Only you can make the difference.............

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One of our basic desires as humans is the desire to feel as though we are a part of something greater than ourselves.  It’s our desire to feel as though we have contributed, that we have given back, and that we have made a difference in the world – so that we may find comfort in the way we have lived our life.
Too often, we get caught in the trap of thinking that if we can’t make a big enough difference in the world – then it’s not even worth trying.  We play these wonderful, grandiose, and romantic images in our mind of how we can change the world… only to be confronted by the reality of how darn big the world really is!  …And with limited resources and time, our list of blockades, challenges, and excuses tally up and ultimately immobilize us through frustration.
And when that happens… We miss our real opportunity.
Our family.  Our friends.  Our neighbors.  Our co-workers.  Our community members.  These are the people that stand to grow and learn the most from our influence and our ideas.  As someone has rightly said, “The rest of the world isn’t nearly as important as the few who are here.”  Focus too much on the many who are not here and you lose the ones that are right in front of you.  Don’t act backwards.  Start by changing the lives of those who are around you, form deep connections that last (not superficial ones that hardly extend past formalities), and let that influence carry your legacy like a ripple from the center of your community and into the rest of the world.
Want to make a bigger ripple?  Connection is the key.  Connect with like-minded individuals who can help you make a bigger difference right from the stomping grounds of your own backyard.  The size of the ripple multiplies with the size of the team of connected, determined, and readied minds and start figuring out how you can broaden your network of connections and start making a real difference, with the ones closest to you, today.

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