You’ve got the opportunity to change the world today.
Sound melodramatic?
“I’m going to change the world today!” I’m guessing that’s NOT what you were thinking when you looked in the mirror this morning to shave or put on your make-up. That’s because we usually thing in terms of Big C Change: company initiatives, global warming, poverty and homelessness.
Big C Change is usually complex, requires a great amount of collaboration and is costly in terms of time and resources.
Pursue Big C Change consistently and chip away at it. Don’t be discouraged. But don’t forget the little c changes.
Little c change is about: how you treat your spouse before you leave for work…making time for your kids…driving considerately…being genuinely interested in those you work with and serve…looking for little ways to add value and enrich the experiences of others.
The little c changes matter. And they add up.
I assure you that you have the opportunity to change the lives and outcomes of many throughout this day. And while the changes are small, they are important. They make the workplace, community and world a little bit better when done thoughtfully.
And little c change is much easier and quicker to do.
So change the world today, in big and little ways.
Dear Sir,
Thank you for telling us that if we take care of the little c changes, the Big C Change will automatically happen. Unfortunately, the stress is so much on the Big Picture these days that we tend to overlook the minutiae.
Two observations of Mother Teresa are highly relevant in this regard – “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies” and also “we can do no great things, only small things with great love”.
Thanks and regards,
Geetha
Great post on looking at little cs. Its the small changes that will allow you to move toward making the bigger ones.
Keep serving, growing, and leading.
Dan
danblackonleadership.com
And Oh! I must tell you that I read your poem very often. Thank you!
http://www.marksanborn.com/blog/the-marks-we-leave-a-poem/
The Marks We Leave – A Poem
As time goes on and we reflect
On the things we’ve said and done;
The places we’ve been, the people we’ve met
And we think of all the fun.
We realize the marks we leave in life
Aren’t made of stone or steel
But rather of the lives we’ve touched
And how we make folks feel.
For people are far more valuable
Than achievements great and high,
Than cars or planes or space shuttles
Or buildings reaching to the sky.
You and I can leave our mark in life
By doing all we can
To serve and praise and uplift
The lives of children, women and men.