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Positivity is definitely something the world can use more of.  It is so easy to get caught up in the negative messages we receive from press, friends, and associates that we lose sight of the good things in life.  We are here.  We are able to logically think, and critically analyze our world, our life, our decisions.  We can make a difference.  Leaders are not born or made, they evolve from people who learn from mistakes and take an active role in the world around them.  We, through our actions, influence others. 

Today, as you go through your day-to-day tasks, look inwardly and ask yourself, is the example you are leading with bringing more positive energy and results to the world and people around you?  If not, what can you do to change?

As Maya Angelou once said, “If you don’t like something change it.  If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”

I’m going to work to change my attitude and find more positives in a world flooded with negatives.  Care to join me?

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For 85 hours George Hood focused on nothing but pedaling his bike.  He was allowed a 5 minute break for each hour of pedaling completed.  However, other than that, he was on a mission to pedal, and pedal, and pedal some more.  What he was racing toward wasn’t really any particular location; after all, he was pedalling on a stationary bike.  What he was after, however, was a title in the Guiness Book of World Records and a successful fundraising drive for the Illinois chapter of COPS, an organization specifically designed to help the families of slain police officers.  He did both.  The title, upon proper certification by Guiness officials, will be his AND the event raised $25,000 for COPS.  Hood had about 200 people on-site to cheer him on for a job well done.  Congratulations for doing something that not only provides you a sense of satisfaction and acknowledgment, but also helps a group of deserving people.  Nice Job!

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It is easy, at times, to be wrapped up in our own little worlds.  It is easy, to remain uninterested in those that we don’t personally know or have any real connection to.  It is easy, just to keep going in the same tracks that you have walked in past years. 

It is easy, no doubt about that.  But, is it satisfying?  This year, as 2007 gets underway, I would challenge anyone and everyone to find one thing that is outside their normal scope and pursue making a difference.  There are so many worthy causes we can become a part of.  Whether you have a few hours a week that you can read to an elderly resident in a nursing home or someone confined to their own home; or perhaps, you have a few dollars left at the end of your week that you can donate to a charitable organization — it doesn’t matter.  What does matter is that you do something. 

Our world is a great place to be.  We have the power to make it even greater.  One person at a time, working together to make a difference.  Now that’s a New Year’s Resolution, we can be proud of.

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