Happy Friday, Friends!
I hope and trust this post finds you all having a great day on this glorious Friday morning in my Sweet Home Alabama! How in the heck is it already the 1st of September?! 😊
I once had a boss who encouraged us to, “Give experiences money can’t buy” and “Make Dads heroes.” He was encouraging us to do special things for people, to notice the opportunities we have all around us, and to make a difference in people’s lives through unique experiences.
Let me start off by sharing a failure of mine, one that for the next 5 years of my life shaped how I treated everyone. In 2007 I was blessed to be hired to serve in the Athletic Department at Arizona State University. Our offices were in the Carson Student Athlete Center located at the south end of Sun Devil Stadium. In my first week on the job, I was leaving the office a little after 5:00 p.m. and there was a family standing outside the stadium gates trying desperately to see inside. I thought for a moment, “I should give them a quick tour.” And then, sadly, I started giving myself all of these excuses why I couldn’t do it – had a long drive home, it is already rush hour, blah, blah, blah, blah. My spirit so strongly convicted as I drove home that I vowed I would never walk past anyone who wanted to see inside that beautiful stadium ever again. And so, over the course of the next 5 years, I gave literally hundreds of tours. Yes, it took a little bit of my time and no, it wasn’t always convenient however the lives that were touched, the memories that were created for families and friends…how do you put a price tag on any of it?
I have also been on the receiving end of these unique experiences. I have a friend who teaches fighter pilots how to fly the F-16. What did he do? He invited my family and I to get in F-16 flight simulators. How amazing is that? And by the way, that Top Gun stuff is WAY more difficult than it looks!!! 😊
Let me give you one other perspective. Earlier this week I heard a very accomplished photographer speak. He has dyslexia and a speech impediment. He showed some of the test that he took when they were diagnosing his dyslexia and then he said, “I see things different than everyone else.” And as he said this, he started showing some of his stunning photographs. It was amazing, through his incredible photography talent, he was able to show us what he sees and suddenly things were wildly alive, vibrant! It was one of the most amazing, stunning presentations I have ever seen!
So, what do you have? What are the things you could share with others that might bless their lives? Do you work someplace neat that others would love to see? Do you have some special talent that you could share with another? Why aren’t you?
We tend to get so caught up in what we don’t have or thinking that anything done for another must be expensive that we are walking by literally hundreds of opportunities to bless another life by simply sharing a small part of ours. I want to encourage you to really think about the things you can share, be mindful of those you could share them with, and then take the time to do it. I can promise you, while you will absolutely bless the lives of others, yours will be blessed in indescribable ways as well!
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if there is ever anything I can do for you or your family. I will always help you any way I can. You can contact me at kevin@whatwillyourinfluencebe.com.
Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, please cherish your precious family, and please stay well! 😊
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