The 3 Things Every Difference-Maker Need to Focus On Daily

I’ve been a personal development junkie ever since I was a kid. I’ve read more books and articles on the subject than I can count.

Having surely passed the halfway point in my journey of becoming, I have learned a few things worth sharing about being and doing more and better.

The first is summed up by the German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”

A journey into potential is an adventure in acknowledging and embracing your inherent value. For many of us, embracing our own worthiness is the first and hardest step. It’s also a necessary one.

Goethe has a second piece of wisdom of value to an advancing change agent.

“Tell me whom you consort with, and I will tell you who you are; if I know how you spend your time, then I know what might become of you.”

The path of personal betterment is easier to travel and more rewarding when it is done with and for others. Don’t underestimate the power of affiliation. Any future success is in no small part a function of whom you spend your time, attention, and effort on.

Finally, let’s weave in some time-tested advice from the ancients.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”—Aristotle

While we suddenly notice a significant change when it happens, we rarely pay attention to the sequence of efforts that preceded it. A daily discipline of small steps taken with intention and integrity can move mountains and change history. Not sure what habits to put on your to-do list? Try putting those that are holding you back on your stop doing list.

Are you ready to trust yourself enough to start finding more of the right people and do more of the right things to help make the difference only you can make? When will you start? Why not do so right now?

Scott Perry, Chief Difference-Maker at Creative on Purpose. 

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