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Live with Purpose

January 4, 2007

When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family. My family and I could have made an impact on our town. Their impact could have changed the nation and I could have indeed changed the world. - Unknown Monk, A.D. 1100 (Soderquist, 2006, p.9)."

Reference: Soderquist, D. (2006). Live, learn, lead to make a difference. Nashville: J. Countryman.

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Created: 2007-04-19, Updated: 2009-02-26