“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” 
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

What’s your MISSION in life?  What’s the one thing that you want to do that’s going to leave the world “a bit better” when you’re gone?  Life gets more interesting when you start thinking bigger and start trying to make a difference in the lives of people outside your family, friends and co-workers.

Jamie Oliver has an ambitious goal.  His wish is to teach every kid about food and make a serious dent in childhood obesity.  He’s been at it for seven-plus years.

This talk from TED is goose bump inducing.

 

Pretty amazing, isn’t it.  You can just see the passion in his voice, in the way he is pleading with the audience.  That’s the power of Making a Difference…or at least doing everything possible that you can to try and make a difference in the world.

Makes me want to step up my game and get clearer about how I’m going to help people and find a way to do it Bigger, Better and Faster than I’m doing it now.

Let’s start charting our path to putting a serious dent in the things we want to change, starting today.