Dorthula “Dottie” Green (Cohort 5)
"...no one tries to take from you what is not valuable. No one takes your pennies, they always take your dollars. The right to vote is American gold."
"...no one tries to take from you what is not valuable. No one takes your pennies, they always take your dollars. The right to vote is American gold."
“I think honor helps to give – not permission – priority to the things that are important in your life..."
“I find it both humbling and inspiring to be reminded that we often cannot tell where pursuing our piece of truth may lead us.”
“In the current paradigm we’re in, fear, scarcity, hierarchy, less-than, more-than-ness is endemic. In the new one, fairness and compassion are endemic.”
"Where I find hope is that people still have that power. That they can continue to do that. It’s incredibly difficult, but people still do, and people persist.”
"To me, joy is a form of resistance. If I can create an unapologetically joyous workplace, a joyous entrepreneurial ecosystem then I’m building hope for other people."
“We always say that our young people are the future; I believe they are the present. They have the skills, and if we give them the opportunity, they are able to make change."
"'Far' is not far enough. But, it brings me hope and is inspiring, watching movements of people and movements of purpose really be powerful and change..."
“...Whenever I have a challenging conversation or something in my work (or life) that invites fear, I remind myself to lead with love as well as humility.”
"...one that’s more aspirational: grace… I want to try to be more adaptive and flexible, and to recognize what’s going on in the world rather than just trying to overcome it.”