Celebrate What's Right with the World! By [Jones, Dewitt]. By Dewitt Jones (Author). Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Change Your Lens, Change Your Life by Dewitt Jones offers a simple yet powerful message: the world is an amazing place; full of hope, promise, and possibilities. And, by focusing on the positive, you will find the energy to fix what's wrong. “Celebrate What’s Right With the World!” with Dewitt Jones. This video is great! This is one of three short versions of a longer, 45 minute presentation. Here is the full transcript of American photographer Dewitt Jones’ TEDx Talk: Celebrate What’s Right With The World! At TEDxSouthLakeTahoe conference. This event took place on September 29, 2017 at South Lake Tahoe, California. Dewitt Jones – American photographer I spent a large part of my life as a photographer for National Geographic. World’s greatest job. Well, that job — it changed my life in a very surprising way. And that’s the story I want to share with you tonight. It began long before I ever picked up a camera. Celebrate What's Right with the World has just become even better! One of the best-selling training videos of all time has now been updated to 2017 standards in picture quality. This new wide screen version has the same script and content but the pictures are far more vibrant. My family had taken the magazine for years. By the time I was able to read, I’d grab when it came into the house, I’d take it upstairs. I’d read it at night. My Dad would say, “Turn off the light, Dewitt, go to bed!” I’d turn the light back on. I’d get a flashlight. I’d stay up and stare at the pictures in this little yellow book, pictures that showed me the possibilities the world had to offer. I never thought I’d work for them; I never thought I’d shoot for them, but they were already changing the way. I looked at the world. Because the Geographic has an extraordinary vision — so simple yet so profound. What they charged me with, every time they sent me out, was to celebrate what was right with the world, rather than wallowing in what was wrong with it. That’s why we keep these little yellow magazines. It’s a national sacrilege to throw one away, you know that. If all the Geographic’s in the world disappeared at one time half the houses would fall in on themselves. ![]() Free codes to hack paypal account through the administrative professional. Because they’re supported by big yellow columns in the basement. Because they celebrate what’s right with the world. When I first began at the Geographic, I had no idea how powerful that vision would be, how much it would change my life. But our vision controls our perception, and our perception becomes our reality. From the highest mountains, to rivers drenched in sunlight, to waterfalls and rainbows. Everywhere I looked there would be amazing beauty for me to photograph. And, you know, in the Geographic’s view, man was not something separate from this just as magical as anything else on the planet. And the more I just went out and celebrated the best in humanity, the more I could see it. I could see it, and I could see it in the faces of those at work, or the body language of those at play, those in their youth, or in their age. I thought this would be a good picture before he smiled, right? I could see it; I could see that light, that light that shines not on us, but from within us. From within us when we have the courage to let it out. It was the same light that I’d seen in nature that didn’t seem to have to trust to expose itself but just graced us every day with the delicacy of a flower, or the light of a breaking storm. And yet the more I shot for the Geographic, the more I found this strange conflict growing up between the worldview of the Geographic, and the worldview that I’d been raised in since I was a kid. You all know it– the law of the jungle– Eat or be eaten. My win is your loss. Second place is the first loser! I once saw that on a T-shirt. That is a very depressing way to look at life. Far too many of us do see the world in that light– a world based on fear and scarcity and competition. But that’s not what nature was showing me. ![]() Nature was showing me incredible beauty and possibility standing just beyond the rat race saying “Hello, Hello” I mean, come on Mother Nature never stood in front of a forest and said, “There is one great photograph hidden here. One photographer will find it and the rest of you will be hopeless losers.” Nature said, “How many cards do you got, Dewitt? Bring it on. I’ll fill it up. ![]() I’ll fill it up with beauty and possibility beyond your wildest imaginings. Right down to my tiniest seed. And that was just a much more elegant philosophy, a much more compassionate way of looking at the universe. And at some point, I just decided to embrace it. I just decided that if I had a choice between a world based on scarcity and fear and one based on possibility, then, man, I was choosing possibility. And no matter how dry and desolate, how bleak and devoid of possibilities the situation might seem, if I could just celebrate the best in it– in this case just by dropping down into that slot canyon and looking back the other way– I could find a perspective that would transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Through that lens of celebration, I could see one of nature’s most important lessons– There’s more than one right answer. There’s more than one right answer. There are a thousand ways to come at any challenge to find that extraordinary view. And I know it so easily from my time at the Geographic. They sent me to the town of Smith River in Northern California. They raise about 80% of the Easter lilies in the country around that village, and that’s the story I had to tell. And I’ve got a perspective where I’ve got picked lilies and unpicked lilies and the boy picking them. One right answer. Pretty good one. But as a photographer, I never think of stopping there. Lately, there has been a different type of attitude developing in the workplace. A philosophy that doesn't simply rely on the traditional thought that there always has to be a winner and a loser in every life and business scenario. Through the works of Dewitt Jones we see that there is more than one right answer and many ways to be successful. By Celebrating What's Right with the World, we make the world a better place and in the process our lives become more successful, creative and productive. Dewitt Jones spent over 20 years as a National Geographic photographer and in his classic training DVD Celebrate What's Right with the World he takes the viewer around the world through the actual sites of some of his greatest photos. Through each of his pictures he demonstrates the main points of his philosophy: Believe it and you will see it, recognize abundance, look for possibilities, unleash your energy to fix what is wrong, ride the changes, take yourself to the edge, be your best for the world. Believe It and You will See It Dewitt believes that if you believe it, you will see it. How many times have we gone into a situation that seemed impossible and didn't open our eyes to possibilities? If we don't believe we are going to be successful, then we have already failed. Time and time again we hear from successful athletes, artists, and business people about how when in the face of criticism and doubt they still believed. Recognize Abundance It's so easy to see one route or none at all. But, in reality, most of the time there are many paths. It's not easy because we have all been taught that there is scarcity in the world, that there is only one winner and one loser. In reality, we only need to look around us - thousands of wonderful movies, books, songs and business start-ups are created every year - all of them, creative and successful. We just need to recognize the abundance in our world. Look for Possibilities When we look for possibilities in our world, we need to look past our initial assumptions and discoveries. If we give up too soon, we might miss the really special discovery - the discovery that is the true genius. In Celebrate What's Right with the World, Dewitt shows us photos that look phenomenal, but then he shows us what happens when he looks for more possibilities. The original photo pales in comparison to the other discoveries Dewitt makes by not limiting himself to the first good picture. Unleash Your Energy to Fix what is Wrong It seems paradoxical to unleash your energy to fix what is wrong by celebrating what is right, but when Dewitt explains it, it makes perfect sense. When spend all our time trying to fix what is wrong we start to forget about the great things in life. By only looking at negative, the world starts to look unforgiving and dark. As Dewitt says, 'By celebrating what is right, we find the energy to fix what is wrong.' Ride the Changes We all know that these are turbulent times and the world is changing at an ever-increasing clip. When Dewitt says, 'Ride the Change' he is talking about taking advantage of change. If we resist change we are fighting the inevitable. With great change comes great possibility and if we embrace that possibility there is no end to the opportunities that will develop. Take Yourself to the Edge When we take ourselves to the edge, we are stepping out beyond our comfort zone into the unknown. However, no greatness comes without taking risks. ![]() We have to believe in ourselves and trust that we have the values and vision that will bring about successful change. If we truly want to create something great for the world, we need to take the risk and live with the results. As Dewitt says, 'If I really wanted to soar, that was the edge I had to push.that edge in each of our lives between success and significance.' Be Your Best for the World 'It's that subtle shift from pushing ourselves to be the best in the world, and allowing ourselves to be the best for the world.' Dewitt says it best when he talks about the change of a single word. If we are concentrating only on ourselves we lose focus by thinking about the shallow trappings of success. This one word allows us to reach our full potential of creativity and inspiration and be a force of good for the world.
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