We all want to change the world, but where to start?
By targetting the areas of life where I have most influence, I will be able to have greatest effect. So, it makes sense to focus on changing the things where I have most influence.
I have more control over myself than over others; so my ability to influence my world begins within me and works outwards. I start with my inner world, and work outwards.
At home, for example:
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My inner world (motivation, ideas, emotions)
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My outer world (my appearence, my stuff)
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My family
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My close friends
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My other friends
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The groups that I belong to
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People I do business with
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Strangers
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etc.
Or at work:
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My inner world (my motivation, my ideas, my emotions)
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My outer world (my appearence, my workspace, my work)
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My team (through building relationships, offering support, making suggestions)
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My department
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My organisation
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My city
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My country
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The world
So, mastery of the inner world should be a significant aspect of my life’s work. How, for example, can I expect spread peace between others if I am not at peace within myself?
Unfortunately, self-mastery is not easily achieved. Nevertheless, it is a worthy aspiration, and should form the heart of my strategy for brining about change in any other aspect of life.
