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28 Feb 2011 Making A Difference In The Face Of The Impossible
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Cathedral before and afterWhen you are faced with an immense challenge which involves a seemingly impossible situation, the temptation may be to ask: What can one person possibly do to make a difference here?

Well in the face of this past week’s terrible earthquake in Christchurch, NZ, one young lad Louis Brown did not stop to ask such a question. (Photos from NZ TV News).

Instead he rounded up his friends (a group of about 12), who in turn rounded up more and soon they had an army of 15,000 (today’s count is actually 18,000) all ready to help face the impossible and make a difference! All thanks to:

  • The initiative of one young man – and
  • The viral nature of the internet.

This army is going out every day into areas of the city helping to clean up the mud and silt, helping people in their homes.

This is an incredible example of what you CAN do when your focus is on making a difference in the lives of others.

Here is a challenge for you today: (and I challenge myself too).
What is the central focus of your life?

Here is a clue:

  • If your WHY is centered only on what YOU want, you are missing the real purpose of life.

What is the central REAL purpose of our lives?
To make a difference in the lives of others!

JillAre you focused on making a difference in the lives of others? If not, I challenge you to start focusing in that direction, it will change your life!


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01 Sep 2010 Today’s Discovery Concerning How My Brain Works
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Today I made an interesting discovery concerning my learning style, and how my brain works.

It happened at work. Each day is different which means there are always new things to learn. When I entered the room I noticed how everything was set up and also took note of the methods my partner was using to complete the tasks.

Later that morning we discussed some items that needed replenishing and a strategy to do it quickly. This would mean doing it in a different way than I had observed earlier that morning. I agreed that it was a good idea and committed myself to carrying out this duty.

Towards the end of the morning there was a down time so I began to set up the equipment exactly as I had observed earlier.

Soon my partner arrived and said What are you doing? I explained, and the answer came back immediately. You don’t need to do that, just take them this way.

Oh yes, I remembered and then began to ask myself why I had not remembered when beginning this assignment?

So what DID happen?

No, I am not losing my memory!

Suddenly I understood. I am a predominately visual learner. Left handed but right brain orientated.

This means that in the morning my brain had taken a mental picture of the particular setup.

Later my coworker and I had verbally agreed to a different setup. No problem except that several hours later when I decided to replenish this setup my visual memory came to the front.

Without even stopping to think more, I KNEW how to do this. The audio memory was somewhere in the background being ignored.

Yes, because I am predominantly a visual learner, the audio conversation was overpowered by the visual image.

So I understood clearly what had happened and why I had forgotten our conversation where we agreed on using a different method.

Now what to do to avoid future similar events? Mm I am really not sure — yet. Look for ways to strength the other side of my brain.

Have you had similar experiences? (I am sure I am not alone here :)
Do you have any ideas?
JillI would love to hear about your experiences. Please share below in the comments.


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