I’ve had an eventful life and try my best to have a positive outlook on what’s to come.
Along the way I share my experiences, good and bad, but have never really stopped to think about how stories from my little adventure (life) impacts others. The letter below that I received on Facebook earlier this week definitely made me give that some thought.
“I know I never really said much to you when we used to ride (cycling group) together, but I want you to know that over the past couple years reading your status updates, watching you run for office (and voting for you!), and pull up roots and move to NYC, your get-up-and-go attitude of finding adventure in everyday life has been profoundly inspiring for me. So much so that I did a kind of crazy spontaneous road trip this summer…and now, in my 2nd day back in Greensboro, I’ve applied to take the GRE and gotten graduate school application packets from 3 schools in Wyoming and Montana.
Following your dreams is a lot harder than all the pithy sound bites and quotations would have most of us believe; seeing your example of finding joyful moments and sharing them with anyone who will listen, seizing the opportunity in each day, and jumping in with both feet has made an impact on me.
So thanks! Keep up the amazing attitude and good work; I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you.”
I’ve been fortunate enough to have many professional successes and do lots of cool things… but I’m hard pressed to think of something that has been as rewarding as that message. Positively impacting someone’s life is one of the greatest things you can ever do – even if you don’t realize your doing it.
I think businesses can learn a great deal from examples such as this – I’ll discuss that in a different post though.
