Though “Personal Social Responsibility” may appear to be a relatively new concept, compared to “Corporate Social Responsibility” , a lot of relevant ideas have been around for ever.
To remind you, ideally a PSR aware person will:-
1. Always endeavour to have a positive effect on others.
2. Have a mind set to contribute.
3. Refrain from causing negativity in his environment e.g. by throwing litter on the ground, or by gossiping.
4. His social and economic activities will have a positive or neutral impact on the environment.
PSR is therefore all about doing to others what you would like others do to you. It is about recognizing how your behaviour affects others, and holding yourself accountable for your actions.
And this brings me nicely to the theme of this post - being kind to others.
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Posted on December 4th, 2008 in Uncategorized | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumble | Leave a comment
A while ago I launched a campaign to urge people to stop using their mobile phones whilst driving. I created these stickers to urge people to “Zap your Phone, Not our Children”.
In the UK, it has now been illegal to use your mobile handset whilst driving since December 2003, but I still see so many drivers every day not heeding the law.
Even the best driver in the world cannot have the same level of control and concentration if he or she is holding a mobile phone between the neck and the ear. Try sticking your mobile phone between your jaw and shoulder for the next 5 minutes whilst reading this blog and see if you can maintain 100% concentration.
Why do drivers still continue to flout the law?!
What can be more important than your own safety and that of others?
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Posted on December 3rd, 2008 in Make Things Happen | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumble | Leave a comment
The world this week is a better place than two weeks ago. There is suddenly a great sense of optimism and good will and it is of course all down to the historical election by the American people of Barrack Obama as their next President.
Here is a man of integrity, compassion and charm who offers a new way of being and behaviour which is just what the world needs today.
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Posted on November 17th, 2008 in Make Things Happen | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumble | Leave a comment
I recently came across these words from Chief Seattle from the time when his people were required to give up their land in the middle of the 19th century.
Chief Seattle’s Prayer
Every part of this earth is sacred to my people.
Every shining Pine needle, every sandy shore, every
mist in the dark woods, every meadow,
every humming insect.
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Posted on November 4th, 2008 in Environment | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumble | 1 Comment
One of my key areas of interest has always been how we as individuals and groups can improve the world. To me it is all about addressing how we live our lives and the impact we have on everything and everyone around us, both locally and globally.
After all, a butterfly flapping its wings in Regents Park causes turbulence and havoc in New Orleans - now you know what really caused Katrina 
The point is that everything we do matters and makes either a positive or a negative impact on everything around us.
Remember Gandhi’s famous quote - “Be the Change you wish to see in the world”.
From the being, comes the doing and ultimately the having. So we now have the message - “Do the change you wish to see in the world”.
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Posted on November 1st, 2008 in Make Things Happen | Digg | Del.icio.us | Stumble | Leave a comment
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