One year ago, How’s Your Impact launched a social movement.
But the idea first started with a child’s puzzle game…
As early readers know, Connect the Dots was one of my favorite games as a kid. The rules are simple – starting with one, you draw a line segment from one numbered dot to the next in a logical sequence to create a picture.
For such an uncomplicated game, it’s oddly rewarding to make something out of nothing as the finished image appears. Connecting seemingly unrelated dots is the key.
As we go about our days and try to make sense of this crazy world – with rising consumer prices and wildly fluctuating retirement accounts – it’s easy to be overwhelmed and feel alone in our struggles. We throw up our hands in frustration, hoping someone else will just figure it all out.
So. Many. Challenges.
Anything we do seems like a drop in the bucket compared to the need. Solutions seem out of our reach. We, too, can feel like a mess of scattered dots.
And just like the puzzle game, the answer lies in how we connect those dots.
In a world turned upside down, How’s Your Impact shows how you have the power to make change through your daily interactions with those around you. Real, constructive change that helps you, your family and your community. Without waiting for anyone else to do it for you.
You can’t fix everything, but you can do so much more than you think. And together, we can move mountains.
Our weekly Impact Heroes and Your Stories feature regular folks just like you (and occasionally a well-known personality) connecting with others and making their mark on the world. These people are flawed. Busy. Messy. Trying to hold it all together as they do life.
But they see a problem that needs fixing. Or a person who needs help. Or a way they can best contribute to the world – or at least not to do harm. And then they step up and do what they can to make something better.
Maybe they’re the first to take action. Maybe it’s hard or inconvenient. But they do it anyway. And that makes them compassionate. Authentic. The real deal.
This is who we want to be.
This simple truth remains, as much now as when we started a year ago – you matter.
So start with one. One word…One gesture…One action…One person at a time. Done purposefully with the right intention, one is enough.
And put together, all those ones can make a huge impact.
A big THANK YOU to those who’ve helped boost How’s Your Impact‘s movement in the last 12 months. We appreciate your desire to change the world for the better and hope to inspire you to keep doing it!
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One for all. Let’s do this!
