From Kevin Carroll's blog ( http://kevincarrollkatalyst.com/): "Remarkable.It’s a simple word. It means “worthy of attention.” Remarkable people seek and attract remarkable ideas, people, experiences. So to begin to even think remarkable is a bold act. In the words of The Big Moo: “Bringing remarkable ideas to market depends on the vehicle transporting them – You. Stop trying to be perfect and start being remarkable.”
To recap, the word "remarkable" simply means "worthy of attention."
We've all had those days where someone does something that impacts us to the point where we find ourselves telling someone else about the occurrence much later in the day or week.
I read a story just this week of a little 1st grade boy who was frequently targeted by a group of school bullies. (Note: this is not the remarkable part...)
One particular day, a 5th grade girl happened to find the boy as he was recovering from a "beat-down" session. She quietly helped him collect his things and dust himself off. She then walked the little boy home just to be sure that he would get there safely.
The next day, the little boy's mom came to the school and went from class to class looking for the little girl who had so kindly helped her son. When she came to the girls room, the teacher asked the class if anyone knew what had happened. No one responded so he encouraged the mom to keep looking. When he went back to the class, everyone was talking feverishly about who it could have been. Everyone...except one girl who was unusually focused on her math work.
When the girl looked up to meet the teacher's questioning gaze, her stern stare quickly told the teacher all he wanted to know. She had helped the boy and had no desire to be recognized. She went out of her way to help someone simply because it was the right thing to do. That was remarkable and it has stuck with me.
This week's challenge has 2 parts:
1) What can you do to be remarkable this week? Think of something you can do or say to go the extra mile. Do something this week that is "worthy of attention".
2) Remarkable things happen every day. Keep your eyes open for something remarkable or someone who does something remarkable.
Post a comment with your results for this 2 part challenge. I can't wait to read about your remarkable week! :-)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Imagine the possibilities...
Did you know that you are sitting on top of a mountain of treasure? You are! I am! Each of us sits perched precariously on a ginormous fourtune of wealth that can lead us to success and happiness beyond anything we've experienced thus far and it's waiting patiently to be discovered.
What is this treasure? It is our potential. It is our dreams. It is all that we can be each and every individual day.
What would life be like if each of us lived every second of each day to our fullest potential in pursuit of our dreams? What if we stopped worrying about tomorrow and just focused on the opportunities wrapped up in today? Imagine the possibilities.
Today I was reminded that time is money and there are 86,400 seconds in each day. Would I passively lay down a dollar with each passing second? No way. So why do I passively lay down my seconds? Why do I spend my seconds thinking about what could have been yesterday or what might be tomorrow when there is NOTHING I can do about those things? That is time poorly spent. I've been wasting my treasure. I've been wasting my potential and my dreams on what was and what might be when all I can really know is today...right now...this second.
Today, I begin a new investment plan. I will choose to look for possibility in the world around me. Each day is full of possibilities that can explode at any moment into new ideas and new realities, but the question must be asked - when that moment comes, will we be ready to Carpe Diem? Will we seize the day? We certainly won't if we're not even thinking about today! Let's choose to be ready. These pockets of potential within our lives are treasures worth seeking. Let's allow today to be the first day of many in which we choose not to sit idly as the seconds tick by, but to actively explore our present realities to find the potential in our lives so that as opportunities come, we are ready to live each moment to our fullest potential in pursuit of our dreams.
What is it that you dream? Right now, to be prefectly honest, I'm not sure what my "dream" is except that I would love to do something great. Something worth remembering. I was told that great things are accomplished by ordinary people with extraordinary determination. I choose to believe that I, an ordinary person, can accomplish great things if I have extraordinary determination. Why do I beleive that? Because others have shown it to be true and if it's true for them, why shouldn't it be true for me? Why shouldn't it be true for you? It can be true today. I can have extraordinary determination today to go the extra mile with my students, my work, my Shelby, my husband. I won't think about past failures and I won't worry about where I'll get my determination tomorrow. Today, I am determined and that just might lead to something great. Are you determined? Get determined with me. I know it's not easy, but it's worth the hunt, and we'll do it together.
This week's treasure - determination: Hunt for the story of an ordinary person who has accomplished something great because of their extraordinary determination. Tell their story here.
What is this treasure? It is our potential. It is our dreams. It is all that we can be each and every individual day.
What would life be like if each of us lived every second of each day to our fullest potential in pursuit of our dreams? What if we stopped worrying about tomorrow and just focused on the opportunities wrapped up in today? Imagine the possibilities.
Today I was reminded that time is money and there are 86,400 seconds in each day. Would I passively lay down a dollar with each passing second? No way. So why do I passively lay down my seconds? Why do I spend my seconds thinking about what could have been yesterday or what might be tomorrow when there is NOTHING I can do about those things? That is time poorly spent. I've been wasting my treasure. I've been wasting my potential and my dreams on what was and what might be when all I can really know is today...right now...this second.
Today, I begin a new investment plan. I will choose to look for possibility in the world around me. Each day is full of possibilities that can explode at any moment into new ideas and new realities, but the question must be asked - when that moment comes, will we be ready to Carpe Diem? Will we seize the day? We certainly won't if we're not even thinking about today! Let's choose to be ready. These pockets of potential within our lives are treasures worth seeking. Let's allow today to be the first day of many in which we choose not to sit idly as the seconds tick by, but to actively explore our present realities to find the potential in our lives so that as opportunities come, we are ready to live each moment to our fullest potential in pursuit of our dreams.
What is it that you dream? Right now, to be prefectly honest, I'm not sure what my "dream" is except that I would love to do something great. Something worth remembering. I was told that great things are accomplished by ordinary people with extraordinary determination. I choose to believe that I, an ordinary person, can accomplish great things if I have extraordinary determination. Why do I beleive that? Because others have shown it to be true and if it's true for them, why shouldn't it be true for me? Why shouldn't it be true for you? It can be true today. I can have extraordinary determination today to go the extra mile with my students, my work, my Shelby, my husband. I won't think about past failures and I won't worry about where I'll get my determination tomorrow. Today, I am determined and that just might lead to something great. Are you determined? Get determined with me. I know it's not easy, but it's worth the hunt, and we'll do it together.
This week's treasure - determination: Hunt for the story of an ordinary person who has accomplished something great because of their extraordinary determination. Tell their story here.
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