We recently connected with John Thompson and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, John thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.
Believing that I can spark a green consumer revolution that saves the coming generations from ecological disaster before it’s too late to avoid the worst of consequences. I knew laws and court actions couldn’t do it, and thought business could if it realized the profit potential in taking the lead. I wrote the book on “green business” 33 years ago: The Environmental Entrepreneur; Where to Find the Profit in Saving the Earth. I was wrong with that book. Consumers cause the environmental problem, and they are the only solution to the problem.. My grown son and I just finished the book manuscript on the subject matter: One Big Voice; When Money Talks… Environmentally. It’s all about what todays grown-ups can do to save the future of tomorrow’s children. Maybe your magazine will help grow the ranks of enough green consumer revolutionaries to tip the scales in favor of the children
John, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I am now 83 years old with a long career in freelance business and financial writing for Fortune 500 companies. I never meant to get into environmental writing and have tried several times to leave it alone. But I can’t. My highly educated and competent son walked away from a killer career path at Delta Airlines to push in the mountain I try to move. We are right, and inch-by-inch achieve movement. Mores to come as we add pushers.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
I’ve been pushing on this mountain for 35 years—and I’m not certifiably brain dead.
Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?
Don’t aim so high that the leap is too far. Wanting to be a millionaire is insufficient. Strive to make a profit, be it ever so small. Then strive to increase that number until it reaches a million
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Onebigvoice.us
- Linkedin: John Thompson
- Other: Spotify’s “The Old Man and the Environment.”