Find a mentor. If you're serious, and not just 'going through a phase', you'll need people to spur you on with this. Find some organisations you admire, eg kiva, and email the founders to see if they'd mentor you or if they could recommend anyone.
Some friends and I have been going through these issues lately, and we're desperately trying to find out how we can change the world. Here's what we've come up with:
* Do what you can now. Start small. eg Don't put it off until "one day when i'm rich".
* Work with what's in your hands, in your sphere of influence. If nothing is in your hands right now, you can change yourself.
* Find friends who are of the same mind, and spur each other on.
* Read LOTS. Grow yourself. Read about leadership. That's the starting point. Start by reading seth godin, i'd recommend.
* Change the world for the better in one small way every day.
* Learn how to take initiative, start things, and complete them.
Some friends and I have been going through these issues lately, and we're desperately trying to find out how we can change the world. Here's what we've come up with:
* Do what you can now. Start small. eg Don't put it off until "one day when i'm rich". * Work with what's in your hands, in your sphere of influence. If nothing is in your hands right now, you can change yourself. * Find friends who are of the same mind, and spur each other on. * Read LOTS. Grow yourself. Read about leadership. That's the starting point. Start by reading seth godin, i'd recommend. * Change the world for the better in one small way every day. * Learn how to take initiative, start things, and complete them.