Last week, I held a door open for a stranger.
To Make the Biggest Impact, Pull Out Your Magnifying Glass
ELISA NEGRIN
Last week, I held a door open for a stranger.
Our eyes met, only for a moment. There was an unspoken exchange, a slight smile, a nod of the head. It wasn’ t a multi million dollar charitable contribution, but I believe it made an equal, if not larger, impact.
My heart, and I’ d bet hers too, beat a little stronger. The eyes of all those who witnessed the act opened a little wider. Mindsets were shifted.
In the face of the divisiveness we scroll through in our newsfeeds and in the media, it’ s these small acts of unification that wake us up. That helps us connect to our own humanity and with other humans.
If you’ re looking for a way to make an impact, stop zooming out to look at the big picture- it’ s time to go microscopic.
It’ s reported we make an average of 35,000 decisions a day! Yes, there’ s three zeros in there. I feel overwhelmed just typing that, but that’ s for another discussion.
How many of those decisions do you think you’ re making on autopilot? Be honest.
Now for all those that you’ re actively analyzing and choosing, where is your choice coming from? That inception point where a choice originates from falls in either one of two camps: looking out for your best interests, or looking for a way to share of yourself with another.
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