When Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivered this year’s BBC Reith Lectures on the theme of “Moral Revolution,” he captured something profound: the sense that the world’s elites have lost their moral compass — and that small, committed groups of citizens must again lead the next great transformation.
Bregman reminds us that history is a reservoir of hope. From the abolitionists to the suffragettes, every era of corruption has birthed a counter-movement of conscience. These revolutions weren’t driven by money or power — but by moral imagination: the ability to see a better world and to act as if it already existed.
At the Academy of Life Planning, we call that process The GAME Plan™ — a secular yet sacred blueprint for building a moral economy: one that replaces extraction with empowerment, profit with purpose, and greed with gratitude.
⚖️ The Moral Revolution Meets the Moral Economy
Bregman’s call for “moral ambition” — to quit meaningless jobs and pursue work that truly matters — aligns perfectly with our mission to empower individuals to become their own financial planners, free from institutional dependency.
- Goals – Define what truly matters, beyond status or wealth.
- Actions – Live by conscience, not compliance.
- Means – Use money as a tool, not a master.
- Execution – Build transparent systems that serve humanity, not exploit it.
This is the universal cycle of creation in action — intention becoming form, ethics becoming economy, soul becoming structure.
🔄 From Revolution to Renewal
As Bregman said, history’s turning points often begin with a handful of people refusing to accept “business as usual.” The Transparency Task Force is already one such group. The Academy of Life Planning is another. Together, we can turn moral revolution into moral renewal — embedding integrity at every level: personal, professional, and systemic.
Because what’s at stake isn’t just reforming finance — it’s re-humanising it.
🕊️ A Call to the Morally Ambitious
If you’ve ever felt the dissonance between what you do and what you believe, you’re not alone. It’s time for a new fellowship of moral economists — planners, thinkers, and citizens who refuse to look away.
The GAME Plan is our contribution to that movement. It teaches people not just how to climb, but what to climb — and why.
Steve Conley
Founder, Academy of Life Planning | Creator of The GAME Plan™
Replacing Extraction with Empowerment
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Dutch historian Rutger Bregman asks what can be done to counter the moral decay of today’s un-serious elites, arguing that small, committed groups can spark moral revolutions.
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