and beaten over the head with the fact that we have to eat, drink and sleep global. Let me first say that I understand there are global issues and sectors that affect us - economic, environmental, cultural, etc. I also firmly believe that we must be good stewards of the globe - it's our responsibility. After all, where else are we going to live?
But, here's the rub. We can't fix global issues by working on them from a global perspective. We can only fix them by focusing on local. Global is educational. Local is practical. Global is perspective. Local is actual. Global is out there. Local is right here. Global is sometime in the future. Local is right now. To individuals, global is conceptual. Local is real.
We can't look past the holes in the road we are on to avoid or avert the holes in the road somewhere else. In fact, I assert if you don't fix the holes in your own road, you won't have the ability to fix the holes in the road somewhere else. To take it one step further, you cannot work on the prevention of a global crisis without averting or correcting a local crisis.
Take the environment. Paying millions of dollars to countries that aren't yet polluting as much as we are (Believe me, the more money the receive, the more they will pollute, at least for a while.) doesn't fix the issue of pollution. It turns it into a commodity. How does "commoditizing" pollution reduce it? It doesn't. The only thing that ends pollution and the abuse of our planet is addressing that on a local level, not a global level. Global is just the sum of many local's anyway. Why is this so easy for a farm boy from Indiana to see but seemingly ignored by academics and world leaders?
In the end, the path out of our current situation is about leadership. Not Global leadership, but local leadership - perhaps leadership of your neighborhood or rural community or even just your own road in rural America. Leadership towards self-sustainable communities must be the backbone to any lasting global change.I challenge anyone to prove to me that we can fix our global issue without addressing our local issues.
The amount of cultural change necessary to have a lasting global effect is beyond my total comprehension - it's that immense. But what is abundantly clear is that the only way to have such a change take place is to have that change take place on a local level. So the next time you get sucked into doing things because of the "Global" reasons you are being fed ask yourself this simple question, "What impact will that have on my local situation?" If you can't come up with an answer to this question that compels you to move forward in an absolute way, then I urge you to weigh your decision with unparalleled scrutiny. If you don't, you might be caught in a survival mode locally while everyone tries to help you globally. This equals no help, frustration and a diminished ability to help anything global. It's the true example of a vicious cycle. You do things for global reasons that continues to ignore local situations which in turn makes your personal situation worse which then forces you to go to some entity that will try to help you with "global" remedies which ignore local situations ... you get the picture.
I'm not saying that there is no help or support for local issues. I'm saying that the overwhelming focus of leadership in the world is to have us all buy into the "Global Myth." Don't buy into the "Global Myth." Do the right thing to build local, vibrant and sustainable local communities. If more people did this we'd be facing much less of a "Global" crisis.
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About the Author: Kelly RSS for Kelly's articles - Visit Kelly's website Kelly spent over 15 years in the telecommunications industry developing and refining his management and leadership programs. Most notably, Kelly was a founding partner of NII Communications, a Competitive Local Exchange Company (better known as a phone company!) which grew from inception to over $20 million in annualized revenue in 3 short years. In April 2004, Kelly authored The No-Nonsense Guide to Management Effectiveness, a book focused on managing and leading organizations to great results through practical approaches of mentoring and coaching individuals. Kelly has been responsible for the design, implementation and management of several organizations in the telecommunications and publishing industries. His acute awareness of what it takes to train, motivate and manage organizations has led him to develop a methodology which has a proven track-record of success. His speaking and seminar programs are energetic, interactive and impactful. Raised in a small farming community in rural Indiana, Kelly brings a no-nonsense, down-to-earth style of speaking and training. He has years of experience on the "business frontlines." This, coupled with his understanding of "how and why people are the way they are," gives him a unique perspective into the "art of leadership." He resides on a small hobby farm in North Carolina with his wife Maggie, and their dogs, Sally & Gracie and cat, Jonah. Click here to visit Kelly's website   The Powerful Minute Humility The Global Myth The Powerful Minute Take Action |
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