{"id":217,"date":"2022-06-29T06:34:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T05:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rafaguilarc.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2026-09-12T09:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T09:55:27","slug":"change-your-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rafaguilarc.com\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"Change your world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u275dLife\u2019s most persistent and urgent question is \u2018WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR OTHERS?&#8217;\u275e<br>(Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you ready to step up and CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER \u2013 and in the process, CHANGE YOURSELF as well?&nbsp;If not, you may suffer from the defeatist mind-set that afflicts many people.&nbsp;That contagious negativity confines you to a small box that prevents&nbsp;you from making a positive difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moving from passive non-involvement OBSERVER \ud83e\uddd0 to an ACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVER \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83d\udd2c is a 4\ufe0f\u20e3-step process.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc \u201cI WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE\u201d \u2013 You need conviction, compassion and hope \ud83e\udd29. Doing good makes people feel good.<br>\ud83d\udccc \u201cWITH PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE\u201d \u2013 The best opportunity for significant change occurs when good-hearted people work together \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb. These individuals combine their ABILITIES, PASSIONS and PAST SUCCESSES to achieve a beneficial goal for others. <em>\u201cI can do what you cannot, and you can do what I cannot. Together we can do great things.\u201d (Mother Teresa<\/em>) \ud83e\udde9<br>\ud83d\udccc \u201cLIVING VALUES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE\u201d \u2013 Shared values must be POSITIVE VALUES. People who operate with positive values can add value to the lives of others. <br>\ud83d\udccc \u201cTAKING ACTION THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE\u201d \u2013 Hope is great, but hope alone will not change anything. You need a SOUND PLAN, BOLD ACTION and a WAY TO MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS. You must engage in \u201cTRANSFORMATIONAL CONVERSATIONS\u201d \ud83d\udde3 with the other people involved in order to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcda &#8220;CHANGE YOUR WORLD: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference&#8221; is a book that offers an inspirational&nbsp;road map for a voyage of hope as you move FROM ME TO WE to making a difference \ud83e\udd79<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u275dLife\u2019s most persistent and urgent question is \u2018WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR OTHERS?&#8217;\u275e(Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) Are you ready to step up and CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER \u2013 and in the process, CHANGE YOURSELF as well?&nbsp;If not, you may suffer from the defeatist mind-set that afflicts many people.&nbsp;That contagious negativity confines you to a small box that prevents&nbsp;you from making a positive difference.&nbsp; Moving from passive non-involvement OBSERVER \ud83e\uddd0 to an ACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVER \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83d\udd2c is a 4\ufe0f\u20e3-step process. \ud83d\udccc \u201cI WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE\u201d \u2013 You need conviction, compassion and hope \ud83e\udd29. Doing good makes people feel good.\ud83d\udccc \u201cWITH PEOPLE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE\u201d \u2013 The best opportunity for significant change occurs when good-hearted people work together \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb. These individuals combine their ABILITIES, PASSIONS and PAST SUCCESSES to achieve a beneficial goal for others. \u201cI can do what you cannot, and you can do what I cannot. Together we can do great things.\u201d (Mother Teresa) \ud83e\udde9\ud83d\udccc \u201cLIVING VALUES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE\u201d \u2013 Shared values must be POSITIVE VALUES. People who operate with positive values can add value to the lives of others. \ud83d\udccc \u201cTAKING ACTION THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE\u201d \u2013 Hope is great, but hope alone will not change anything. You need a SOUND PLAN, BOLD ACTION and a WAY TO MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS. 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