Movers and shakers matter in communities.
Treasure your community’s ‘movers and shakers’.
The struggles will continue if you don’t support the movers and shakers. This term refers to leaders and others who have significantly contributed to their communities. They are change agents or, put another way, visionaries who get things done. Don’t flog them to death.
Despite the lack of resources and support, movers and shakers are essential to confronting the district’s challenges. They have abundant practical knowledge and experience and are not intimidated by authority.
They want a brighter future and to improve their community by involving citizens, visitors, and newcomers. You can stop movers and shakers from being ‘flogged to death’ by advocating for their resourcing and better supporting them. Above all, they need to be listened to by the community leaders. They must become an ongoing part of how the community operates.
Otherwise, realistically, it becomes almost impossible to move forward when you think of all the barriers. Moving against all the bureaucratic red tape and the ‘do-gooder’ influencers takes experience and good negotiation skills.
Movers and shakers are the best and cheapest change agents. Many of them will be entrepreneurs. They are changing the game to improve access for marginalised people in the community. They don’t just focus on better health and well-being but on a brighter future overall. It all starts with them providing support they can often ill afford.
Movers and shakers are action-oriented.
They hate humbug, bureaucracy, and lazy people. They are doers and want to get things done. Most people look to what they know they can do as a guide to what they will do. To achieve anything worthwhile, look towards what is wanted and needed despite limited time and resources. That’s what movers and shakers do. They figure out how on earth they will get projects moving and accomplished. Movers and shakers are action-oriented finishers.
No more excuses are needed; support your movers and shakers.
Eliminate excuses and start moving your community forward with the help of the movers and shakers. Here are some suggested actions you can take immediately to put ideas and opportunities into practice.
Successful operators know what makes a thriving town or village. They know it significantly depends on the quality of their practical knowledge and experience, and their objectives, strategies, and actions. They understand that how they feel will affect their way of thinking, which will impact the activities and outcomes they work on and achieve.
Quotable quotes
“Corporations, academics and governments tend to discuss how global forces shape the choices we need to make about our communities, rather than the needs of the real people who live there, have the need and want to innovate for their future community’s success”. Peter Sergeant
“It’s great for people to think in terms of ‘regional development’ and ‘community strategies’; however, the individual choices and actions are the primary drivers”. Peter Sergeant