I am a specialist in what I call 'Unconventional' leadership. I an Entrepreneur, Thought Leader and Leadership Specialist in the Industry of Direct Sales. My books and audios have sold more than 2 million copies in 20 languages. My mission has been to create a new business methodology in Direct Sales because it does not effectively harness the power of its people and the failure rate is appalling. I called it 100% Success and it will add $1trillion of addition revenues over the coming years. I love this because this is probably the most effective business opportunity for the masses in the world. The income empowerment potential of this industry is transformational. It has taken 17 years to develop and far too many grey hairs, yet we are rolling it out now with fantastic results. My other passion is global warming kindled when I was in Antarctica when they found the hole in the ozone layer and reinforced through marketing environmental technology and being one of the 15,000 descendants of Tuvalu, 3rd smallest nation in the world and 1st in line for destruction by global warming. I have been involved in many emerging business including Financial Derivatives, Health Supplements, Natural Beauty, Telecommunications, Personal Development and Mental Health. I live in New Zealand to raise my kids yet work globally.
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A comment on Conversation: What will we do about Tuvalu when it dies as a nation?
A tsunami wiping out Tuvalu would have little global impact. Now if 10,000 Californians dying of car population, now suddenly the world would be expected to mourn. Frankly, the similar could be said about 9/11.
I want to beleive that we are smarter that just isolation or expecting the mass of people to wake up. The masses are only moved by stories. 'Free Mandela'... did Apartied have any impact on the world outside South Africa? Were 90% of Black South Africans better lives under Apartied? It does not matter, the world pressured the Whites and the regime changed. Positively in my view.
Tuvalu is the best story we have. We ignore it to our doom. Thus the strategic people understand that we need to make the world aware and emotionally embolden by their plight, not because we can save the country, yet because to ignore their story and future means we destroy our kids future.
We aren't worrying about some coastal property washing into the sea, we are talking about global conflict on a level never seen before as those who lost their land and incomes encroach on everyone else.
You can ignore and not care about your neighbor suffering a crime wave yet dont complain when it hits you.
A comment on Conversation: What will we do about Tuvalu when it dies as a nation?
1. the rise and fall of tribes, civilisations, countries is natural. this will be the first destroyed by man's collective impact on the environment [i believe]. this is one we can blame on everyone rather than governments or dictators. And as such it is a great call to arms. it is the canary in the coalmine.
2. i believe the Tuvaluans have the right to support to keep their community together even if they country is dead. the question is how.
Ed
A reply on Conversation: What will we do about Tuvalu when it dies as a nation?
My money is that nothing will be done. People will panic at the end.
In fact, Tuvalu will be engulfed, the people will scatter into other countries and the world wont care because their own issues will be far more disasterous to them.
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they are getting sadder as the salt waters destroy their crops.
A comment on Conversation: What will we do about Tuvalu when it dies as a nation?
Rising sea levels and global warming are beyond doubt. Go to Tuvalu and the evidence is clear. The question is the causes and ability to counter causes.
My articulation of the problem comes from my 'uncle', Sir Sione, who was Prime Minister at the time of telling.
I shake my head at your comment... 'I'm sure that this nation has faced and will face many problems that threaten their viability as a nation.' Huh? No they haven't faced rising sea levels that will make their nation uninhabitable.
Pardon my direct comments yet I am not sure you appreciate the seriousness of this situation. At the Copenhagen climate talks the Tuvaluan delegate made global press for simply breaking into tears of frustration at the inactivity of nations.
I am not sure where you live in the world, yet if Tuvalu goes, 500million people will have to move within 20 years of them. Now that is the recipe for WW3.
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We could ignore this issue. 'Its their problem, they can just move somewhere else'.
And yes, 10,000 will not make a difference anywhere in our world [except maybe the small islands where they actually want to go].
Tuvalu has ZERO influence. They are of no consequence globally. YET they are the first TEST for global support for a global problem. We cant just throw money at them, frankly, they dont want it.
They want everyone to solve the problem, not the consequences of the problem.
So what happens when 100,000 need to move because of global warming destroys their environment?
OR 1,000,000?
OR 100million?
Rising water will destroy the arable land of the poorest and most intensively farmed regions in the world. They must therefore move to someone elses home.
My great grand-mother was from what is now called Tuvalu. My father and brother look more like 'Islanders' than I do. I look classically European, I am only 1/8th.
I live in the wealthiest part of Auckland New Zealand. In my work I can live anywhere in the world.
I was in Antartica when the whole in the ozone layer was 'discovered' and I will never forget the head of the US climate investigation team and Reagan-advisor crying into in Red Wine [I even remember it being Jacob's Creek] because he knew the world would do nothing about what was happening and he feared for his grand-children.
I fear for my Children and their Children.
What will happen in the world if we cannot solve a problem like Tuvalu?
What do you suggest?