Big thoughts and small actions make a difference. – Seth Godin

Marketing guru and author Seth Godin has created an inspiring new e-book with thoughts from 70 of world’s leading thinkers and doers about what’s important now.  By focusing on what matters today, we will change what matters in the future. I particularly liked the entries by Seth Godin on Generosity, Elizabeth Gilbert on Ease, and Derek Sivers on Passion.

click here to find out What matters now to these authors.

My riff on what matters now would be about Humanity, and our need to rediscover what it means to be humane, kind and benevolent in a world that often opposes this — whether it’s greed on Wall Street fueling a financial and social breakdown, governments turning a blind eye to torture, or nations waging brutal wars, to name but a few examples. How a society treats its citizens represents its degree of civilization; how we treat each other reflects our own humanity… or lack of it. We cannot continue to think and act like barbarians and expect the world – including our own world – to be a peaceful and life-affirming place.

What matters now, and in the new year, to you?