By Linda Brimm (auth.)
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Change is passive, something that happens to you. But a fluid approach that welcomes change calls up powerful internal forces from a person’s own values, background and depth of experience. Change is active, something that happens for you. The result of the change process is that Global Cosmopolitans seek out more opportunities to continue on this path to development and success. For many Global Cosmopolitans, the positive perception of change begins when they choose to go to a foreign country for school.
She became his wife, and together they decided to build careers at nongovernmental organizations, careers which would give them significant global experience. Toby now works for the United Nations. Toby understood that for him, his life had more meaning when he acted on his values. Whether Global Cosmopolitans choose to live international lives or someone else chooses for them, they share invisible connections that form this shared identity. HOW ARE TODAY’S GLOBAL COSMOPOLITANS DIFFERENT? ” There have been stunning stories of survival, lessons about overcoming 26 INSIDE THE NE W GLOBAL COSMOPOLITAN GENER ATION obstacles and great leaders influenced by years spent in foreign lands.
I do not eat meat. Being in India, that was never a problem. Moving to Middle America, all I could see were McDonalds. I also realized my budget would never finance my modest eating habits. Guess what? I went to work. Suddenly I went from a child that had been protected by a village to a grown-up that could more than take care of myself. This change changed the rest of my life. While I had been a confident student, I never saw myself as being capable of being self-sufficient or even skillful in the business environment.