were able to effect change before the internet. I figured they had a bigger challenge than we do now with the tools we currently hold. We have it so much easier, in some ways. Yes, we have to rise above the noise, yet, I believe, it is possible today to make a difference unlike any other time in history.
One of my favorites is Sir Winston Churchill. In studying this man, you will find someone who was loud, opinionated, willing to do it his way, and someone who came into the world at a time he was needed. In one of his speeches he shared the words I always tell myself, “To never, ever, ever give up!”
There are many others I love to learn about in addition to Mr. Churchill, as well as the eras they were from. We have many examples of how one person in the past has impacted the world.
So, can it be done now? Looking at the New Year 2020, how do I believe I will be able to pull off the title I have been given? Do I have what is needed? No, I do not, not alone! No one person can impact the world alone. No human that is. Yet, those I studied did not affect change alone. They inspired others to join them. Then, those who were inspired went on and inspired more. Before you knew it, a movement was started and change happened.
What is it that I believe I can do to impact the world? That answer is simple, yet I know it is not going to be easy. I do know it is completely possible! We are going to change the way cancer is done, one “buddy” at a time. Yes, a big statement, and one I believe is completely doable. How? By using the tools of our time.
Like those I have studied, you must first look at your available resources. Back in the time of Sir Winston Churchill, he had tools at his disposal that were not available to leaders one hundred years before. You see, it is all relative.
Today, we have the internet, smart phones, and abilities to communicate throughout the world easily. The possibilities for change are at our finger tips if we believe we can make the change. Mindset. Yes, a popular word, yet so true. You must believe, see the vision, share the vision then create massive action to achieve the vision.
What comes into your mind when you hear me say that we will change how cancer is done? I am sure many would answer that question in a variety of ways. I do not have a medical background and I am not a scientist. I am not even a college graduate for that matter, yet I believe in this mission and have dedicated my life to it. This is my qualifier. I am a cancer survivor of five years this month. I am one of five people in one family line that has heard those words, “You have cancer.” My grandfather and my mother both died from complications of their cancer. My brother, my daughter and myself are all survivors. All different cancers and different stages. Yet, with this family situation, truthfully it is not uncommon.