Hello and happy Monday!
I spent the weekend up north for a little R & R at our family’s cabin, marveling over the beautiful fall colors. You would think surrounded by so much beauty and stillness, I would have gathered an idea for my Monday motivation post today, right?
Nope. My inspiration came during a Monday afternoon coffee chat. Today everyone seems a little tired and maybe a touch soured over some aspect of their lives right now. A group of colleagues and I were commiserating over various work challenges, and what it boiled down to is “you do what you do, not to change the world, but to impact just one person at a time.”
I’m sure all of you have heard the story of the little kid who throws starfish back in the sea. When approached about how impossible a task it is to save them all, he simply says, “it matters to this one.”
Whatever troubles you are dealing with, a challenging relationship, a work issue that never seems to get addressed, a situation that gives you a headache just thinking about trying to solve, know this: you make a difference. Your attitude, your approach, and your willingness to help may just be what someone needs today.
It matters to them.
Kate Genord 