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“Fight forward by embracing change” | Elizabeth Dirth | TEDxUniversityofGlasgow


so I spend a lot of time thinking and

so I spend a lot of time thinking and talking about the future perhaps this is

talking about the future perhaps this is

talking about the future perhaps this is because I run an organization called the

because I run an organization called the

because I run an organization called the 2050 climbed group the future is right

2050 climbed group the future is right

2050 climbed group the future is right there in the title but this is also

there in the title but this is also

there in the title but this is also because I am an optimist pragmatic

because I am an optimist pragmatic

because I am an optimist pragmatic optimist but an optimist nonetheless I

optimist but an optimist nonetheless I

optimist but an optimist nonetheless I believe in a better option I believe in

believe in a better option I believe in

believe in a better option I believe in a better future I believe in but also

a better future I believe in but also

a better future I believe in but also find comfort in the idea of constant

find comfort in the idea of constant

find comfort in the idea of constant change and that’s what I’m going to talk

change and that’s what I’m going to talk

change and that’s what I’m going to talk about today I’m going to talk about

about today I’m going to talk about

about today I’m going to talk about change big scary constant change so just

change big scary constant change so just

change big scary constant change so just under three years ago the 2050 group the

under three years ago the 2050 group the

under three years ago the 2050 group the organization that I chair was founded

organization that I chair was founded

organization that I chair was founded and this organization works to educate

and this organization works to educate

and this organization works to educate empower and engage the next generation

empower and engage the next generation

empower and engage the next generation of leaders to lead the low-carbon

of leaders to lead the low-carbon

of leaders to lead the low-carbon transition and we do this specifically

transition and we do this specifically

transition and we do this specifically through a program called our young

through a program called our young

through a program called our young leaders development program so we talk a

leaders development program so we talk a

leaders development program so we talk a lot about the program and a lot about

lot about the program and a lot about

lot about the program and a lot about our future leaders but what we do

our future leaders but what we do

our future leaders but what we do distilled way down we don’t often talk

distilled way down we don’t often talk

distilled way down we don’t often talk about in quite these terms but

about in quite these terms but

about in quite these terms but fundamentally we work on change we work

fundamentally we work on change we work

fundamentally we work on change we work on changing the high carbon high

on changing the high carbon high

on changing the high carbon high emission on high emissions unsustainable

emission on high emissions unsustainable

emission on high emissions unsustainable present into a future that we as young

present into a future that we as young

present into a future that we as young people want want to be a part of and

people want want to be a part of and

people want want to be a part of and feel that we can thrive in now we call

feel that we can thrive in now we call

feel that we can thrive in now we call this transformational change perhaps

this transformational change perhaps

this transformational change perhaps many of you heard this word it’s a bit

many of you heard this word it’s a bit

many of you heard this word it’s a bit of a buzz word i have to admit in my

of a buzz word i have to admit in my

of a buzz word i have to admit in my field i use it probably every day and

field i use it probably every day and

field i use it probably every day and have totally lost touch with what it

have totally lost touch with what it

have totally lost touch with what it means but I want to break down today

means but I want to break down today

means but I want to break down today what that means to me and what that

what that means to me and what that

what that means to me and what that means to what I do and what we do and

means to what I do and what we do and

means to what I do and what we do and the most important thing to start with

the most important thing to start with

the most important thing to start with and the foundation of this is that my

and the foundation of this is that my

and the foundation of this is that my idea of change is founded on the idea

idea of change is founded on the idea

idea of change is founded on the idea that today’s young people are the most

that today’s young people are the most

that today’s young people are the most important stakeholder when it comes to

important stakeholder when it comes to

important stakeholder when it comes to working on planning creating designing

working on planning creating designing

working on planning creating designing shaping the future it is after all their

shaping the future it is after all their

shaping the future it is after all their future it is their lives it is

future it is their lives it is

future it is their lives it is our lives this most certainly applies to

our lives this most certainly applies to

our lives this most certainly applies to the low-carbon transition but it also

the low-carbon transition but it also

the low-carbon transition but it also applies to pretty much every sector of

applies to pretty much every sector of

applies to pretty much every sector of society that’s facing some kind of

society that’s facing some kind of

society that’s facing some kind of change and leading to plan for the

change and leading to plan for the

change and leading to plan for the future and so the 2050 group works on

future and so the 2050 group works on

future and so the 2050 group works on creating a system in Scotland where

creating a system in Scotland where

creating a system in Scotland where young people are at the core of

young people are at the core of

young people are at the core of decision-making at the core of planning

decision-making at the core of planning

decision-making at the core of planning for the future where today’s young

for the future where today’s young

for the future where today’s young people or tomorrow’s future leaders as

people or tomorrow’s future leaders as

people or tomorrow’s future leaders as we call them are designing the feature

we call them are designing the feature

we call them are designing the feature that they want to see a healthy

that they want to see a healthy

that they want to see a healthy sustainable prosperous secure stable

sustainable prosperous secure stable

sustainable prosperous secure stable happy future that they want this is a

happy future that they want this is a

happy future that they want this is a transformation in the way that we manage

transformation in the way that we manage

transformation in the way that we manage and govern our societies but it’s also a

and govern our societies but it’s also a

and govern our societies but it’s also a change in the way that we manage change

change in the way that we manage change

change in the way that we manage change itself second to this the 2050 group

itself second to this the 2050 group

itself second to this the 2050 group works to create a new normal a world

works to create a new normal a world

works to create a new normal a world where climate action is mainstreamed

where climate action is mainstreamed

where climate action is mainstreamed because climate change at the end of the

because climate change at the end of the

because climate change at the end of the day affects everything from a chocolate

day affects everything from a chocolate

day affects everything from a chocolate bar you might love to the roads you

bar you might love to the roads you

bar you might love to the roads you might drive on to how you might heat

might drive on to how you might heat

might drive on to how you might heat your home to the recent courgette or

your home to the recent courgette or

your home to the recent courgette or lettuce or frankly whatever is next

lettuce or frankly whatever is next

lettuce or frankly whatever is next scarcity it’s in everything and it’s

scarcity it’s in everything and it’s

scarcity it’s in everything and it’s everywhere and it’s time that we start

everywhere and it’s time that we start

everywhere and it’s time that we start considering it in decision-making in

considering it in decision-making in

considering it in decision-making in everything and everywhere and we as an

everything and everywhere and we as an

everything and everywhere and we as an organization are training young people

organization are training young people

organization are training young people to be able to do this in this way we are

to be able to do this in this way we are

to be able to do this in this way we are working on a bigger cultural

working on a bigger cultural

working on a bigger cultural transformation over time we’ve seen

transformation over time we’ve seen

transformation over time we’ve seen shifts in values and cultural

shifts in values and cultural

shifts in values and cultural transformations based on changes in our

transformations based on changes in our

transformations based on changes in our lives our surroundings our society

lives our surroundings our society

lives our surroundings our society perhaps the most recent and relevant

perhaps the most recent and relevant

perhaps the most recent and relevant example of this is the communication

example of this is the communication

example of this is the communication revolution that resulted from the mass

revolution that resulted from the mass

revolution that resulted from the mass sale of the smartphone think about the

sale of the smartphone think about the

sale of the smartphone think about the change and the impact that has had on

change and the impact that has had on

change and the impact that has had on your daily lives that is the scale of

your daily lives that is the scale of

your daily lives that is the scale of change and cultural transformation that

change and cultural transformation that

change and cultural transformation that we are talking about and we are working

we are talking about and we are working

we are talking about and we are working on we hope that what we do will create a

on we hope that what we do will create a

on we hope that what we do will create a change in normal the same way that the

change in normal the same way that the

change in normal the same way that the smartphone did we’ll hit a reset button

smartphone did we’ll hit a reset button

smartphone did we’ll hit a reset button on what is the cultural normal so that

on what is the cultural normal so that

on what is the cultural normal so that low carbon is commonplace just like

low carbon is commonplace just like

low carbon is commonplace just like having a smartphone

having a smartphone

having a smartphone both of these visions that I’ve just

both of these visions that I’ve just

both of these visions that I’ve just described are visions of the future and

described are visions of the future and

described are visions of the future and the scale of change to the status quo

the scale of change to the status quo

the scale of change to the status quo that these ideas proposed is

that these ideas proposed is

that these ideas proposed is transformational change this is how I

transformational change this is how I

transformational change this is how I define transformational change and

define transformational change and

define transformational change and personally I find this both thrilling

personally I find this both thrilling

personally I find this both thrilling and utterly terrifying at the same time

and utterly terrifying at the same time

and utterly terrifying at the same time and in equal measure but I want to go

and in equal measure but I want to go

and in equal measure but I want to go one step more to just talking about what

one step more to just talking about what

one step more to just talking about what transformational change is and talk

transformational change is and talk

transformational change is and talk about why why do I work on this scale of

about why why do I work on this scale of

about why why do I work on this scale of change why do I think about this scale

change why do I think about this scale

change why do I think about this scale of change and the answer is actually

of change and the answer is actually

of change and the answer is actually somewhat in the idea of change itself

somewhat in the idea of change itself

somewhat in the idea of change itself there is one fundamental link between

there is one fundamental link between

there is one fundamental link between these two visions of the future that I

these two visions of the future that I

these two visions of the future that I just described and it’s not the

just described and it’s not the

just described and it’s not the low-carbon vision it’s actually the idea

low-carbon vision it’s actually the idea

low-carbon vision it’s actually the idea that they both accept that there is no

that they both accept that there is no

that they both accept that there is no such thing as business as usual in our

such thing as business as usual in our

such thing as business as usual in our world anymore full stop there are no

world anymore full stop there are no

world anymore full stop there are no caveats to this these two visions

caveats to this these two visions

caveats to this these two visions fundamentally embrace the idea of

fundamentally embrace the idea of

fundamentally embrace the idea of constant change and they choose to work

constant change and they choose to work

constant change and they choose to work with it not against it so to put this

with it not against it so to put this

with it not against it so to put this into perspective to talk about this in

into perspective to talk about this in

into perspective to talk about this in relation to what I do working on climate

relation to what I do working on climate

relation to what I do working on climate change this means that we either

change this means that we either

change this means that we either successfully transform our society our

successfully transform our society our

successfully transform our society our energy systems our way of living into

energy systems our way of living into

energy systems our way of living into one that’s low carbon and we

one that’s low carbon and we

one that’s low carbon and we significantly reduce emissions quickly

significantly reduce emissions quickly

significantly reduce emissions quickly or way too long we allow ourselves

or way too long we allow ourselves

or way too long we allow ourselves become paralyzed by fear and indecision

become paralyzed by fear and indecision

become paralyzed by fear and indecision and inability and lack of knowing how to

and inability and lack of knowing how to

and inability and lack of knowing how to how to move forward on this and we end

how to move forward on this and we end

how to move forward on this and we end up having to take massive measures in a

up having to take massive measures in a

up having to take massive measures in a reactionary way to able to adapt to our

reactionary way to able to adapt to our

reactionary way to able to adapt to our changing climate and most importantly

changing climate and most importantly

changing climate and most importantly our changing home there are certainly

our changing home there are certainly

our changing home there are certainly scenarios in between these two extremes

scenarios in between these two extremes

scenarios in between these two extremes but the future is somewhere on this

but the future is somewhere on this

but the future is somewhere on this spectrum this scale of change this scale

spectrum this scale of change this scale

spectrum this scale of change this scale of transformation this is a very

of transformation this is a very

of transformation this is a very difficult reality to grasp to wrap your

difficult reality to grasp to wrap your

difficult reality to grasp to wrap your head around however the only way to not

head around however the only way to not

head around however the only way to not become paralyzed by the fear of

become paralyzed by the fear of

become paralyzed by the fear of uncertainty about the future and

uncertainty about the future and

uncertainty about the future and potentially disastrous scenarios

potentially disastrous scenarios

potentially disastrous scenarios we might face is to wholeheartedly

we might face is to wholeheartedly

we might face is to wholeheartedly embrace the change that this means to

embrace the change that this means to

embrace the change that this means to our lives maybe many of you already get

our lives maybe many of you already get

our lives maybe many of you already get this but I have a story to tell that’s a

this but I have a story to tell that’s a

this but I have a story to tell that’s a bit of a personal one to hopefully

bit of a personal one to hopefully

bit of a personal one to hopefully elaborate on this so I recently went

elaborate on this so I recently went

elaborate on this so I recently went back to studying I went back to do a

back to studying I went back to do a

back to studying I went back to do a master’s after spending four years

master’s after spending four years

master’s after spending four years working for an environmental NGO here in

working for an environmental NGO here in

working for an environmental NGO here in Glasgow the other day I was in the

Glasgow the other day I was in the

Glasgow the other day I was in the library and I was daydreaming as you do

library and I was daydreaming as you do

library and I was daydreaming as you do and was all of a sudden very aware of

and was all of a sudden very aware of

and was all of a sudden very aware of the students around me what they were

the students around me what they were

the students around me what they were studying and what they were doing and

studying and what they were doing and

studying and what they were doing and perhaps you could even call it

perhaps you could even call it

perhaps you could even call it eavesdropping on the book they were

eavesdropping on the book they were

eavesdropping on the book they were looking at in the lecture slides they

looking at in the lecture slides they

looking at in the lecture slides they were flipping through as they prepared

were flipping through as they prepared

were flipping through as they prepared for exams and I noticed across from me

for exams and I noticed across from me

for exams and I noticed across from me were two business management students

were two business management students

were two business management students behind me petroleum engineering student

behind me petroleum engineering student

behind me petroleum engineering student and to my right a social worker student

and to my right a social worker student

and to my right a social worker student I’m looking at what they were studying

I’m looking at what they were studying

I’m looking at what they were studying and understanding their habits and the

and understanding their habits and the

and understanding their habits and the slides they were flipping through I

slides they were flipping through I

slides they were flipping through I realized that none of them are actually

realized that none of them are actually

realized that none of them are actually being taught to prepare for the future

being taught to prepare for the future

being taught to prepare for the future of their field these business students

of their field these business students

of their field these business students were reading an organizational

were reading an organizational

were reading an organizational management book from the 1990s it’s 2017

management book from the 1990s it’s 2017

management book from the 1990s it’s 2017 our model our way of working as a

our model our way of working as a

our model our way of working as a society needs to move beyond that and

society needs to move beyond that and

society needs to move beyond that and arguably in so many ways it already has

arguably in so many ways it already has

arguably in so many ways it already has but for some reason these students are

but for some reason these students are

but for some reason these students are still learning that this is the world

still learning that this is the world

still learning that this is the world that they need to learn and understand

that they need to learn and understand

that they need to learn and understand because it’s the world they will live

because it’s the world they will live

because it’s the world they will live and work in but that’s not true they’re

and work in but that’s not true they’re

and work in but that’s not true they’re religiously memorizing the dogma and

religiously memorizing the dogma and

religiously memorizing the dogma and rhetoric of these textbooks that had no

rhetoric of these textbooks that had no

rhetoric of these textbooks that had no idea what 2017 would look like let alone

idea what 2017 would look like let alone

idea what 2017 would look like let alone the world that they’ll be working in in

the world that they’ll be working in in

the world that they’ll be working in in 2020 2030 2050 and the same goes for

2020 2030 2050 and the same goes for

2020 2030 2050 and the same goes for that petroleum engineering student were

that petroleum engineering student were

that petroleum engineering student were any of her lectures telling her about

any of her lectures telling her about

any of her lectures telling her about when in 10 20 30 years time her industry

when in 10 20 30 years time her industry

when in 10 20 30 years time her industry will change so significantly that she

will change so significantly that she

will change so significantly that she will need to rescale or have they asked

will need to rescale or have they asked

will need to rescale or have they asked her how she plans to prepare for the

her how she plans to prepare for the

her how she plans to prepare for the personal ethical questions that she

personal ethical questions that she

personal ethical questions that she might face will she be willing to work

might face will she be willing to work

might face will she be willing to work in the Arctic will she be willing to

in the Arctic will she be willing to

in the Arctic will she be willing to work on national parks or conservation

work on national parks or conservation

work on national parks or conservation lands are her teachers and lecturers

lands are her teachers and lecturers

lands are her teachers and lecturers preparing her for how to make these

preparing her for how to make these

preparing her for how to make these decisions

decisions

decisions in her career these two examples are how

in her career these two examples are how

in her career these two examples are how we reinforce the status quo of the world

we reinforce the status quo of the world

we reinforce the status quo of the world we live in this have change doesn’t

we live in this have change doesn’t

we live in this have change doesn’t happen or perhaps this is actually how

happen or perhaps this is actually how

happen or perhaps this is actually how we create a society that isn’t able to

we create a society that isn’t able to

we create a society that isn’t able to embrace change as we move forward into

embrace change as we move forward into

embrace change as we move forward into the future you teach the next generation

the future you teach the next generation

the future you teach the next generation to use and perpetuate this business as

to use and perpetuate this business as

to use and perpetuate this business as usual mantra and system and you never

usual mantra and system and you never

usual mantra and system and you never make any progress those of us like

make any progress those of us like

make any progress those of us like myself who work on this wicked climate

myself who work on this wicked climate

myself who work on this wicked climate change issue we spend a lot of time

change issue we spend a lot of time

change issue we spend a lot of time modeling and planning and

modeling and planning and

modeling and planning and conceptualizing and thinking about the

conceptualizing and thinking about the

conceptualizing and thinking about the future without failing without realizing

future without failing without realizing

future without failing without realizing that we are utterly failing to prepare

that we are utterly failing to prepare

that we are utterly failing to prepare people for it we envision the future but

people for it we envision the future but

people for it we envision the future but we teach the past of students yes we are

we teach the past of students yes we are

we teach the past of students yes we are all learning in this teaching but often

all learning in this teaching but often

all learning in this teaching but often I wonder for what for what future for

I wonder for what for what future for

I wonder for what for what future for what world are more importantly for

what world are more importantly for

what world are more importantly for whose vision of the future and for whose

whose vision of the future and for whose

whose vision of the future and for whose world very few of us are really daring

world very few of us are really daring

world very few of us are really daring to see beyond the world that we are

to see beyond the world that we are

to see beyond the world that we are taught in what I do and what the 2050

taught in what I do and what the 2050

taught in what I do and what the 2050 climate group does we are daring to see

climate group does we are daring to see

climate group does we are daring to see a different feature a different vision

a different feature a different vision

a different feature a different vision of the future and pursue that

of the future and pursue that

of the future and pursue that fundamentally I think I’m able to do

fundamentally I think I’m able to do

fundamentally I think I’m able to do this because I see that this change is

this because I see that this change is

this because I see that this change is actually a great thing it means the

actually a great thing it means the

actually a great thing it means the canvas is blank the future is something

canvas is blank the future is something

canvas is blank the future is something to be created and molded and shaped and

to be created and molded and shaped and

to be created and molded and shaped and touched and designed I accept that

touched and designed I accept that

touched and designed I accept that business as usual just doesn’t exist

business as usual just doesn’t exist

business as usual just doesn’t exist that’s not the world in which I live or

that’s not the world in which I live or

that’s not the world in which I live or perhaps another way to think about it is

perhaps another way to think about it is

perhaps another way to think about it is that business as usual is actually

that business as usual is actually

that business as usual is actually constant change that is our business as

constant change that is our business as

constant change that is our business as usual but when you talk about this

usual but when you talk about this

usual but when you talk about this what’s not often seen when we talk about

what’s not often seen when we talk about

what’s not often seen when we talk about change is the harsh reality that we are

change is the harsh reality that we are

change is the harsh reality that we are only moving in one direction no matter

only moving in one direction no matter

only moving in one direction no matter how much many of us might feel that

how much many of us might feel that

how much many of us might feel that what’s happening recently in the UK or

what’s happening recently in the UK or

what’s happening recently in the UK or the US or the world is moving backwards

the US or the world is moving backwards

the US or the world is moving backwards that there’s some kind of destruction to

that there’s some kind of destruction to

that there’s some kind of destruction to progress that there’s

progress that there’s

progress that there’s a cyclical process happening this isn’t

a cyclical process happening this isn’t

a cyclical process happening this isn’t true time is linear and so it’s a

true time is linear and so it’s a

true time is linear and so it’s a wholeheartedly embrace change actually

wholeheartedly embrace change actually

wholeheartedly embrace change actually means to move forward from the present

means to move forward from the present

means to move forward from the present not a present you wish was the case not

not a present you wish was the case not

not a present you wish was the case not as niall of the present situation not a

as niall of the present situation not a

as niall of the present situation not a nostalgia for a better time we can’t go

nostalgia for a better time we can’t go

nostalgia for a better time we can’t go back there we often talk about fighting

back there we often talk about fighting

back there we often talk about fighting back this is the rhetoric of campaigners

back this is the rhetoric of campaigners

back this is the rhetoric of campaigners I’m fighting back against something but

I’m fighting back against something but

I’m fighting back against something but we should not fight back against the

we should not fight back against the

we should not fight back against the things we don’t want to see we should

things we don’t want to see we should

things we don’t want to see we should talk about fighting forward because

talk about fighting forward because

talk about fighting forward because that’s all we can do work with the

that’s all we can do work with the

that’s all we can do work with the dynamism of change instead of against it

dynamism of change instead of against it

dynamism of change instead of against it when i began my role as chair of the

when i began my role as chair of the

when i began my role as chair of the 2050 climate group i was 24 I had a few

2050 climate group i was 24 I had a few

2050 climate group i was 24 I had a few years out of university I had no idea

years out of university I had no idea

years out of university I had no idea what the organization was going to

what the organization was going to

what the organization was going to concur what I’m going to become in our

concur what I’m going to become in our

concur what I’m going to become in our founding days I had no idea what the

founding days I had no idea what the

founding days I had no idea what the role was going to be or morph into I

role was going to be or morph into I

role was going to be or morph into I certainly had no leadership experience I

certainly had no leadership experience I

certainly had no leadership experience I had never spoken publicly I did not

had never spoken publicly I did not

had never spoken publicly I did not consider myself as a person with any

consider myself as a person with any

consider myself as a person with any kind of authority or legitimacy I just

kind of authority or legitimacy I just

kind of authority or legitimacy I just knew that something needed to be done

knew that something needed to be done

knew that something needed to be done and someone needed to do it and I was

and someone needed to do it and I was

and someone needed to do it and I was willing the thing is at this particular

willing the thing is at this particular

willing the thing is at this particular point in time when we were first getting

point in time when we were first getting

point in time when we were first getting started there was a leadership void for

started there was a leadership void for

started there was a leadership void for the organization but instead of seeing

the organization but instead of seeing

the organization but instead of seeing this as a void I saw this as an

this as a void I saw this as an

this as a void I saw this as an opportunity it was not intimidating or

opportunity it was not intimidating or

opportunity it was not intimidating or scary it was exciting I saw an

scary it was exciting I saw an

scary it was exciting I saw an opportunity to influence the direction

opportunity to influence the direction

opportunity to influence the direction of travel to embrace the process and

of travel to embrace the process and

of travel to embrace the process and possibility that comes with driving

possibility that comes with driving

possibility that comes with driving change and use that to create the vision

change and use that to create the vision

change and use that to create the vision of the future that I imagined so here’s

of the future that I imagined so here’s

of the future that I imagined so here’s the truth about what I do every day I

the truth about what I do every day I

the truth about what I do every day I use the idea of transformational change

use the idea of transformational change

use the idea of transformational change and constant change that is taking place

and constant change that is taking place

and constant change that is taking place to work on putting into place the vision

to work on putting into place the vision

to work on putting into place the vision of the future that I want I fight

of the future that I want I fight

of the future that I want I fight forward every single day in cold hard

forward every single day in cold hard

forward every single day in cold hard business terms I exploit change I’m

business terms I exploit change I’m

business terms I exploit change I’m capitalizing

capitalizing

capitalizing change on the reality of change as a

change on the reality of change as a

change on the reality of change as a constant to achieve my goals now that

constant to achieve my goals now that

constant to achieve my goals now that language is deliberately manipulative

language is deliberately manipulative

language is deliberately manipulative and provocative because we’re not used

and provocative because we’re not used

and provocative because we’re not used to talking about change in that way we

to talking about change in that way we

to talking about change in that way we don’t talk about the concept of change

don’t talk about the concept of change

don’t talk about the concept of change as something that can be used to achieve

as something that can be used to achieve

as something that can be used to achieve something but that’s what I do and the

something but that’s what I do and the

something but that’s what I do and the key word here I think in all of this as

key word here I think in all of this as

key word here I think in all of this as opportunity in that time and now these

opportunity in that time and now these

opportunity in that time and now these days many of us see avoid a void of

days many of us see avoid a void of

days many of us see avoid a void of leadership perhaps a void of hope avoid

leadership perhaps a void of hope avoid

leadership perhaps a void of hope avoid a vision avoid of positivity a void of

a vision avoid of positivity a void of

a vision avoid of positivity a void of possibility but there is no void there

possibility but there is no void there

possibility but there is no void there is never and will never avoid there is

is never and will never avoid there is

is never and will never avoid there is only opportunity boyds creates

only opportunity boyds creates

only opportunity boyds creates opportunity change creates opportunity

opportunity change creates opportunity

opportunity change creates opportunity it’s just how we choose to see this but

it’s just how we choose to see this but

it’s just how we choose to see this but if you if you embrace this and take this

if you if you embrace this and take this

if you if you embrace this and take this on we must now recognize that this

on we must now recognize that this

on we must now recognize that this mentality means the change has never

mentality means the change has never

mentality means the change has never done the work is never done change is

done the work is never done change is

done the work is never done change is constant time never stops so to embrace

constant time never stops so to embrace

constant time never stops so to embrace change means to not be passive about

change means to not be passive about

change means to not be passive about your defeats but more importantly than

your defeats but more importantly than

your defeats but more importantly than that it means to not be passive about

that it means to not be passive about

that it means to not be passive about your victories and what you might

your victories and what you might

your victories and what you might achieve because this too can change it

achieve because this too can change it

achieve because this too can change it means in the pursuit of our dreams and

means in the pursuit of our dreams and

means in the pursuit of our dreams and our visions of the future we must

our visions of the future we must

our visions of the future we must infinitely take one step more thank

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