Impact

 

Impact

Do you think about the impact you have on those around you? Do you seek ways to positively impact others? Are people whose lives cross paths with you better off for having met you? Challenging questions, no doubt.

What does impact really mean? What does it look like? How do you know if you have made an impact? There are lots of ways to serve and volunteer our time and talents. Great causes benefit from that. But we should want to make sure we are making an impact.

Not long ago, I heard a great statement about the concept of service and impact. I was at the graduation ceremony for Leadership Montgomery County, and a graduate included a very wise comment in her talk.  

           Service makes someone’s day better

           Impact makes someone’s life better

-       Rikki Wiggs, LMC Class of 2026

Go make an impact!

Character

 

Character

Our world is quick to praise people and accomplishments. Athletes are praised. Accomplished executives are praised. Leaders are praised. We praise talent, and there is nothing wrong with that. But what about character? Is it overlooked? Does it receive the same amount of attention and praise? I suggest not. Consider…

In a world quick to praise talent, don’t forget to honor character.

What are you telling yourself?

 

What are you telling yourself?

 

-       Your inner monologue determines your outer actions.

 

-       The most powerful story in the world is the one you tell yourself.

 

(I am not good at this)

 

We are halfway through 2026. Can you believe it? I really cannot. But it is a great time for a pulse check on where we stand for the year. What have we accomplished? What is left to be done? What should we change? Are there things we need to stop doing? Interesting questions for us personally and professionally, and critical for our businesses. Consider this …

 

“If you want something different, do and think something different.”

-       Chad Patterson

 

Change does not happen without action. There is still time to change 2026.