The day before the leadership conference, I attended a vision board workshop. I have never made one before, nor have I ever considered making one. When I saw the announcement for the workshop, I immediately signed up based on the person leading it. Beverly Lewis, the author of Win from Within, is such an uplifting and inspirational person. I did not want to miss the opportunity to attend a workshop she was hosting. While looking through magazines for vision board pictures, I noticed an advertisement including the words “Get Inspired.” Unsure of the reason and unable to connect these words to anything significant in my life, I went ahead and cut them out. They were rather large, so I put them front and center of my board. I felt that the meaning would come to me in the coming weeks. I have recently been feeling the need to do more, volunteer more, make a difference! Several months last year, I found myself saying, “Everyone can do ONE THING to help others.” After reading this book, “Significance,” I have found inspiration and confidence. No matter how big or small, everything I do makes a difference. I just need to be more mindful and ensure that “I AM” making a positive difference.

You told this story at Delta Vacations U 2017, and I decided to purchase the books for my team. Here’s to hoping they each find “Significance in Simple Moments” in 2018!

You told this story at Delta Vacations U 2017, and I decided to purchase the books for my team. Here’s to hoping they each find “Significance in Simple Moments” in 2018!

You told this story at Delta Vacations U 2017, and I decided to purchase the books for my team. Here’s to hoping they each find “Significance in Simple Moments” in 2018!

Marta is a security guard in our building. And EVERY day she lights up our world with warmth, beauty, inspiration and passion. She make our world better.

Jon’s story about how we all make a difference every day and that none of us are “just” anything really had an impact on me. Our mission at Northland is to enhance the quality of life of our shareholders, customers, team members and community. I truly believe that we all enhance the quality of each other’s lives every day whether we realize it or not, even in small and fleeting moments. I see examples of this happening every day, and hope this story helps us to all appreciate as well as recognize the responsibility we all truly have to each other. I encourage you to watch Jon’s video if you haven’t already!

Jon’s story about how we all make a difference every day and that none of us are “just” anything really had an impact on me. Our mission at Northland is to enhance the quality of life of our shareholders, customers, team members and community. I truly believe that we all enhance the quality of each other’s lives every day whether we realize it or not, even in small and fleeting moments. I see examples of this happening every day, and hope this story helps us to all appreciate as well as recognize the responsibility we all truly have to each other. I encourage you to watch Jon’s video if you have not already! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjk7upeheEs

Jon’s story about how we all make a difference every day and that none of us are “just” anything really had an impact on me. Our mission at Northland is to enhance the quality of life of our shareholders, customers, team members and community. I truly believe that we all enhance the quality of each other’s lives every day whether we realize it or not, even in small and fleeting moments. I see examples of this happening every day, and hope this story helps us to all appreciate as well as recognize the respsonbility we all truly have to each other.

The world is like a ride at an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it, you think it’s real, because that’s how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round and it has thrills and chills and it’s very brightly colored and it’s very loud. And it’s fun, for a while.

Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: ‘Is this real? Or is this just a ride?’ And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and they say ‘Hey! Don’t worry, don’t be afraid — ever — because… this is just a ride.’ And we kill those people.

‘Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride! Shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry; look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real.’ It’s just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that — ever notice that? — and we let the demons run amok. But it doesn’t matter, because… it’s just a ride, and we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice. No effort. No worry. No job. No savings and money. Just a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your door, buy bigger guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one.