Just trying to find my way through ...

My photo
Morges, State of Vaud - Lemanic Arc, Switzerland
Mon arrière Tante Léonie demandait :
"Es-tu curieux ? Alors tu vivras longtemps !"

Still a lot to do in one life & time is running out

Life
Born in Singapore. Ten unforgettful years: sounds, flavors, tastes, colors, kindness, Chinese, Malayans, Indians, Europeans
No Brasil morei um tempo. Fazenda, cacau, cheiros tropicais, sabores
Un año en Venezuela. Encuentro de las Aguas del Río Caroní con el Orinoco
Living now in Switzerland, close to the Léman. Why call it Lake of Geneva ?

I love
J my wife, D my son, T and Z my litle daughters, family, ski mountainering, biking, travels (too little this past decade)

I hate
Anger, violence, perhaps myself too ..?

Curious about
Different Ways of Living, Humanity, Struggle for Life, Sense of Life, Finding my Own Way Out

I strongly believe
Mankind is able to produce the Best and the Worst !

I like
Communication, however do not communicate that well with me nor with others ...

So and what now ?
No idea where this blog will bring me to ...

And you ?
Tell me something about you, would you?

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Live a life that matters - Responsibility for everyone - Common value system

"Insofar as the past is over and the future is not yet transpired, this mid point is an open possibility. Properly used it becomes like the eye of the hurricane. A quiet place at the centre of life. A free inconditionnal moment of opportunity"

Quoted by Ms Wendy Luhabe relaying words of  ?Ira Probov?


Wendy Luhabe calls on participants to live a life that matters




Source IMD - Feb 2009
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Wendy Luhabe, Chair of the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd & Chancellor of Johannesburg University, closed the first day of the Responsible Leadership Summit at IMD with a call for everyone, not just the world’s leaders, to be mindful of living a life that matters.
“We often don’t believe that what we do makes a contribution to the world, we just view it as a job,” she noted.
Observing that the current economic crisis might turn out to be the greatest moment of insight for the human race, Ms Luhabe questioned whether it will change us with respect to what we do, how we work and how we contribute to the greater good.
“There is a moral deficit in the world,” she said. “One way to build a moral compass is through common values and a culture where everyone takes responsibility.”
She emphasized the need to discard old assumptions about what people can achieve and go back to basic values that have been recognized throughout history – “because values do matter”.


As an antidote to the pessimism she experienced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ms Luhabe expanded on two concepts. The first was that of responding rather than reacting to circumstances, in order to prevent instinctive actions based on fear and past experiences and instead develop thoughtful solutions. This requires the second concept: living in the realm of possibilities where people are creative, daring, courageous, pioneering and inspiring. Living in the realm of possibilities applies whether we are working to build a legacy, to teach somebody something or just trying to be honest and truthful.


She believes the most important quality in a responsible leader is to be available.


“This connection brings out the best in leaders and the people they lead and it gives them the possibility to radiate excellence,” she said.


Ms Luhabe quoted Robert F. Kennedy: “Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.”


In conclusion, she stated: “All that is being asked of each one of us is to simply be responsible and to exercise responsibility in the realm of possibilities.”
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Source IMD - Feb 2009

Your responsibility with regards to the history of your generation

“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.” - Robert F. Kennedy

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