Make a difference

One of my favourite one-liners is:
“There are only three kinds of people in this world – those who can count and those who can’t.” Drop it on your friends and wait for their response.

Maybe there are only two kinds of people: Those who make their life count and those who don’t.

It is a rare thing to encounter someone who actually leads. Who makes a difference. Why is that?
Our lives are sprinkled with the dead leaves of regret. Don’t get to an old age and look back with sadness, remorse or guilt at what might have been. “If only I had taken the road less travelled. If only I had taken the opportunities. If only I had plucked the ripe fruit and sucked the juice out of it. If only I had planted a seed of hope and nurtured it over the years. What would my life be like now?”
We can all make incremental changes that lead to a richer life. We just have to recognise them and act on it. Make your life count. Make a difference. Be a leader. Take a stand for what you believe.
Its never to late. Don’t make excuses. Take the stairs. Exercise more. Eat healthy food. Read good books. Don’t let life wash over you like the tide coming in. Take a stand. Face your fears. Paint that picture. Climb that mountain. Smile at strangers. Take risks. Relax more. Run and skip and laugh more.