So Do It
Through talking with my coach, Kathryn, I realized that I was really worrying that other people might think of me as naive or idealistic to care so much about this. The thought doesn't ring true when I write it or speak it out, but it's what my brain was telling me and somehow, even though I knew better, it was making me feel small. Eventually, as a result of my talks with Kathryn in which she challenged that thought, and after reading "Daring Greatly", I got up the courage to email the CEO of our company to ask him if we have a sustainability aspect to our business plan. I went on to explain that, if we don't, I think we should. My heart was beating faster after I sent that email. But I felt proud of myself. I had a very close friend at work proof-read the email for me, and I copied her because she cares about this too. And we had a moment of being amped over it together. =D One of the many reasons that I had talked myself out of writing that email several times ...