How To Really Change The World
It goes without saying everyone wants to change the world in some way. Many graduates around the globe see a career in the non-profit sector as a possible life path. it is due to the growth of the public service sector at an unprecedented scale. The long term solutions come from this sector as well as better systems, advocating for something more practical than the traditionally wasteful practice of dealing with foreign development aid and highly paid consultants.
So what are the qualities of social entrepreneurs?Determination and motivation are the common characteristics shared by most entrepreneurs however they also have these skills:1. A willingness to identify self issues and correct them. Don’t get attached to one right way of doing things. what is right to you may not be right to someone else. It’s ok to admit your mistakes. Most of us always stumble at some point.2. Share the credit.3. Don’t be afraid to break free from traditional established structures.4. Cross-disciplinary boundaries and pull people together from a diverse range of backgrounds and communities to create a solution.5. Work quietly you don’t need to make front-page headlines until your task is done.6. Strong ethical standards. Money is not the end goal it is just another tool you can use to drive your projects and get things done or moving forward swiftly.
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