I chose think and act big – don’t do anything that can’t reach a million people.
The last part of it is debatable and depends of the goal. I'm not gonna go into that.
When we are working on these global issues, it is necessary for it to reach as many people as possible. I'll bring global warming out, because this issue is close to my heart. This isn't something that one person could change. Even though Gandhi said: "Be the change you wish to see in the world..." and it has a good point in it, but it's only the beginning. As global warming has deep roots in everyone's wrong consumption habits, materialism and egoism, then it isn't something we could change just changing yourself. Yes, you could be someones hero, role model, but that doesn't make the problems go away. So to make a real change you need to get to millions of people and make them understand the real problems. For example if you are constantly buying things made by company that dumps waste to the environment in the country where they are producing, where they don't have so strict rules and control over it, so they could keep the production costs low and if you are buying it, thus creating the need for it, you are destroying the environment, just because you want to save those few bucks. And even if you buy the thing made far away, rather than getting local products you are destroying the environment with all that transportation that is needed for that "made in china" (or any other country) product. Everything has it's pros and cons, which importance for different people makes them do the choices they make. Like most people cheaper is more important than environment, but that's because they don't see how they are effecting Our World.
If we could eliminate the transportation affects, it wouldn't be a problem.
Changing people, people's habits and saving the world need thinking and acting big. As most people fight the change, especially if the need to change their selves, it is the hardest thing to do and anything small doesn't help.
Important note about this sentence is also acting part. Lot of people think and think big, but they won't get to the acting part. And those who try to act most of the times fall down and never dare to get up again.
So I say think and dream big. Also make your dreams come true, anybody else won't do it for you. And if you fail, try again. Get your word out!
Sorry that it isn't connected that much with innovation...
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