Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it and I shall move the world. -Archimedes Give an activist enough energy and a platform on which to stand and they will change the world. -Shifu Ed

Our current reality is the sum total of our best thinking and efforts. Unless you have given up completely, you have to be a little dissatisfied. We can collectively do better. If the current models of change were sufficient and efficient to dynamically evolve our problems toward better solutions at an inspiring rate, we would be evolving. They are not bad, some are quite genius, they all contain a fundamental omission: Energy. None of them address the Energy Paradox that fuels the Extraordinary person to Inspire Innovation and Drive Change. Energy—the capacity to do work or

EMPOWERING LEADERS TO Inspire Change What if change was essentially a movement of energy? It is. What if social and personal change was as well? What if it was a matter separate from philosophy, psychology, religion, or education? What if all of these are manifestations of how energy flows through them? The Chinese believed this. The movement of energy through humanity and nature formed the groundwork of their theories of medicine, martial arts, and human relations. Just as life is a manifestation of sunlight, every endeavor from work to play is a movement of energy in and through matter.

The destructive cycle of harm is crippling us. This cannot be allowed to function as our status quo. I believe we can do better. It is time for us to respectfully begin setting clear limits on the harm in the world. Change begins with awareness, is followed by acceptance, and manifested through conscientious action.

It is a New Year. If 2017 was the year of inescapable stress, let’s make 2018 the year we begin to master stress. Let’s use it to inspire us to evolve beyond our current limits to new heights of good health, prosperity, and happiness. We need an empowering new choice in how we manage things like stress and conflict so that we can enjoy more beneficial results and less destructive consequences.