Leadership And The Environment

Why bother not flying if you're one person out of billions? Aren't you just missing out and suffering without meaningfully changing anything?These questions flummoxed me for a while. The longer I act, the more I realize the answer.Most people answer that little things add up or that it's like voting. I won't argue with those answers, but I think they're small effects. I've evolved since earlier episodes and my TEDx talk to find more important reasons.This episode shares my bigger reasons for personal action: you learn to act environmentally the way you learn any activity: practicing the basics. Don't act and you don't learn. If you want to influence others and you don't do what you lead them to, you lose credibility. They'll follow your inaction more than your words.Personal action doesn't guarantee they'll follow, but it gives you a chance. Without it, I don't see much chance at success. Would you take piano lessons from someone who can't play piano?Here are some notes I used for today's episode:Podcast: Do