Making a Positive Impact

Hello to everyone who is reading this, maybe I know you, maybe I don't but one thing is for certain as far as I am concerned, and that is - at some point in our lives we will all need other people's help and assistance in one way or another.

The purpose of this piece is to show you, the reader, a few simple ways that you can use to have a positive impact on another person's life and the more we do this the better our own lives will become.

This is not a dictate or an instruction but simply a few ideas we can all follow, so off we go.......

The first may seem obvious but it is surprising how few of us actually do this,

Do things for other people that will make an impact on their lives, simply because you want to! - the last 4 words are the important point “Because you want to” it is no use doing it out of a sense of obligation or duty, because that will only make the action counter-productive.

Next – seek to develop friendships with new people, they may have something to share with you that can have a profound effect on you life or similarly you may have a major effect on their lives.

Remember, a small impact on someone's life can sometimes be more effective than a large one. You don't have to give money but a gesture or a kindly word will often be significant and mean a lot to the recipient. Give willingly and freely, expecting nothing in return and you could well be surprised by what transpires.

Here are a few examples of small things that could make a big difference

1 – hold a door open for someone who has their hands full
2 – carry a shopping bag for someone who is struggling
3 – listen to someone when they want someone to talk to
4 – share your knowledge
5 – share your time
6 – be pleasant to someone you do not know
7 – offer kind words to a work colleague or a family member
8 – commit to help someone every day

Another beneficial thing you can do that will go a long way to making an impact on someone's life is to cultivate a positive mind set – this is not “Positive Thinking” like the man who looks at his weed ridden garden and says “there's no weeds, there's no weeds” expecting the weeds to miraculously disappear – and become positive in your approach to people, that you are going to make a difference in their lives. That despite the ups and downs that we all go through, life is good and fun if we choose to make it so.

Pay attention to new people you may meet along your life journey because they may be there to help or teach you as you travel along the road we call life. Do not be quick to judge but take time to form your decisions and make the right ones.

Be consistent and committed to making a difference, be prepared to give something that will help someone you know or do not know and enjoy the process.

By putting these few ideas into practice you and I can begin to create the “ripple effect” and as a result of this change the world as we know it, going some way to making it a better place for all who live here, and what is exciting about this is we will probably never know how many people our small acts of kindness will effect and isn't that just great?

So until the next time I post an entry on here live your life with Love and Passion
and remember

Don't Predict the Future – CREATE IT!

DAve