Making a difference

I watched Comic Relief last week. It was thought-provoking TV. One thing that struck me was the fact that 20 years ago we watched picture after picture of people in Africa who were dying of starvation. Now the focus is on health. It seems that the money we donated over the last 20 years or more has made a difference. I’m not naive enough to believe that people are no longer starving in the world but I do believe we have made a difference in some small way.

Yes I know there is still a lot to be done. Yes I know we can always do more. And yet we have made a difference.  We have achieved what I would have thought 20 years ago was impossible. Thankfully people like Bob Geldof took the lead and believed we would make a difference to poverty. Thank goodness for his leadership, his personal dedication, his ability to do something radical and creative and his personal belief that it was worth doing.

What are you doing to make a difference?

What’s the first step you can take?

The best leader I worked for was the one who saw the enormity of the challenge and said: “Let’s do one thing to make it better”. By breaking things down into tiny manageable chunks of activity, he transformed the seemingly impossible, where many others had failed before him.

The challenges we face in the world are enormous. Our personal challenges both at work and in our personal lives can sometimes be great. It’s important to focus on what we can do.

Putting it into practice:

• 1. What challenge do you see either at work, in your personal life or in the world today?
• 2. What one small thing will you do today to start to relieve it?
• 3. Add your comments below… perhaps other readers will join in and help you make the difference.

Who are you inspiring by your leadership today?

Together we will make a difference.

With love,

Jude. x

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