There is a great excerpt from ‘The Choice,’ PBS’s excellent documentary on the presidential elections, where the year before formally deciding to run for president, Obama dedicated himself to campaigning tirelessly on behalf of candidate after candidate.
When the time came for Obama to launch his own run, the IOU box was full of politicos pre-disposed to support the new guy, and the rest was/is history.
Now, think about how you can invest in the success of others in the coming months, either through mentoring, working your network on their behalf or more formally rolling up your sleeves to help them get to the next level.
Maybe it will yield you nothing more than the soulful knowledge that you’ve “given back,” maybe it will yield fruits down the road for you, but trust that only good can come from such efforts, and remember that no EARNEST effort is too small.
On Home Building
Now is a great time to codify your life’s purpose.
Every house has a foundation, plumbing and electrical systems, four walls and a roof, but that doesn’t make it a “home.”
Answer This: What is the home that you are building, what is your plan to build it and with whom?
Identifying with Columbus
Actor Dustin Hoffman offers up a great analog in this month’s issue of Vanity Fair:
(Interviewer): Which historical figure do you most identify with?
(Hoffman): Columbus – if it’s true that he knew where he was going, got lost, and found a place that was better.
