You Matter

I am an ardent follower of Seth Godin. His daily blog and all his Books are a constant source of inspiration. Remarkably, he’s been sharing his wisdom through daily blogs for over two decades, setting a standard I hope to emulate in my own blog.

Amongst the many blog posts he has written over the years there are few that have really touched me. I make it a point to download and refer to those blogs regularly.

Sharing one such post of his from over a decade back. It’s titled You matter. I am sure you would love it.

• When you love the work you do and the people you do it with, you matter.
• When you are so gracious and generous and aware that you think of other people before yourself, you matter.
• When you leave the world a better place than you found it, you matter.
• When you continue to raise the bar on what you do and how you do it, you matter.
• When you teach and forgive and teach more before you rush to judge and demean, you matter.
• When you touch the people in your life through your actions (and your words), you matter.
• When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter.
• When you see the world as it is, but insist on making it more like it could be, you matter.
• When you inspire a Nobel prize winner or a slum dweller, you matter.
• When the room brightens when you walk in, you matter.
• And when the legacy you leave behind lasts for hours, days or a lifetime, you matter.