Comments on: Agents of Change http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/06/28/agents-of-change/ a blog by Mark Essel on web technology, startups and design philosophy Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Investors to Support Passionate Work http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/06/28/agents-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Investors to Support Passionate Work Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:40:56 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=865#comment-196 [...] For Our Calling, But Only in the Short Term, the Barriers to Social Change, and most recently the Agents of Change. But how do we move forward? This is the next concept in that series (tagged social change). It [...] [...] For Our Calling, But Only in the Short Term, the Barriers to Social Change, and most recently the Agents of Change. But how do we move forward? This is the next concept in that series (tagged social change). It [...]

]]> By: Mark Essel http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/06/28/agents-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 Mark Essel Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:02:54 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=865#comment-2304 Hey thanks for stopping by the blog Dennis! <br>I came across your post as the #1 google match while doing some reading on the concept of Agents of Change. <br>Your definition was spot on with the thoughts that were clunking around in my head while out for a walk last week. You sacrifice the time because you can't help but push to make a difference. There's some threshold I hit last year while going about my normal activities, and things just clicked. <br>This is it.<br>This is my time to make the world a better place (balanced by views external to my own). I find great satisfaction in writing/sharing my thoughts and interacting and engaging like minded folks.<br>My first blog post captures my long term plan, to ignite a spark of inspiration in a single reader is well worth all the hours of thinking/writing (and much more editing to clear up my mangled ideas). Hey thanks for stopping by the blog Dennis!
I came across your post as the #1 google match while doing some reading on the concept of Agents of Change.
Your definition was spot on with the thoughts that were clunking around in my head while out for a walk last week. You sacrifice the time because you can't help but push to make a difference. There's some threshold I hit last year while going about my normal activities, and things just clicked.
This is it.
This is my time to make the world a better place (balanced by views external to my own). I find great satisfaction in writing/sharing my thoughts and interacting and engaging like minded folks.
My first blog post captures my long term plan, to ignite a spark of inspiration in a single reader is well worth all the hours of thinking/writing (and much more editing to clear up my mangled ideas).

]]> By: DennisStevenson http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/06/28/agents-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 DennisStevenson Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:41:10 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=865#comment-2303 Mark,<br>You ask "how do busy people have time to create meaningful change?" This is a great question.<br><br>In my book people who are committed to change and leading change find a way. Otherwise they are not change agents. I don't know any way to say it more simply. <br><br>Ultimately it comes down to priorities. What's important? We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Social media gives us tools to incite and lead change... but they must be used. Or change won't happen.<br><br>My advice: start small. Just like compounding interest, change agents begin with one thing they can accomplish and build on it from there. That's a strategy I find most useful. <br><br>I've been amazed how in my career all the great things I've done (my judgment) started with small steps that really didn't look much like the final outcome. I just started where I could, and let my intentions start to gather momentum from there.<br><br>I look back at the "what is a change agent" post I wrote, and I'm amazed. It was a little thing I did one day, picking up from a conversation with a friend. But it's been read many times... the change continues to pile on from there.<br><br>Start changing... Mark,
You ask “how do busy people have time to create meaningful change?” This is a great question.

In my book people who are committed to change and leading change find a way. Otherwise they are not change agents. I don't know any way to say it more simply.

Ultimately it comes down to priorities. What's important? We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Social media gives us tools to incite and lead change… but they must be used. Or change won't happen.

My advice: start small. Just like compounding interest, change agents begin with one thing they can accomplish and build on it from there. That's a strategy I find most useful.

I've been amazed how in my career all the great things I've done (my judgment) started with small steps that really didn't look much like the final outcome. I just started where I could, and let my intentions start to gather momentum from there.

I look back at the “what is a change agent” post I wrote, and I'm amazed. It was a little thing I did one day, picking up from a conversation with a friend. But it's been read many times… the change continues to pile on from there.

Start changing…

]]> By: Mark Essel http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/06/28/agents-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Mark Essel Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:02:54 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=865#comment-179 Hey thanks for stopping by the blog Dennis! <br>I came across your post as the #1 google match while doing some reading on the concept of Agents of Change. <br>Your definition was spot on with the thoughts that were clunking around in my head while out for a walk last week. You sacrifice the time because you can't help but push to make a difference. There's some threshold I hit last year while going about my normal activities, and things just clicked. <br>This is it.<br>This is my time to make the world a better place (balanced by views external to my own). I find great satisfaction in writing/sharing my thoughts and interacting and engaging like minded folks.<br>My first blog post captures my long term plan, to ignite a spark of inspiration in a single reader is well worth all the hours of thinking/writing (and much more editing to clear up my mangled ideas). Hey thanks for stopping by the blog Dennis!
I came across your post as the #1 google match while doing some reading on the concept of Agents of Change.
Your definition was spot on with the thoughts that were clunking around in my head while out for a walk last week. You sacrifice the time because you can't help but push to make a difference. There's some threshold I hit last year while going about my normal activities, and things just clicked.
This is it.
This is my time to make the world a better place (balanced by views external to my own). I find great satisfaction in writing/sharing my thoughts and interacting and engaging like minded folks.
My first blog post captures my long term plan, to ignite a spark of inspiration in a single reader is well worth all the hours of thinking/writing (and much more editing to clear up my mangled ideas).

]]> By: DennisStevenson http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/06/28/agents-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-178 DennisStevenson Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:41:10 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=865#comment-178 Mark,<br>You ask "how do busy people have time to create meaningful change?" This is a great question.<br><br>In my book people who are committed to change and leading change find a way. Otherwise they are not change agents. I don't know any way to say it more simply. <br><br>Ultimately it comes down to priorities. What's important? We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Social media gives us tools to incite and lead change... but they must be used. Or change won't happen.<br><br>My advice: start small. Just like compounding interest, change agents begin with one thing they can accomplish and build on it from there. That's a strategy I find most useful. <br><br>I've been amazed how in my career all the great things I've done (my judgment) started with small steps that really didn't look much like the final outcome. I just started where I could, and let my intentions start to gather momentum from there.<br><br>I look back at the "what is a change agent" post I wrote, and I'm amazed. It was a little thing I did one day, picking up from a conversation with a friend. But it's been read many times... the change continues to pile on from there.<br><br>Start changing... Mark,
You ask “how do busy people have time to create meaningful change?” This is a great question.

In my book people who are committed to change and leading change find a way. Otherwise they are not change agents. I don't know any way to say it more simply.

Ultimately it comes down to priorities. What's important? We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Social media gives us tools to incite and lead change… but they must be used. Or change won't happen.

My advice: start small. Just like compounding interest, change agents begin with one thing they can accomplish and build on it from there. That's a strategy I find most useful.

I've been amazed how in my career all the great things I've done (my judgment) started with small steps that really didn't look much like the final outcome. I just started where I could, and let my intentions start to gather momentum from there.

I look back at the “what is a change agent” post I wrote, and I'm amazed. It was a little thing I did one day, picking up from a conversation with a friend. But it's been read many times… the change continues to pile on from there.

Start changing…

]]> By: Mark Essel http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/06/28/agents-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Mark Essel Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:25:30 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=865#comment-177 You're very welcome Erik. Enabling interested parties to contribute on their own terms is what will drive it change forward. Many projects that were impossible for an individual are immenently doable by thousands of enthusiastic volunteers. The more diverse their other skills/professions the better! You're very welcome Erik. Enabling interested parties to contribute on their own terms is what will drive it change forward. Many projects that were impossible for an individual are immenently doable by thousands of enthusiastic volunteers. The more diverse their other skills/professions the better!

]]> By: Erik http://www.victusspiritus.com/2009/06/28/agents-of-change/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Erik Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:34:09 +0000 http://www.victusspiritus.com/?p=865#comment-176 Hi Mark,<br><br>Thanks for the insightful post! I think crowd-sourcing social enterprises will help everyone become a 'change-agent' and bring social entrepreneurship into the mainstream. A lot of people might not be able to commit to a FT career in social entrepreneurship; however, the crowd-sourced model will allow many people to contribute a little bit of their resources to the greater good. <br><br>Cheers,<br>Erik Hi Mark,

Thanks for the insightful post! I think crowd-sourcing social enterprises will help everyone become a 'change-agent' and bring social entrepreneurship into the mainstream. A lot of people might not be able to commit to a FT career in social entrepreneurship; however, the crowd-sourced model will allow many people to contribute a little bit of their resources to the greater good.

Cheers,
Erik

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