[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":170},["ShallowReactive",2],{"activist-section-mary-majka-creating-change-lessons-skills-and-advice":3,"activist-mary-majka":109},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":95,"extension":101,"meta":102,"navigation":103,"oldPath":104,"path":105,"seo":106,"stem":107,"__hash__":108},"activistSections\u002Factivists\u002Fmary-majka\u002F03.creating-change-lessons-skills-and-advice.md","Creating Change: Lessons, Skills, and Advice",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":94},"minimark",[9,14,36,40,60,64,71],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"lessons-learned","Lessons learned",[15,16,17,21,24,27,30,33],"ul",{},[18,19,20],"li",{},"Never act impulsively without first thinking it over.",[18,22,23],{},"Do not approach your actions with the negative feeling that you won't succeed, but be positive from the start. Believe in yourself and your cause.",[18,25,26],{},"Do not antagonize people. Present your views and point out the positive side of change.",[18,28,29],{},"Be persistent, determined, and confident that you are right.",[18,31,32],{},"Always show your appreciation.",[18,34,35],{},"Blow your horn when successful and use your good name to initiate other actions. Don't sit on your laurels.",[10,37,39],{"id":38},"key-skills","Key skills",[15,41,42,45,48,51,54,57],{},[18,43,44],{},"Maintain a clear head and a willingness to work as a volunteer by sacrificing time and energy.",[18,46,47],{},"Build and sustain a good reputation in the community.",[18,49,50],{},"Remember that you are working for a cause and not for the glory.",[18,52,53],{},"Try to get along with others — friends or foes.",[18,55,56],{},"Do not worry about criticism, but learn from constructive criticism.",[18,58,59],{},"Try to convince others that what you want is of importance.",[10,61,63],{"id":62},"advice","Advice",[65,66,67],"blockquote",{},[68,69,70],"p",{},"I'm a good organizer but some things require time and patience.",[15,72,73,76,79,82,85,88,91],{},[18,74,75],{},"Analyze a situation carefully. Ask this set of questions: How am I going to approach this problem? What do I need to know before I act? Are there friends, individuals, or organizations that can help? If I am successful, what next?",[18,77,78],{},"Never think that somebody else will do it, but rather think, \"I can do it\" — and then get to work!",[18,80,81],{},"Young people like to have fun; they want the company of other young people, and they need lots of praise for their work. Provide all three and you'll have willing, happy helpers.",[18,83,84],{},"Women in social issues have a better understanding about other people's needs. They don't act only with their heads but also with their hearts. On the other hand, women often waste too much time talking, holding meetings, and \"sitting around the kitchen table,\" instead of going into action.",[18,86,87],{},"While working with others, avoid prima donnas and self-centered people. \"We are all equal in working for a common cause\" should be the motto for any occasion.",[18,89,90],{},"Young people who are working for change in society should keep in mind that they are working for their own future.",[18,92,93],{},"Every day is precious. 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Named after Marie Bidoque, a Mik'maq woman who lived there in the 1700s, it is often assumed that Mary's Point is named after renowned environmentalist Mary Majka.",[68,126,127],{},"After hearing so much about this well-known naturalist and respected leader in environmental protection, interviewer Liz Burge was keen to meet Mary Majka. With no time wasted and at a brisk pace, the interview was expansive and wide-ranging, the lunch delicious, and a drive around Riverside-Albert to see Mary's projects a rare treat that made her work all that much realer.",[68,129,130],{},"In the hope that New Brunswickers will build deeper connections to their natural and built environments, Mary maintains an unwavering commitment to promote nature conservation, public education, and heritage preservation. She remains a sought-after mentor to many young people.",[68,132,133,137,138,142],{},[134,135,136],"em",{},"Please note:"," This profile draws somewhat on Deborah Carr's recent biography of Mary Majka (see ",[118,139,141],{"href":140},"mary-majka\u002Ffurther-reading","Further Reading",").",{"title":95,"searchDepth":96,"depth":96,"links":144},[],"It is a long drive through forested landscapes and spectacular ocean views from Fredericton to Mary's Point, an acclaimed wetland and bird sanctuary at the head of the Bay of Fundy in Albert County, south of Moncton. Named after Marie Bidoque, a Mik'maq woman who lived there in the 1700s, it is often assumed that Mary's Point is named after renowned environmentalist Mary Majka.",[],{},"\u002Fcontent\u002Fmary-majka","\u002Factivists\u002Fmary-majka",[],"\u002Fimages\u002Factivists\u002Fmary-majka\u002Fportrait.jpg","New Brunswick","My actions have not been towards change but rather towards saving or protecting: wildlife, ecologically sensitive areas, vulnerable historic structures or places. Much of my work was devoted to teaching children, students, teachers and the general public. Why did I do it?  Because I felt that those things are of great value but are not appreciated in our society.",[155,158,161,163],{"slug":156,"label":157},"early-influences","Early Influences",{"slug":159,"label":160},"practicing-her-activism","Practicing Her Activism",{"slug":162,"label":5},"creating-change-lessons-skills-and-advice",{"slug":164,"label":165},"last-words","Last Words",{"title":111,"description":145},"activists\u002Fmary-majka\u002Findex","Mary Majka's decades of principled, passionate and successful activism for the protection of the natural and built environments and educating the public about their heritage has earned her many significant awards but she remains vigilant, for new threats and new opportunities abound.","9718x_2f6oBxx-lQ2BcG-lWJQ8sW8g2DzFEMcWAhSu4",1789062651929]