8Conclusion: Make It a Way of Life!

“Of course our genes, circumstances, and environments matter very much, and they shape us significantly. Yet there remains an inner zone in which we are sovereign, unless we abdicate. In this zone lives the essence of our individuality and our personal accountability.”

Neal A. Maxwell, educator, theologian

To rely on the organization to engage you is like keeping all your money in cash when you’re surrounded by high inflation. After a while, you don’t have much left. Like it or not, you live in a turbulent world. Just take a minute to inhale your surroundings. Things are very different in the twenty-first century. The U.S. military, for example, came up with the concept of VUCA to characterize the current environment: ...

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