I can’t help but again channel a recent Seth Godin blog as inspiration for today’s thought. The concept he discusses encourages us to ROCK for five minutes a day. Totally rock in a new, different, or life-changing way. It’s a worthy goal. An achievable goal. A reachable goal. A memorable goal.
No one can ROCK all the time. No one. (With the possible exception of Seth Godin…but I am biased.) It’s a self-defeating goal to try. But you CAN set a goal to make a difference once a day. Rock for five minutes each day. Write a blog post that inspires someone to reach up or out…encourage an associate or to deal with an issue that is troubling them…help a sick friend…deliver an act of generosity that helps change someone. Five minutes to come up with a great new feature…or five minutes to teach a groundbreaking skill in a way that no one has ever considered before. Five minutes to tell the truth (or to hear the truth). Focus on finding five minutes a day you might do exceptional work, remarkable work, work that matters.
And as Seth so appropriately reminds us, five minutes of rocking is enough, because it’s five minutes MORE than just about anyone else. Make a difference.
“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle”. --- Albert Einstein