by Motivation & Sales Expert, Jim Cathcart

American Express produces a pocket calendar that I’ve been using happily for years. In the 2011 edition there is an item on page 163 titled “10 Ways to Help Save the Planet.” It contains exactly what you’d expect from such a list; energy saving, recycling, etc.

I have a different take on all this and would appreciate it if you’d share this article with others to generate a higher level of dialogue about saving our planet. Correction, let’s focus on saving our species so that we can continue to thrive on this planet. It’s humanity we ought to be concerned about not geography. What good is it to have a bumper crop of polar bears and spotted owls if the people can’t live abundantly?

The dominant mindset re: our planet seems to be the Jimmy Carter era concept of doing with less and asking less from life. In other words, not living fully nor pursuing true happiness.  “Just don’t bother anybody else and when you die we will be able to say that you didn’t matter.” Hogwash!

I say that it is your duty to live a full and abundant life. God gave you thousands of capabilities to make a difference and to truly enjoy your life here on Earth. If you do not use your skills, develop your latent talents and set ambitious goals then you are cheating the rest of us out of your contributions.

Here are my suggestions for saving our planet so that we can all enjoy life to the fullest. Please talk with others about this.

1. Stop hating, criticizing and judging people.
2. Do your work. Stop leaving things that others must do.
3. Save money and live a lean lifestyle where you can.
4. Always vote in favor of removing government entitlements.
5. Create solutions, be a problem solver.
6. Be a good neighbor and a good citizen.
7. Teach kids to become self-reliant by you being self-reliant too.
8. Eat healthy and stay fit in body, mind & emotions.
9. Study and practice your belief in a loving God.

10. Support and encourage business owners. They employ others & help us.

11. Don’t waste resources nor pollute. Leave the Earth better than you found it.

Folks, if we did the things on this list we wouldn’t need unions, government entitlement programs, excessive laws, or even locks and security codes. We were designed to thrive in an atmosphere of love and support and to wither in the face of criticism and judgment. We can take care of each other best by first taking care of ourselves and then the people we know. From there we can reach out to others. But this must start with us and our own families, homes, neighborhoods and communities.

I agree with the goal of saving our planet as long as we are talking about saving it for ourselves and our offspring to enjoy indefinitely.

by Motivation Expert Jim Cathcart

A colleague of mine, Eddie Robinson, in Australia recently sent me this report and these photos. No editing done, so don’t chastise me for the language, just know that the people of Australia have been devastated by the “great flood of 2011″. This one is of epic proportion!

Please do whatever you can to assist anyone affected by these rains & the flooding. It will be years before they are able to bounce back fully.

Here is the letter with photos:

by Motivation and Sales Expert, Jim Cathcart

Here is an interview I did for “Brief TV” in Warsaw, Poland recently after my seminar there. It’s interesting to see what international journalists find curious about the topic. I hope you enjoy this short interview and that you can use it as a discussion starter with your own sales team. For more on this topic, explore this website’s Online Store and/or give me a call. I’d love to help you.