Geoff Livingston's Ignite DC 3 presentation. Sick of selling widgets, or lobbying for crank shafts union? We all want to change the world, but we wonder how it can happen. Our skills aren't the kind that would lead us to believe digging wells in Africa or measuring glaciers in Antartica is in our near future. So how do we do it? This presentation discusses how to find mindful ways to make our skills matter, directly or indirectly, and thus change the world.

1. How Work Makes Us Feel Sometimes… 1 Geoff Livingston’s Ignite 3 DC Presentation – February 18, 2010

2. Is This the American Dream? Image by Marcn http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcn/1321729748/ 2

3. Our Ancestors Fought for Something 3

4. They Fought for Freedom! 4

5. You Can Love What You Do and Be Free! 5

6. Suffering Can Become the Turning Point Image by ncanup http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncanup/4319222338/ 6

7. When It Is Darkest, a Fire Can Be Lit 7

8. How Do We Get There? 8

9. A Moment of Clarity 9

10. Or an Evolutionary Self Picture 10

11. Sometimes Getting Away Helps… 11

12. So You Can Reflect 12

13. And Decide to Escape for What You Love Image by Tim Patterson http://www.flickr.com/photos/timpatterson/476098132/ 13

14. It Takes Courage 14

15. For There Will Be Great Challenges 15

16. And Desperate Times Image by Bachmont http://www.flickr.com/photos/bachmont/1185497861/ 16

17. And Bad Storms to Dig Out of…. 17

18. It’s Worth It. You Meet Great People… 18

19. And Do Great Things 19

20. Most Importantly, Doing What You Love Makes You Happy! 20 Geoff Livingston’s Ignite 3 DC Presentation – February 18, 2010