How Are You Connected?

Ethiopia is doing its part
to combat climate change,
planting 350 million trees
in a single day,
with a goal to plant
4 billion trees this year.

But Ethiopia will still
suffer from the impact
of climate change.

Why?

Because the Earth is a closed system
and countries like
the U.S.,
the world’s second largest emitter,
aren’t taking action.

This lack of action
by other countries
will increase
the impact of climate change
on Ethiopia.

The impact of climate change
on these other countries, however,
will be lessened
due to Ethiopia’s positive actions.

That isn’t fair
but it is reality.
The planet is
a tightly connected,
closed system.

One of the first things
I do
when I enter a new industry
is figure out
how people/businesses/other entities
are connected
and how tight these connections are.

That impacts how much
I can minimize risk.

If the success of
the business I’m building
relies on the health, the actions, the ethics
of another entity,
that’s high risk.

I tend to avoid those situations.
Other business builders embrace them.

How are the
people/businesses/other entities
in your industry
connected?