It’s stunning to me what kind of impact even one person can have if they have the right passion,
perspective and are able to align the interest of a great team.-Steve Case
I have led Circles USA through a series of multiple-year Transformational Cycles.
Although I continue to lead Circles USA for now, I have an even deeper emerging
vision of what must be transformed in the world:
The world must experience a revolution that is as deep and powerful as the industrial
revolution was in shaping our collective behavior. At the center of this revolution will be
people who embrace high ideals of what it is to be human: loving, caring, wise,
respectful, peaceful, and happy. With these qualities, people can move mountains.
Through Circles USA, I will continue to support our strategies to bring Circles to 10%
of all US Counties (300), and equip them to support a reduction of poverty by at least
10% over a decade. However, I am also going to support transformational leaders
within our Circles work and on other complementary agendas using the Your Heart is
Calling Program. The emerging vision requires aligning myself with a team of allies
who understand marketing, distribution, business plans, workshops, books, etc. This
new calling requires me to update my conversation with current allies, and cultivate
new allies who will support me in fulfilling my new vision.
As we aspire to be the change we want to see happen in the world, we must identify and
release internal resistance and procrastination patterns that will inevitably arise to
protect the status quo. This may require letting go of our denial about the current
conditions in the world and having enough courage to change what we can within our
own lives to affect lasting change in the world around us. To effect meaningful changes
on a larger stage, we must give ourselves an unusual amount of support.
Whatever we want to change in the world will require an equal change within
ourselves. It is natural that our inner resistance to change will come to the surface and
generate a certain amount of fear, frustration, helplessness, and a sense of ennui. Below
is a common delay pattern that most of us must confront one way or the other.
The pattern will keep looping until we decide to interrupt it and choose another
behavior. Rather than perpetually running this pattern through our minds and
emotions, we can turn towards allies and begin talking about our vision with as much
passion as possible. The more passion and enthusiasm we generate, the more energy
we have available to pursue our vision. Taking action is what signals to ourselves,
others, and life itself that we are serious about moving forward.
From the book: Your Heart Is Calling~ By Scott C. Miller
