S ma shing T he My t h of t he O ve r Nig ht S uc c e ss You hear a music from an artist that you never knew before and just love it. An actor appears of the big screen that was previously unknown until this film. An athlete breaks out as a superstar on the field. Because we never heard of them before we consider them an overnight success. Those lucky bastards, right? As Robin Sharma says, "Great people in their fields are recognized publicly for their years of practice, privately." This is massively true among those of us in the humanitarian fields. Though public attention is rare, those that surface on National Geographic specials, receive humanitarian awards, or speak at Ted Talks conferences, give a glimpse into the years of struggle by thousands of dedicated people that are set up in remote, destitute regions of the world fighting to get clean drinkable water to dry villages and HIV patients sufficient medicine supplies. Turning the tide of terrorism,
instability and gender inequality with education, supplying materials and books to schools and providing expectant and new mothers with vitamins and medical care, among other relief. The world has 785 million hungry people in it. The progress that may or may not reach mainstream news is not an overnight success. What you hear about are the final results of dedicated individuals that never gave up, lived in modest conditions alongside those we serve and made the most of what contributions, from those very special people, afforded us. What you do not see is the many thousands more that we will never reach. One objective of this magazine is to make the obscure, center stage and raise awareness for them. We call upon you, our compassionate friends to help in this effort. It is easier than you think. Go to our website, make a generous donation of any size. Can you help us to make a difference? www.changesf ornewhope.com
