How To Make A Difference Doing Little Thing
Little Things Do Make A Difference
Think back on your life. Think of the people who exerted a powerful influence on you. If your past has been the same as mine, most of them have not seen the impact they have made. The influence often stemmed from your caring and petty actions. What little things have been done for you that has changed your life? What little things did you do for someone else that might change theirs?
I was influenced by the little things that others did.
I had a manager who asked if I had the courage to take on a job that he saw fit to do. It was a job I didn’t even have to apply for. That question motivated me to set my career goals higher and faster than those at the time.
When I attended my first Toastmasters meeting this group made me feel welcome from the moment I walked into the room. One person made a point of introducing me to several members before the start of the first meeting. Someone relied on me on my second visit, just before my first talk, to let me know what to expect and to let me know that I would do well. Thank you both.
Children can influence us too. A good example of this happened to me at the Cub Scout summer camp here in my hometown of Fredericksburg, Virginia. For those of you who are not familiar with Cub Scouts, the boys range from grade one to grade 5. I arrived early on the first day of camp to make sure everything went well for our team. We made everyone sign up for church events, set up a roof where scouts and leaders could go under a certain shade for lunch and then go to the flagpole. In the flagpole, all participants in the camp said the Pledge of Allegiance, and then the camp leader began to issue orders. In the middle of the instructions, one of the first-grade boys pulled on my pants leg. When I looked down at her, she had a big smile on her face. He said, “Mr. Carr, I’m having a really good time ”and he was right! They had not even begun their first camp work. At the time, I knew that all the hours I spent as a scout leader were worth it.
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