HOW YOU CAN CHANGE HISTORY
A common chuckle is that you can’t change history unless of course you are a historian. I will challenge you as I challenge myself that you can change history—the history yet to be written. Never underestimate the effect you might have on another person, a situation, or an organization. Reflecting on this powerful possibility, Tim Cook (Apple CEO) gave these words of wisdom to the George Washington University graduating class last May (Mark Glassman, ed., “Commencement Wisdom 2015,” Bloomberg Businessweek , 6/1/15–6/7/15, p. 25):
“ History rarely yields to one person, but think, and never forget, what happens when it does. That can be you. That should be you. That must be you. ”
It is easy to relegate oneself to a lowly position of just being a cog in the wheel. However, when we reflect on the power of human interaction and the significant of our influence (often unknown to ourselves), then the possibilities become endless.
I agree with Cook. You must be that person.
