The Chance to Make a Difference

I have several public speaking opportunities coming up in the next several weeks. I get equally nervous as I get excited, each and every time. The nerves and the excitement come from the very same place: knowing I have a chance to make a difference. Excited because I have a chance to make a difference, and nervous because I have a chance to make a difference. What an opportunity and what a responsibility.

There’s a chance I’ll fall flat on my face…..and that chance is far greater than 1%. I try not to think about that. I try to focus my energy on the chance I have to make a difference. That goes for these speaking engagements, but it also applies to the podcast, this blog, every client meeting, and even those moments I spend having coffee with a friend, stranger, or youth group kid.

When we wake up in the morning, there are a series of opportunities in front of us that day to make a difference. We won’t always succeed, but that’s not the point. The bigger question is, will I try? Will you try? Will we embrace that opportunity and make the most of it? Man, I hope I do. Please pray for me. I need it.

Let me know what you have coming up. I’ll pray for you, too!