Focus on Achievement

5. Focus On Achievement, Not Just Activity

Some issues or public concerns are relatively easy to address and some can be seemingly formidable, much more complicated and much more challenging.

Fund raising for cold weather coats for kids in need, or financing new benches for the neighborhood park, would very likely be much easier than finding practical solutions for the homeless, feeding the hungry in your area or developing generally agreed upon recommendations to legislators. The good news is that you don’t have to start from scratch. Many community service organizations already exist. Check it out.

Who is already working on these issues, and what kind of help do they need? Where are the “neutral” meeting places where gatherings can be held to peacefully and respectfully address the perceived needs of your area? What does the current inventory of your local resources look like? What issues are being addressed and what issues need attention? Again, where is help needed? How can we pick up the pace? If we noticeably move our communities forward by shifting into high gear and publicly explain our achievements, then we collectively build momentum in the effort to Move America Forward Again.