How I Want to Contribute to The World

Oliver Newton James
Sep 2, 2018 · 3 min read
“girl point on map” by Lonely Planet on Unsplash

Instead of asking your children the question of “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, ask them this:

How do you want to contribute to humanity?

Have you even thought about that? What kind of impact do you want to want to have on the world? What change do you want to see? What will be your legacy?

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