Live to Lead to Make a Difference

I've been always impressed and inspired by the stories of people who stand out with the difference that they put forth in their lives. This week I came across with a documentary series in Netflix called ???????? ???? ????????. It's coproduced by the ???????????? ?????????????? ???????????????????? and also inspired by ???????????? ??????????????.

The series consist of seven episodes (of which I watched 4 so far). It features a diverse array of influential figures, spanning from the late Supreme Court Justice and champion of women’s rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, to former New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. Introduced by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, each episode commences with a poignant clip showcasing the subject's advocacy work, before delving into their life journey through interviews and storytelling methods.

Each life story is special in itself driven by different motivations and purposes. The common motive we see is that nothing comes for free or by itself. Budging the mountains comes with a cost. If you want to make a difference and help your planet and/or humans, you really need to work hard, do & try different/out of the box ways, compromise from your personal topics and so fort.

None of these people became the person they're because they were lucky, privileged, smart, rich etc. They all had a vision about their selves and their environment which kept them awake in the nights.

For example ???????? ?????????? ???????????????? spent her life fighting against gender discrimination and unified the liberal block of the court together with being a Supreme Court justice.

And ?????????? ???????????????? - I think we all know her by now, never thought about or limited herself with what a single child can do to protect our planet for the future generations. But she believed strongly that you need a 'move' instead of just a 'hope'. If you make the move, hope will accompany you anyway.

Then ?????????????? ???????????? - former prime minister of New Zeeland, was the third woman and also youngest prime minister of the country. What made her special on top of these was emphasizing the reality that leaders should be human and also grounding politics and her position on kindness and empathy.

Last but not least ???????? ???????????? - who had a very tough childhood in poverty, became the first black captain of South Africa national rugby team. He always wanted to be an important person. Inspired by his grandmother's strength, he dreamed about creating something that will stay forever even if he's not there. And he achieved this by being a great role model, hope and inspiration for thousands of people of his color or his economic class.

These are definitely just some of the names who left (or still leaving) their marvelous finger prints in human history and also on our planet. Saving the earth, advocating the rights of women, changing the face of politics, or becoming a success story from point zero... All we need is to have a dream to create a better world for us and also others and make a change ?

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others.” - ???????????? ??????????????