Pioneering the Possible | Free Book
We know the world is in crisis: we are spoiling our planet at such a rate that soon it may be unable to sustain human life. This crisis is in fact a vast opportunity, because a secure and satisfying future for all of humanity is perfectly possible if we make the right choices. But building such a future will require the leap in consciousness that Einstein indicated when he said, "No problem can be solved from the consciousness that created it." Pioneering the Possible investigates what this new consciousness is and takes us to meet the leaders who have learned to apply it. With profiles of individuals who exemplify transformative leadership such as Dr. Desmond Tutu and Aung San Suu Kyi, Dr. Elworthy demonstrates how anyone can develop the magnificent inner power to build their own personal contribution to the future and become a 21st-century pioneer of what's possible. The book then contrasts the value systems that underpin our current decisions with the kind of values that would enable us to make better choices—those that could get us out of the mess we're in. To envision the kind of future that is possible—a lift-off into life as it could be—Elworthy calls on some experienced specialists to look through their telescopes into the future, then brings in the pragmatists who know what to do in their fields, because they've done it, tested it, and made it work. Pioneering the Possible ultimately helps you find your unique way to be useful; as Dr. Elworthy says, "to discover your mission and put it into action—instead of worrying on the sidelines—is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love."
In The Press
“Let this book wake you up to your own inner power—the capacity now
required to help resolve global problems and build a world that works
for all.”
—Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu,
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
“A work of lasting impact. Visionary is much too small a word
to describe Scilla Elworthy.… Alongside an empathetic analysis of
‘some of the giants who have shown the way,’ this wise woman—herself a
towering figure—offers readers a huge and motivating gift: an
explanation of how ordinary individuals can change the world, and why
they must wake up and do it.”—Ambassador Swanee Hunt, chair and
founder of the Institute for Inclusive Security; Eleanor
Roosevelt Lecturer of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of
Government
“They say it is better to light a candle than curse the dark. In this
great book Scilla Elworthy sets the context of where we are as a
society and shines a veritable searchlight on many practical and
positive suggestions to some of today’s most intractable problems. A
must-read for all those who want to be part of the solution!”—Lawrence Bloom, former chairman of the World Economic Forum, Global Agenda Council
on Urban Management
“We need women like Scilla Elworthy to challenge us to reorder our
perspectives by drawing on the feminine in us all, including men, and
finding the balance between ‘… the psychological and the political,
between reflection and action’ so vital to a new world in which peace,
equity, and justice might prevail.”—Jane Tewson, CBE, cofounder
of Comic Relief
“This is a book about radical leadership; it will give you the
essential skills and inner power to help build a world that works for
all, and to have a great time doing it.”—Chade-Meng Tan, Jolly
Good Fellow of Google and author of Search Inside Yourself
“This remarkable book serves as an intense course in human development
in the light of social and ecological change.…”—Jean Houston, PhD, consultant to the United Nations in human development, author of
The Wizard of Us
“This book by Scilla Elworthy is worthy of a strong push from all of
us. If we are to create a sustainable civilization at his point in
history (and we must, in order to survive) it is precisely this
thinking and writing that must prevail.”—Edgar Mitchell, ScD,
NASA astronaut, pilot of Apollo 14
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