Ken Streater

“Now, more than ever, there is a need for people to connect with their better selves and view others and the world through the lenses of shared humanity. Be the Good helps us do this and act from such awareness with action steps that can easily be put into effect right now.”—Thupten Jinpa, Principal English Translator to the Dalai Lama, founder of the Compassion Institute and author of A Fearless Heart. If you are weary of communities steeped in disharmony and distrust and want to incorporate simple behaviors to manifest greater good, this presentation is for you. I share stories and action items to improve our individual and collective capacity for doing more good. These easy-to-implement tools to lift us up and build lasting camaraderie. From corporations to schools, community committees to non-profit organizations, and even those just seeking personal growth, Be the Good is a template for creating lasting positive change.

Head-to-head or heart-to-heart? One connotes disagreement and hostility. The other promotes openness and harmony. We have evolved as a species to the point we no longer need to literally or figuratively fight for our survival, to stand toe-to-toe or head-to-head. Creature comforts and consciousness afford us the choice of conversation and compassion as the way to resolve differences and serve as the foundation to elevate one another. The time is now to recognize collaboration as the key to our eminent success, where community growth is paramount to individual achievement. At work, in industries, or across communities and countries, it is our imperative to lead with heart.

There is no "them" out there to help us. It is you and I, here and now. There is no grand design to make the world better. It is a tiny heart-driven gesture that generates more good. There is no single plan to solve troubling situations that are seemingly insurmountable. It is simply taking a small step towards a first success, then more small steps with sympathetic support after that. Individual and community change is not going to come from anywhere or anyone except right here, right now. It starts here.