Not sure--I'm a "cynical optimist" who tilts at the windmill, gets knocked off the horse, says "See, I told you!", then asks "What time does the next horse come by?"
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
Change the education system--TOTALLY--and include social responsibility / world "citizenship"
What/who changed my life and why
A past boss--more like a friend. He totally accepted me for who I was and "coached me" in a way where I've "blossomed" and succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
"When we talk about solving the world's problems, we're barking up the wrong tree. The world is perfect...it's a mess. It's always been a mess. We're not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out our own lives"--Joseph Campbell