“You
must be yourselves promoters of the change you wish to see in the
society.
The
idea of being able to change things will remain an
utopia until each of us decide to do their part. We have to get up
every day and decide to do something in a different way from what
we've done so far, in our work as in life. Do not wait for someone to
tell you, that a
directive arrives
on the desk or an email
on your pc. Do it by yourself.
Rather
than fighting the existing reality, with inefficiency and
bureaucracy, think of a new and more modern model, which makes that
reality obsolete. Do not let someone else define your way. Make it
your own.
Build
yourself a path, follow it, draw it
entirely again
whenever you want. But
start today, right now. Accept the challenge of the unknown and risk.
You will make mistakes, you will fall, but you will have acquired the
strength and courage to stand up and change again. You will have the
experience to start over. Above all, you will have broken the spell
of inaction.
The
hopes for the future are in the hands of people who do. To all those
who, from any layer of the society they come from, they decide to
fight back, to engage and get into play.”
The
author of these words is Sergio Marchionne, the
CEO of FIAT SpA and President and CEO of Chrysler Group LLC, in
an article published few
days ago by
La
Stampa,
one of the most important Italian daily newspaper. His aim was to
stimulate a reaction in Italian society, that
seems generally defeated by the economic but also social and cultural
crisis. His advice is, in other words, a push to adopt an
entrepreneurial mindset to face all the life challenges, not just the
work ones. Being reactive, creative, motivated, are all part of the
entrepreneurs attitudes that Carla and me are trying to share in
Italy and all around the world. Because we strongly think that this
is the only way to improve people's lives. So let's start the change,
all together!
