It is time....
Peter H. Diamandis
Data-driven optimist inspiring entrepreneurs through research, investment & community to create an abundant future for humanity | M.D. | Futurist | Speaker | Podcast Host | 4x NY Times Best-Selling Author
I often write about abundance, bold thinking, optimism, problem-solving and gratitude mindsets… I state confidently that this can be the greatest time ever to be alive.
But it can only be the greatest time if we systematically unlearn the conscious and unconscious biases that still subject so many to discrimination, prejudice, and violence.
The events of this past week have shown us the extraordinary pain, anxiety, and collective anguish that have been inflicted upon our fellow citizens for too long.
It can’t be swept away, rationalized or ignored. It is real.
Whether it’s violence on lives of those we have lost—George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, among many others before them—or wrongful accusations and presumptions of guilt on the basis of race, these unconscionable crimes must be addressed.
And while I know that I will never be able to fully understand the pain myself, I can empathize and I can commit to taking a stand on the side of social justice.
I have often taken a non-political stance, focusing on the proliferation of entrepreneurial ingenuity and technological innovation that drive abundance across our world— independent of political whims.
Ultimately, however, this is no longer a political issue. It is a moral one. One that stands at the core of our shared humanity, our ability to lift each other up as we pursue a future that is hopeful, compelling and abundant for all.
And for those who refuse this moral lens, technology will help fill the gaps and level the playing field. Today, we are living on a planet with a trillion sensors (and growing), imaging everything, everywhere, all the time. Crimes against humanity and oppression of people will no longer live in the shadows.
It is time for our civilization to evolve FROM a competitive, scarcity and hyper-local mindset, TO a collaborative, abundance and global mindset.
It is time for us (myself included) to deeply listen, further educate ourselves, and take new levels of empathetic action.
With respect,
Peter
Customer Success Manager | Leading The Connection Between Sales & Retention Through Product Onboarding
4 年Isn’t this a great opportunity to grow internally? What you speak of, Peter H. Diamandis is quite a touching subject that has been lingering for a while. The mentioning of “further educating ourselves” is probably THE biggest factor for our own transformation, and therefore a global transformation. As you’ve said before “Mindset is THE most important thing.” Well, I’m on your boat when you say it’s time for better education. And not just a mere change in subject, but in the very sense & fabric of how humans have been forced to look at education overtime. #itsreallyistime
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4 年With all that’s going on I had to remind myself to not get upset. Everyone is perfect as they are for where they are in relation to their personal evolution. The world is perfect as it is. Meaning we are in the perfect place and time to address the inequities that exist.
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4 年Well said Peter H. Diamandis
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4 年Thought provoking indeed. To sum up it is all about inclusion. The entrepreneural landscape has be "all inclusive"
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4 年I love your statement "It is time for our civilization to evolve?FROM?a competitive, scarcity and hyper-local mindset,?TO?a collaborative, abundance and global mindset." and fully agree with it. I would love to hear your thoughts about the mechanism by which we achieve this and how likely it is. Humans are the end product of an eonic evolutionary process which unconsciously rewards efficiency and fitness among randomly created competitive players. Can we overcome our genetic instinct of competition and as an advanced cognitive/intelligent species reward collaboration?