EPILOGUE

The Making of a Movement

Right now are you only dreaming about making a difference, or are you actually doing things to connect with people who can join you on the significance journey? Movements don’t begin with the masses—they always start with one, and then they attract others to themselves and their causes.

Anyone on the planet today can make a difference with others. You can, I can, and even the guy or gal sitting next to you on the plane, bus, or subway can. Movements are about mobilizing people to get behind a shared purpose. There is great power in helping other people because you can change the way people think, believe, and even live. And that group of people can end up changing their culture, if not the world.

Today I have another dream. I want to see people become intentional in their living. I want to see them become transformational leaders who influence others to think, speak, and act in such a way that it makes a positive difference. Will it become a movement? I don’t know. I have no control over that. I only have control over myself. I know that it has to start with me, and I feel moved to share it with you.

This book is my invitation for you to join me. I want you to embrace these ideas, and for the story of your life to change, as mine has. I want you to take action to make a positive difference in the lives of others. I want you to connect and partner with others and achieve significance. And my hope, someday, is to hear a million stories of changed lives because people like you and me tried to make a difference for others.

If you join me in my dream, maybe together we can help create a world where people think of others before themselves, where adding value to others is a priority, where financial gain is secondary to future potential, and where your self-worth is strengthened by acts of significance every day. It’s my dream. I hope one day it becomes our reality. But it can come to be only if we connect with others and work together.

Leading with Purpose

Now you know how to live a life of purpose with others, I want to ask you a series of questions. See how many you can honestly answer yes to:

Are you choosing to live a story of significance?

Are you seizing opportunities and taking action to make a difference?

Have you put other people first to make a difference?

Are you connecting with like-minded people who make a difference?

Are you trying to add value to others from your sweet spot to make a difference?

Are you trying to partner with like-valued people to make a difference?

If you answered yes to all of these questions—or if you are willing to answer yes and take action now—then you have crossed over into the significant life, and you are a leader. You will make a difference. Your life will matter. And you will start to change the world. You’ve made the decision. Now you just need to manage that decision every day of your life. You just need to keep living with purpose and take action in some small way every day.