The School of Greatness - 331 Never Underestimate Your Impact

Episode Date: May 20, 2016

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." - Jane Goodall

This is 5-Minute Friday, episode number 331. And never, ever underestimate your impact. You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference. And you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. That's a quote from Jane Goodall. Welcome to today's 5-Minute Friday, everyone. Thank you so much for being here. The other day, I had a pretty busy day. I was doing a workshop for a company and their employees. I did a couple of interviews for the podcast.

I did some recordings for a course. I was working on my new book. I was doing a couple of interviews for the podcast. I did some recordings for a course. I was working on my new book. I was doing a lot of different things. I was creating a lot. And I remember at the end of the day, I went to go watch a movie to kind of relax. And I remember at the end of the day, when it was all said and done, it was about 10 o'clock and I still hadn't eaten dinner. And I didn't have any lunch. I kind of just forgotten about it because I was doing so much.

And I forgot about myself. So I went to one of my favorite sushi places here in LA called Sugarfish. And as I get there, I walk in and right away someone says, are you Lewis Howes? And they come up to me. It was three women who were there having dinner. And they came up to me and said, we are big fans of your podcast. We listen to it regularly. I just listened to it on the way here when I flew into town today here in LA.

And your podcast has meant so much to me. I ended up having a conversation with them, just learning about their stories, hearing about what they've created. And again, they just told me how much each of these specific episodes and the specific sayings that people talked about and their stories and the lessons they learned from the podcast, they just shared stories about how meaningful it was. They'd all read the book, listened to the podcast, and they were just so grateful. And it came up to me. And one of them, her name was Laura. She said, you mentioned in one of your podcasts one time that if we ever see you in the street, to make sure we say hi and come up and give you a hug.

And so I wanted to make sure I did that. And I was so appreciative and grateful because sometimes we forget about how we show up and what we're doing. And we forget if it means anything, if it matters, if it's impacting people. And I want you to know that you should never, ever underestimate your impact. You know, we have a duty to be in service to the world. And everything we do, when we go outside into the world, the way we look at people, the way we smile or don't smile,

the things we say, the actions we take, they can impact people in an inspiring, positive, moving way, or they can impact them in a negative, aggressive, frustrating way. And you get that choice. You have the choice on how you show up every single day. You're never going to know how many people you will inspire with your words, your actions, and your service. And you are creating a much bigger impact than you realize. Even if you're just starting out, you're just getting out of, and you are creating a much bigger impact than you realize. Even if you're just starting out, you're just getting out of college and you're starting in a career or you're building a business or you're chasing your dream, whatever it may be, you never know how much of an impact you have, especially on the relationships

closest to you, the people in your family, your intimate relationships, your community, those relationships, you have an impact on them whether you think so or not, whether you think you're up to something big or you're just starting out. The things you say and do really impact people and they may not even be aware of it, but you have this energy that you bring into the world and I want you to be aware of this. Always be in service. Always look for ways to give in every interaction with strangers

on the street, when you're waiting in line to get coffee or at a restaurant, whatever it may be. Always look for ways in every interaction and trust that you are doing and being exactly what you need to be doing right now. You know, sometimes we get caught up in the fact that we're not doing enough, that we're not at the level we want to be in our lives or in our business or in our career, and that we're struggling. We don't even know what our passion is. We have no clue what our vision is. But I'm telling you, things will unfold when you continue to live a life of gratitude and

think about how can I impact others in the world every single moment of every day. Every time you leave your place, think about how am I going to show up? What am I going to say? What is my intention for today? Who am I going to light up? Who am I going to make smile? Who am I going to make have a brighter day by the things I say, that do, or the actions that I have? And I want you to think about that. Again, never underestimate your impact. You have a massive opportunity right now to make a decision. And that decision is, am I going to show up and

impact people in a positive way? Or am I going to show up with a negative attitude and impact people in a negative way? The choice is yours. And I hope you make the decision of positive impact moving forward because it's such an amazing thing because the world makes room for passionate, inspiring people who leave a positive impact. So make sure to choose love, inspiration, and service today. I hope you guys enjoyed this 5-Minute Friday. If you did, make sure to share this out with your friends, lewishouse.com slash 331.

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