Tag Archives: World Change

Jun 11 2012

The Impact Factor: A Manifesto For World Changers

I’m working on a manifesto for world changers. When it’s done, it will be up on the blog for download.

In the mean time, here’s a teaser to chew on:

The Impact Factor is not just a mediocre, warm and fuzzy, run of the mill piece of literature.

It’s a manifesto for world changers.

It addresses the lies about influence our culture sucks us into and reveals what true influence and world change really look like.

Too often we look at our society and know something’s wrong, but don’t know how to fix it. The Impact Factor will help you figure out where to start.

It will make you want to get up and do something, to change the world from right where you are…

but you’ve got to stop being afraid first. The Impact Factor will help you do that.

It’s time to take out the trash, and start changing the world for real.

It starts with YOU.

Are you with me?

Apr 19 2012

Our View of World Change? All Kinds of Messed Up…And This is Why

What writing and creating (my passions) are really about for me:

Making impact. Causing people to think. Helping people. It comes down to world change.

Whether this happens on a large or small scale really doesn’t matter. At all. But if we’re going for raw authenticity (which is a requirement if we actually want to create lasting world change), here’s the truth: that’s hard to believe…for all of us. But it’s more than true. Too often we get caught up in the numbers, on how many people are paying attention, watching and listening to us. Numbers are deceptive. They can be skewed. Manipulated. 

Trying to evaluate our true influence and impact based on numbers is like trying to judge an artist’s ability to paint a masterpiece based on how well he can solve an algebraic equation. It just doesn’t work.

Writing, creating, even living, are all forms of art. Art isn’t meant to sit and stagnate. Art is meant to inspire. To challenge. To propel us into something better than our current state. Art creates influence. And influence is an art. We, by nature, are artists. And artists can’t be evaluated by numbers. Only by depth. And by the artist’s willingness to step out, to risk, to intentionally create something that matters. You are an artist. So, create art. Let your art speak for itself. Just create. And don’t let the numbers distract you. Because (as stated by Jon Acuff) “Your ability to create art is not dependent on your ability to create fame.”

And remember this: When you create art, you are walking down the avenue of world change, no matter what the numbers look like.

Jan 12 2012

10 Crazy Simple Steps to Changing the World

  1. If you aren’t reading the Bible, start.
  2. Pray. (“Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain.” Psalm 127:1)
  3. Start caring about other people like it’s your job.
  4. Stop caring about critics. After all, critics are good for 1 thing: criticizing.
  5. Listen. It’s amazing how much we learn when we stop talking.
  6. Talk to people who do things that you admire.
  7. Start a blog. Share your ideas.
  8. Find a cause. Fight for it.
  9. Find a need. Fill it.
  10. When you don’t know what to do next, stop, wait and watch. You’ll be amazed at what happens when you think you’ve hit the end of the road.

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