I asked
for a follow up appointment.
The person I was meeting with
said I didn’t need one.
They were lazy
to meet with me.
They wanted to do
the bare minimum.
I knew I needed more.
I knew I DID need
a follow up appointment.
I insisted on it
and the person reluctantly
gave it to me.
Very few people
will voluntarily
give you what you need.
You have to ask
for what you need
and
insist on it.
Stand up
for yourself.
Ask for what you need.
When 1.5C was set as a target,
world leaders knew
what we’re seeing today
– the fires, the floods,
the excessive heat, the crop failures –
would happen.
(They also believed
we would lose
all of the coral reefs.)
Leaders felt those losses,
the disasters
and
the deaths were acceptable.
Today, youth
are suing governments
and winning
And they SHOULD win
because the climate disasters
we’re experiencing today
were a deliberate choice.
Governments
should be held accountable
for that choice.
As business leaders,
we should also
expect to be held
accountable for our decisions.
That is part of
leadership.