Are each and everyone one of us put here for a purpose?  If you’ve ever seen the television show “Lost,” at one point in the series, we see someone tell a character in the show (Desmond) that he was put on earth for one single reason, and that in his entire life, he would only do one “great” thing.  That has to make you think a little.  Is everyone on earth put here to do one “great” thing?  I like to think so.  I like to think that I will make a big difference.  In reality though, of course we will all make a change in life.  The movie “The Butterfly Effect” is a perfect example.  Have you ever sat back and thought if you have made a difference in the world?  Maybe you should start smaller.  Have you made a big difference in your family’s life?  In your friends lives?  In your coworkers lives?  Who you hang around with is of utmost importance.

I was talking to a very good friend the other day about my life, and where I want to go with it.  I told him how I felt that I was almost at a crossroad, and wasn’t sure what to do, and how I wasn’t feeling as content as I used to.  He mentioned to me the end of the movie “Saving Private Ryan,” where at the end of the movie, the main character is standing there and asks his wife to tell him that he “lived a good life.” Glenn (my friend) told me how this was so touching to him, because it made him think to himself the same thing.  And even when Glenn told me, it had an impact.  Have I lived a good life?  When I’m 60 or 70, or whatever age I’m going to die at, will I be able to look back and say, yes, I lived a good life,  I did what I was “meant” to do,  I fulfilled that purpose, etc…  I want to be a life-changer.  I don’t want to be a 9 to 5 guy, one that just gets by in life.  I don’t want to be one that just pays the rent, pays the taxes, owns nice stuff, has a kid, etc… I’m not saying I don’t want to do those things, I am just saying that I want to be more than that.  I challenge you.  Every single person can make a difference.  Especially in America.  It’s the best place on earth, freedom of speech, religion, etc…  I’m not saying become a zealot, go out and start preaching and things like that.  All I’m saying is that the power of you as an individual is ridiculously powerful, and most people do not understand that.  I hate pessimism so much.  There is nothing on earth that will ruin my day more than when someone is pessimistic about a situation.  Studies have shown that optimistic people in life generally live longer, and are more successful (Source).  I believe this is simply because attitude is so important in life.  I know it, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that there are hundreds of people that will read this and think, what can I do?  How can I change the world?   You’d be surprised.  I was at a conference a few months back about entrepreneurs, and a man was speaking on how when he first opened his restaurant, he gave out flowers, and he said that the people would light up and their entire attitude would change.  Even something so small can have such an impact.  Think about it.