22 Jul 3-Day Scholarship Contest: What Impact Would You Make with the Help of ANYONE You Wanted? (win course access for life)
“Hang around people who do big things, and big things you will do.” – Unknown
The 3-Day Comment Contest Starts Now: Win a Lifetime Scholarship to How to Connect with Anyone
It’s time for some fun!
Next Tuesday morning July 29th at 9am PST is the opening of our fifth class of How to Connect with Anyone, and to keep with tradition, today I want to throw down a challenge and give you the chance to win a free lifetime course scholarship.
To enter, all you have to do is answer one question in the comments by this Friday at midnight PST. Then on Monday I’ll announce the winner (we might even have more than one!). Everyone is welcome to enter. If you’ve entered in the past, all the better – I want to hear your most up to date dream!
Here are the questions:
- How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
- What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Tell us your dream in 4 sentences or less. All we want to know is how you could most benefit from the How to Connect with Anyone course. Can’t wait to hear!
Email readers, click here to enter the contest.
Or read on for a little more background…
I owe everything I have to the people around me.
Everything I’ve created. Everything I’ve experienced. Everything I’ve gotten to do. And certainly nothing about Live Your Legend would exist if it weren’t for the people in my corner. The people who’ve shown me what’s possible and those who have refused to let me fail.
That started with my parents and family. Then my wife Chelsea. My friends. The authors, the TED speakers, the peers and mentors who have built things before me and supported and inspired me to think bigger and act bigger. That includes you – and every member of our movement here.
Most people don’t do things because they don’t believe they’re possible.
And they don’t believe it’s possible because they don’t have anyone around them who’s done anything like it before. And worse yet, instead they often have a bunch of people telling them they’re stupid for trying. After all, what’s the point in trying if you know it can’t be done?
But that’s the exciting part.
Once we get a glimpse of possibility, everything starts to change.
Once we start to hang around people doing the things we didn’t think could be done, those ‘impossible’ actions, lifestyles and careers start to become normal. And with that new normal, our reality starts to change. We start to pursue the projects we always dreamed of, or better yet the projects we never had the courage or creativity to dream up in the first place.
Environment truly is everything.
That’s why we built our How to Connect with Anyone course and community.
It’s an in-depth training and community designed to guide you in surrounding yourself with the people who won’t let you fail.
It’s intimate by design. That’s why we only let a max of 250 people in each time we open it, despite a few thousand being on the wait list. We hand place you into mastermind & accountability groups – many of which have lead to best friendships and business partners for our past members. We show you how to add real value to anyone you meet and how to genuinely build lifelong relationships with the peers and mentors necessary to build your ideal career. But most importantly we provide an online community and environment that makes some pretty wild dreams and ideas actually become possible.
But you’ll hear more about all that next week – I’m most excited to show you the dozens of member/alumni video stories that have been submitted from around the world!
For now I want to challenge you…
What impact would you make if you had the support of anyone in the world?
What would you attempt? Would you write that bestseller, start that charity, lose those 30 pounds, quit that soul-sucking job or finally pursue your passion for art?
Dig deep, get creative, make it personal and have some fun with this.
Because with the right people in your corner, more is possible than we could ever imagine.
I look forward to sharing that with you.
-Scott
P.S. You must submit your answer via a comment on LYL by this Friday at midnight PST. On Monday I will announce the winner, who will get a lifetime scholarship to Connect with Anyone and join us for all the fun starting next week.
Oh, and in a few days I’ll also be inviting you to a special free Connections Workshop I’m hosting this Monday that’s just for our community. Keep an eye out.
Now take 20 seconds and tell us your answer in the comments!
3-Day Scholarship Contest: What Would You Do If You Had the Help of ANYONE You Wanted? (win course access for life) - Introverts Power
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Alex
Posted at 23:30h, 22 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
— My current situation wouldn’t cause me as much panic and feelings of hopelessness if I had even one person (who knows me well) who believed in my pursuit of a non-traditional income path.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
— I would find one or more ways that I could make decent and honest money without a “traditional 9 – 5” job while helping other people break free from lives they hate.
Catrena
Posted at 11:53h, 23 JulyMy life purpose is to inspire and motivate young people to overcome life obstacles. As a mother of 3 by 19yrs old, I know my “story” was created so that I cant teach others not to travel that path, while encouraging others to accept life setbacks and “push forward!” If only I could find a way to tell my story to youth around the globe.
Ania
Posted at 22:12h, 23 JulyWhat’s holding you back from telling your story Catrena? Are you interested in telling it yourself (eg, by blogging or public speaking or similar) or are you looking for a ghost writer to help you find your voice?
Bex
Posted at 23:49h, 22 JulyI know that one of the biggest issues among permaculturists today is that many people who find themselves with the opportunity to begin the work don’t have the necessary knowledge and skills to make sustainability really work for them. I want sustainability to work for me. And that means making connections with the right people, creating the community to make such an incredibly important project come to life.
Ed
Posted at 21:50h, 23 JulyBex, I’m also really interested in permaculture, I’m convinced of its immense potential. I will be taking a permaculture course in California in October and I’d be more than happy to share with you what I learn there!
Ania
Posted at 22:13h, 23 JulyAgree! It would be great if permaculture was actually embedded into communities. Not only would it enable people to be connected to healthy, sustainable, local food but it would help to build connection and resilience in communities and provide opportunities for micro-economic development.
Hugh aka shiitake
Posted at 16:37h, 24 JulyThere is a small movement in this direction in Trinity County, CA through Trinity Homegrown Foods, the Weaverville based Full Circle Farms CSA, and UC Davis ANR…for sustainability and self sufficiency. The leaders are key, stalwart and courageous individuals with this vision. I would be happy to provide their contact info as soon as they acknowledge to me that they are willing to answer questions from outside the county.
Helene
Posted at 00:43h, 23 JulyIf I had the support of everyone in the world, I would do the things I really want to do, without the fear of not being listened to, of being criticized (so svbtle.com was perfect for my blog: http://lnc.svbtle.com/ ). I usually give up by considering the lack of credentials that I believe I have.
I would run a business of “evolutive” coaching. Everybody is different and everyone is not the same as her/his past and future self.
I would continuously expose myself to new helping techniques (psychological, physical, artistic, you name it) as well as to others in general, and constantly apply their teachings to helping people around me. I would spend a life of learning and giving.
Above all, I would like to help people around me to deal, learn and grow with the deepest of themselves and through constant interaction with the novelty of the outside world. I would start by learning and teaching to “know how to Be”, like the artist, who can live with the uncertainty of tomorrow, through a constantly changing situation, and knows how to “let go”.
Others would not let me give up. They’d help me grow and, especially, they’ll make sure I’d remain open when, at occasions, I would start to retreat.
John
Posted at 03:46h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
A. My life would absolutely be flipped, turned upside down. I currently zombie-walk my way through a corporate America “9 to 5” job where my only motivation is the paycheck that barely pays my bills every month. I truly believe that if I had access to one or more people who refused to let me give up and who had a wealth of knowledge to share with me, I could finally step away from the cubicle farm and go out on my own, to help myself and ultimately other people out there who are also suffering in their own ways.
Chris
Posted at 06:30h, 23 July1) Even though I know that I have to take 100% responsibility for my situation, if I had the right connections in the music industry (in the US in particular), I know I could have a big advantage for my band to get known and make music my life.
2) I would pursue my dream of playing drums and music for a living, along with my passion for writing to share and help other people pursue their dream life!
Rose Paradis
Posted at 06:39h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
We started the LYL groups in Bali but there hasn’t been follow up, I am struggling to put my new websites up online, feeling alone-ly, would love to feel and be supported to get this important work back online, in a better format, updated with more support for my clients.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I have 2 main sites, one is thesecretofbirthing.com I am a hypnotherapist focused on helping birthing mothers from all around the world have pain free and beautiful births.
The last time I had this site online it was called serenebirthing. I didn’t have the time to devote to all the clients I had, now I want to dedicate my life to this work.
My second site is fun, it’s about gathering peoples dedications letters/videos to Bali. Because everyone who comes here, loves BALI. The whole world loves it. So I want to get positive information and stories out into the world.
Troy
Posted at 06:40h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I believe that if I had the help of anyone I wanted, I would be able to access the expertise and capital needed to make my dreams a reality
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
– I would work on my dream of starting a youth orchestra in the west side of Chicago, helping kids to break out of the cycle of poverty and learn life skills like discipline, team work, and a world outside of their own.
Andres
Posted at 10:06h, 23 JulyTroy- That’s an awesome idea. What’s stopping you, bro?
Shannon
Posted at 06:41h, 23 JulyI want so badly to make a difference every day in this world – no matter what I am doing…working, playing, volunteering, etc. To have the support and mentorship of someone with different or more advanced skills, knowledge, passion and drive would mean I could get better at changing the world a little bit every day. In my own small town, I see so many seniors who can hardly make ends meets, have no friends or family and these wonderful people just fade away unknown. How wonderful it would be to be able to help just a little bit, make their lives a little easier and make out lives a little richer through having known them before it is too late.
Ania
Posted at 22:18h, 23 JulyWhat a lovely thought Shannon!
How would you like to help these seniors? By capturing their stories? By helping them get practical support? By finding a way to help them find a voice and be visible? Or other ways?
Phillip
Posted at 06:43h, 23 JulyI would passionately reintroduce our world to the concept of heros. Everyone has 1 or wants to be 1 in some way. It simply starts with thinking outside of yourself and for a moment putting others first. I believe this simple idea can greatly impact our world today and for future generations.
Kacy
Posted at 13:55h, 24 JulyI really like your idea, Phillip! My favorite definition of a hero is the Ancient Greek/Roman concept: heroes as ordinary people who have experienced extraordinary events and have returned to the everyday world to demonstrate how to live out hard-won wisdom. This seems to fit very well with your perspective! Let me know if you’d like someone to bounce some ideas around with and put together a plan.
Elizabeth
Posted at 06:45h, 23 July1) Instead increasing the economic power of a few during my day job in corporate america, I would be able to now increase the eudaimonic power of many by launching my social enterprise, which would equip enterprising individuals with the ability to teach “businesses-in-a-box” to women and children who need sustainable health and income both in the US and around the world.
2) To ensure my success, if I had the ability to connect with anyone I wanted, I would ask each individual to create a FAILURE resume before we met. I would create one too and post it for review. Sometimes life’s best teacher are the lessons learned from our challenges, not our successes. If we created a community where we all shared our lessons learned, can you imagine how quickly we could amplify our impact and live out of legend pursuing our passions, fueled by your platform’s support for people with like-minded passions?
I am so hoping that I get to be a part of the Connect with Anyone course so that we can create synergies through our shared experiences that change the world.
Philip Casteleyn
Posted at 06:53h, 23 July1.How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
It would allow me to compress the time expected to complete my mission from almost a decade into only a few years.
2.What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would continue my mission of helping others live intentionally for excellence however, I would expand my efforts by creating a sirus xm radio station focused on personal development and positivity through bringing the best content and people together to empower others to live a life they are excited to wake up to everyday.
Judi P
Posted at 06:54h, 23 JulyIf the world was in my corner, I’d quit my crappy cubicle job today and start making art (aka: magic!) like I want to! I’d focus on creating a community for women where they can relax and regroup and discover their creative selves, while focusing on connecting with like-minded women for empowerment, encouragement, and support.
Paul
Posted at 06:57h, 23 JulyCompletely taking the brakes off:
1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
With the pope on speed-dial, I would be spending a lot more time fighting for equal rights within the Catholic church for women, gay people and transgender people.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
My goal is to open the church’s eyes to the legacy of pain and injustice that it leaves behind as it rolls along like a juggernaut through history. I want a church that treats all people as people, not giving special treatment to men, nor giving special hatred to gay and transgender people. Done right, this would have a truly global impact.
Beth
Posted at 10:16h, 23 JulyPaul,
Love it! Have you written Pope Francis? Maybe try it!
Beth
Rick
Posted at 11:35h, 23 JulyPaul: You and I should connect if this is truly your big dream. I’m right there with ya working as the coming out coach and gay man’s life coach and working in diversity and inclusion in Corporate America.
Love, love, love what you want to do.
Paul
Posted at 02:17h, 24 JulyRick, drop me a line at pgrlyl@i-am-a-person.net. I’d love to get in touch with you.
Brian P
Posted at 07:04h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would utilize the help of well-known and influential people, such as my state governor Nikki Haley, to help end domestic abuse and violence, an epidemic that plagues the far corners of the earth. There is plenty of energy out there that supports healthy relationships, it would be powerful to ignite that passion in the general public and those in authority positions, and begin to affect change in a more positive direction.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would pursue a project I’ve already begun working on; a platform where people suffering from codependency issues can gather together for support, connection, and help to get themselves healed. I am in the process of creating tools to help this audience, but it would be extremely helpful to get professional counselors, therapists, and others involved to create great content, while also connecting with celebrities and others in the spotlight who can bring awareness to the issue, and potentially even initiate fundraising to help care for those suffering, and provide preventative education to the public.
Joel
Posted at 07:07h, 23 July1. If I had the help of anyone I wanted, the last traces of survival focus would disappear, and I would feel free to do the work I feel most called to do:
2. I would create and nurture global networks committed to:
**dissolving the boundaries between NPOs and traditional businesses
**promotion and distribution of renewable energy and energy efficiency worldwide
**the creation of a global exchange based, non-speculative, non-debt sourced, sound money system which is tied to no one national currency
**the consolidation of movements around the world working toward the same goals.
Evelina
Posted at 07:08h, 23 JulyAmazing! Environment is truly everything!
1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
If I had the help of anyone I wanted, I’d feel even more inspired and committed to do what it takes to be successful. I’d form friendships with other successful people. And with the knowledge I’d be exposed to and the gratefulness for the opportunity, I believe I could achieve a lot.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
I’d create a coaching business mainly focusing on increasing confidence and self-love, and living a happier, more relaxed life in general. Most of us need a helping hand after all!
I’d also create a company running work-life balance and productivity workshops and retreats for both entrepreneurs and people who genuinely enjoy their 9-5 work, but find it difficult to balance it with every day life.
Mikka
Posted at 15:54h, 24 JulyHi Evelina, I have the same passion as you do. I hope we can achieve this in time. Goodluck!
Scott Venezia
Posted at 07:10h, 23 July1) How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
The results of my efforts would be accelerated and I would positively affect more lives, faster. It would be the catalyst to realizing my dreams of teaching possibility through choice.
2) What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
My book will be published, my blog and videos will be viewed world wide, tens of thousands of people will attend my seminars and I will speak all over the world teaching the art of possibility through the power of choice. I get butterflies knowing what the future holds.
KEn FRied
Posted at 21:15h, 25 JulyHi Scott, just wanted to share that I resonate with your vision. Wishing you the best brother
Ellie
Posted at 07:10h, 23 JulyI would be more confident if someone just sat down and listened. It can be a major help. By just vocalising your dreams to someone with an open mind, choices seem clearer. No judgement, just a genuine desire to find a solution.
Darcey
Posted at 07:12h, 23 JulyYou’re right, environment is everything! If I could connect with anyone I’d rally the support I need to spread awareness of The Compassionate Home Movement. My mission is to help heal the world, one home at a time. To do this, we must learn how to create the kind of home environment that has the power to heal mind, body, and soul, strengthen family relationships, and nurture our true potential. I believe social change is directly impacted by the degree to which the place we call HOME provides the unconditional love, support, and resources we need to grow into well adjusted, happy, and creative human beings.
Julie James
Posted at 11:32h, 24 JulyI love this, Darcey! Our environment really is incredibly important. Including the ultimate environment, our planet. And wow, we aren’t doing a very good job, as humans, on taking care of that!
Mish
Posted at 07:14h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different with help?
Support means everything. With true support you can truly change the world. My life would be different by having the support to run retreats, transformational movement experiences and being able to carve out time to make this happen. It helps to have a community to lean on.
What would you pursue, create and change?
I would pursue building experiences for people to move without pain or fear, movement heals, particularly the breath. I would like to create retreats and workshops that anyone can attend and learn how to move. I would change the amount of time I have to build these experiences, and begin to put my energy towards this. I will do this regardless but having a community would definitely help.
Ann
Posted at 07:17h, 23 JulyIf I had the right connections, I would
1) Get my mini plastic recycling machine built, which would be brilliant to go along the plastic printers people have now
2) Make a “tiny house” community on a plot of land in United Kingdom, where it will a centre of learning, not only of sustainability, but of wider issues.
3) Organise “tiny house sustainability farms” accross UK, that will bring people together and get them out of the welfare system.
4) Plan big TEDx like events for people who dont go to university. Plan them around town events, like a moving train going from town to town when the towns have festivals.
5) Open up all types of learning and certificates, so that people are informed and can do what they want to do, better prepared.
6) Lots of other projects that I have a waiting list, as I have not met the right people yet.
Rick
Posted at 13:51h, 23 JulySMILE! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
Tara
Posted at 07:18h, 23 July1. Living in a small rural town, one of the biggest challenges with pursuing and activating your dreams is a lack of network and support. One of my goals with my current project, Remarkable180, is to create a network for rural areas that will help empower and encourage individuals to pursue their dreams. If I had the help of anyone I wanted, I could learn better ways to approach my Remarkable180 project as an entrepreneur. I am not afraid of DOING the hard work. Having help would be a great way to receive constructive criticism, guidance and support.
2. I would continue to develop my Remarkable180 project, a project that seeks to empower individuals to become solutions seekers of their life by equipping them with life tools, programs and workshops. As part of Remarkable180, I would like to “bring back good”, by celebrating and highlighting how others are living a remarkable life. Finally, I would continue to pursue a career in public speaking encouraging others to become family generational changers.
Ania
Posted at 23:17h, 23 JulyI don’t know what Remarkable180 is but I love the idea of hearing about others “living a remarkable life”!
Robin
Posted at 07:19h, 23 JulyAs a Canadian, one who is known for being “nice”, I have an issue asking for what I need. I have just come back from a convention in California and learned so much more about health and fitness … now I want to share it with others, but, I have trouble finding the right words to excite them to come and listen to my presentation. I would love to have someone read over my script to ensure I capture everyone’s attention and I would appreciate honest feedback afterwards about my style, content, professionalism etc.
Everyone can use a little more health in their life! We only have one body, let’s keep it in the best shape possible!
Ania
Posted at 23:19h, 23 JulyI’d be happy to read your script and give feedback. While far from being an expert, I’ve grown up with public speaking and seem to be one of those freaks who doesn’t fear it more than death.
Etienne
Posted at 07:24h, 23 JulyI am working on an project with a friend to use a fashion business to support/inspire art for kids. I would seek help to help make this project the best it could be and have the greatest impact possible.
Carly
Posted at 07:29h, 23 JulyDreams and complaints do not make change. People make change—people who are willing to take reasoned risks, who are willing to passionately pursue their potential with hope and faith that the possibilities can be.
I struggled through a phase of cynicism and bitterness over the negative outcomes of education that I experienced and witnessed: disgruntled or defeated attitudes created by a manufacturing-like structure; mediocrity that is encouraged by our middle-of-the-road education for the masses; psychological shutdown from being pushed too hard, too fast or not being challenged enough; mindsets of inferiority developed from years of focusing on weaknesses instead of being allowed to develop personal strengths; struggles of “successful” students who go into the world unprepared.
I refuse to continue to be part of a broken system that breaks people without doing everything I possibly can to make the system better, people’s lives better, the world better.
Ania
Posted at 23:27h, 23 JulyYay! Totally agree.
Despite all the best intentions, education systems are failing. They neither equip students for the “real world” nor do they teach the basics of literacy and numeracy as effectively as they used to.
Methinks it’s time for an overhaul, starting with the basic questions of why and what, before we sort out the how.
Bruno
Posted at 07:29h, 23 July1) I believe trying new things is the essence of a life with passion…
… and since failure would not be an option, I would be fearless to try. That would be a huge difference in my life. I would live with more passion and less fear of what the future holds for me.
2) Through my books and texts, I would change the world by changing the people who live in it. It’s not WHAT people would pursue, create or do… It’s HOW that matters the most: with meaning and passion.
Lee
Posted at 07:31h, 23 JulyIf I had the support/mentoring I needed
I would be able to open my counselling clinic and get the funds needed to house and support women and children in family crisis- provide support also for the men in a separate location.
I am touched daily by the tragedy in society that live in a traumatic, volatile, isolated and lonely situation made all the worse – threatened further through the lack of support and resources to withdraw themselves and the children to a safer environment.
Once started I would be looking to replicate- continue to build and grow throughout the country.
Ania
Posted at 23:30h, 23 JulyIt’s sad indeed Lee.
What do you think the underpinning causes are of the crises? Obviously there are the surface causes such as violence, drug-use, poverty, etc, but what are the underlying reasons for those causes?
J.L.Hlad
Posted at 07:33h, 23 JulyLet the world be filled with beautiful art, so our hearts can truly soar! As an artist, I endeavor everyday to create more wonder and joy in the world through my paintings, but the path to earning enough to have a fulltime rewarding career seems incredible illusive. I would love to be guided by my all time favorite artist- Frank Stella to understand how to navigate the way of creating and earning that helps me honor my passion and also helps me share the process with others. So much talent hides in artist’s notebooks and easels unseen by the world. I long to fully dedicate myself to transforming lives through art and help others do the same. Perhaps with Frank’s guidance, we can all experience a world filled with more art and beauty that can inspire the hearts of many.
Jennifer Peterson
Posted at 07:39h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
Since breaking my neck and becoming a quadriplegic, I have been a trail blazer in my own life and an inspiration to others. My most mountainness dream is to one day soon own my own horse and be able to drive him with a cart. This dream is only possible with the support, knowledge, and expertise of others — horse people who I know are out there that I haven’t met yet. So for those who may look at me in my wheelchair and scoff at the idea of me driving my horse, I’d like to blow their preconceived limiting beliefs right out of the water just by fully living my dream.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
In addition to fulfilling my dream of owning my own horse, I could then assist others in their human development process through equine assisted education. As a certified professional coach, I can partner with horses and humans to facilitate moments of great learning. Often what gets people stuck are our habitual emotional behaviors that no longer work. Horses (dogs and nature too) can help us unlock our emotions and step more fully into our whole selves.
Ashraf Jamie
Posted at 14:01h, 23 JulyGreat vision and I know you will do it. All of the best!
Ania
Posted at 23:32h, 23 JulyThere is a charity in Australia called Riding for the Disabled that you might be interested in talking to: http://www.rda.org.au/
Josh Becker
Posted at 07:40h, 23 JulyI firmly believe that we thrive in the community of others. If I had the help of anyone I wanted, my life would be different because my message could reach so many more people. With help from others I would show people that once they become aware of who they are and align their actions with that – everything becomes possible.
Rick
Posted at 13:52h, 23 JulyAmen brother!
David Masterson
Posted at 07:41h, 23 JulyWith the help of other musicians I will be creating inspiring music that lifts people’s spirits. (To find that I’m quitting my full-time job and moving to SF to take adjunct work to have more time to play trumpet!!!)
Music has an immediate, visceral impact, but with the money I would make, I’d be an example of a debt-free, tiny-house living, world traveling musician who inspires other musicians to quit their dreary day jobs and pursue their passion!
Thanks Scott!!!
Vijaishri
Posted at 07:43h, 23 JulyIf I had enough money, I’d get the education I want. I’m a student of finance, but my passion lies with social science and science in general. I want to become a psychologist. I want to help people figure out their problems, I want to make them happy with their situations, I want to be able to understand what they need, and what they suffer from, if they do. For that I need proper education in the best university available. If I had enough money and the kind of reference that would get me into that kind of university (even though I’m a student of finance).
May be, I won’t make everyone in the world happy and successful. But I’d be doing it all day long, with as many people as I can, and be happy with that myself.
Frederike
Posted at 07:45h, 23 JulyQuite similar to what you do, I would make sure that everybody finds their true passion, purpose in life given their individual strengths, beliefs, passion, values. However, I would start to create awareness in children, to make them aware about the many possibilities that are ahead of them so they will already think about that topic early in life to hopefully make the right decisions in the future (apprenticeship/university-related, job-related, skill-related, …).
Ashraf Jamie
Posted at 14:05h, 23 JulyConnect with me on Facebook Frederike. We share similar interests. Under my personal profile there, you will see a link to my Coaching page where I write about topics I am passionate about.
Marcie
Posted at 07:47h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
My life would be different with a mentor and mastermind group. My mentor would be there for advice and guidance. My mastermind group would help me brainstorm and hold me accountable.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make? I want to create engaging and fun writing and blogging workshops to help young people and corporate employees improve their writing skills and encourage their creativity, both of which are greatly needed. The workshops will be 1 to 2 hours, depending on the topic. I want people to improve their writing skills, which will help with their critical thinking and communication abilities.
Kayla Waldorff
Posted at 07:49h, 23 JulyThrough the help of this site and other I have found that I want to help feed the world. Our population is predicted to reach 9 billion people by 2050 so how are we going to feed all these people when we can’t feed everyone as it is?
This goal really scares me but I know that if it didn’t then it wouldn’t be a realistic goal. If I could, I would like to have the help of Howard G. Buffet because from his book “40 chances” he has seen what it is like for people in poor areas of the world and he is also trying to use the resources he has to help figure out this problem.
Ania
Posted at 23:35h, 23 JulyHi Kayla,
Are you interested in the food production or food distribution part of the equation, or both? As I responded to other people posting about permaculture, I’m interested in localised sustainability and beautiful human habitats, which incorporates food production for health and wellness.
Sharon DeMattia
Posted at 07:53h, 23 JulyI would scale a project that connects the world. The ART of Radical Self Acceptance has been tested, it works across all demographics, it feels good, is crazy fun, inspires and aches to be experienced by more. It’s very existence is our humanity, it is a movement that will change how we view ourselves and others. How it spreads depends on the support of others, and I would be grateful for the opportunity to share with your community.
artinsideme.com
Rick
Posted at 13:53h, 23 JulyYou Go SHARON! I’d support ya.
Evelyn
Posted at 07:58h, 23 JulyIf I had the support of not one person but a group of committed and noble people I would try to change the flawed and weak policies of the foster care system. I would try to improve the lives of children who have to go through the trauma of being taken away from their families because they lived in deplorable conditions. The world needs humanity to evolve and develop a movement of compassion and emotional intelligence. But we can only do this by paying attention to how we raise our future generation and how much we care for them.
Ashraf Jamie
Posted at 14:07h, 23 JulyVery well put. I feel you on that one.
Ania
Posted at 23:43h, 23 JulyI’m so with you Evelyn. Perhaps I’m overly optimistic but I like to think that even the families who are perpetuating deplorable conditions are not beyond ‘redemption’ (without meaning that in an evangelical kind of way).
My theory is that beautiful, healthful, nurturing, inspiring physical environments and supportive education for self-awareness are currently missing for many of these people. It’s my hope that if they are engaged in the creation of their own hopes and see those refelected in their own environments, they may break the cycle.
Of course, in the meantime, there is a generation of children that needs better, as you say.
Matt
Posted at 07:59h, 23 July1. If I could connect with anyone, the impact of my life would multiply and as I learned from and collaborated with others I would be able to touch more lives than going at it alone.
2. I would build a new style of school. I’m not sure if it’s a physical building, a web community or some combination of the two (that’s why I need the help!). I want to learn from educational reformers (Ken Robinson, Roland Fryer, Geoffrey Canada) and business leaders (Warren, Bill Gates, Seth Godin) how K-12 education can be rebuilt to effectively prepare students to solve real problems and contribute their best to the world.
Leah
Posted at 08:04h, 23 JulyHey Scott and LYL team, thanks first of all for the opportunity to win access to How to Connect with Anyone!
My life is already pretty freakin’ awesome, but there’s always somewhere further to go, right?
1. How would my life be different if I had the help of anyone I wanted?
My life would be the same (I love my life) but my IMPACT would be bigger because I’d be coaching leaders in an area I’m passionate about: care for dementia patients and the elderly, and social entrepreneurs who believe in the power of business as a force for good.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I’d pursue the high-performing coaching clients I REALLY want to enrol and to whom I know I can offer incredible support, empowering them to realise their potential and create their vision, making this a better world for all.
Much love, Leah
Beth
Posted at 10:10h, 23 JulyLeah,
I love your vision! Having worked with dementia patients and knowing the difficulties they face, it is refreshing to see someone pursue this. Thanks for writing.
Beth
Ania
Posted at 23:44h, 23 JulyKeep it going!
Bar Davi
Posted at 08:06h, 23 JulyBy teaching others to tap into their creativity and use it to get in touch with the part of themselves that can only be accessed through images, I will guide others in finding and expressing their inner voices so that they can be fully aligned with their purposes.
Jieen
Posted at 08:11h, 23 JulyIt will be so much easier for me to pursue anything I want, since my character has made me think too much and becoming too afraid of stepping out of my comfort zone, too afraid of “risking my future”.
I will pursue a career in music, instrument or singing, with the confidence that I have the best help I can ever have, and that even if it didn’t go well, it just shows that it’s not suitable for me, and I have given it a try at least. A wish striked off on my list and sweep that regret of not trying out of my door!
Gavin Routledge
Posted at 08:14h, 23 JulyWhat would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
If I had the support of a few key individuals I’d be able to help a million people (my target) to get a “better back and less sciatica”. There are hundreds of millions of people suffer lower back pain and sciatica around the world every day. I’d love to help just 1 million of them (although more would be even better!). I’m creating an online course to do exactly that. I just want the product to be as great as possible, so would benefit a lot from the advice of people who’ve successfully developed online courses.
Thanks for all your great advice!!
Sara
Posted at 09:56h, 23 JulyGavin,
As a low-back pain sufferer, I would LOVE to help you with your course! I can create your website and help you with the content as well. Send me a message with your contact info to Sara@thego-togal.com and let’s make this happen!!
Sara
Gavin Routledge
Posted at 10:03h, 23 JulyHey Sara,
Thanks so much for the offer! I’m well under way with the website creation, but I checked out your thego-togal.com site and liked what I saw. May I keep the option open? Even if it’s just for an opinion on what I’ve created? Or you might be a beta tester? Thanks again. Cheers Gavin
Sara
Posted at 06:06h, 24 JulyAbsolutely! I would love to be a beta tester for you or help you refine your site!
Drop me a note when you’re ready!
Sara
Kathleen
Posted at 08:19h, 23 JulyMy dream is to put the soul back in every soul-sucking job on the planet. If everyone (in a 9-5 job) loved their work and was treated well by their employer, then corporate wouldn’t be a dirty word, and these massive “communities” could do great things. It’s a virtuous cycle of happiness and service! The nonprofit I work for is in this domain, but this would help me start a side gig to magnify the message and get into the organisations with the most impact from the start.
Ashraf Jamie
Posted at 14:11h, 23 JulyKathleen, you and I too share similar visions of what we want to achieve. Connect with me on Facebook and we can stay in touch from there.
karen
Posted at 08:39h, 23 JulyI want to feed the poor in my community torbay,devon england and teach people how to stand on their own feet through my social enterprise business the natural living school . My aim is to donate 20% of the food I grow organically to families and individuals who have to use the food bank because they have no money or are homeless and down on their luck and also give away some free courses to teach these same people how to cook a healthy nutritious meal on a very low budget and also how to grow their own food organically so they can afford to eat and not have to use the food banks .I want to give people hope that there is someone who cares and give them back their dignity and self respect .I have only just started so need help making this vision a reality
Ania
Posted at 23:46h, 23 JulyLove this!
Therese Lichtle
Posted at 13:12h, 27 JulyHi Karen,
We share a common thread in our visions. When I read your last line, I thought of Jamie Oliver. I hope that someone out there connects you to him.
All my best,
Therese
Lori
Posted at 08:48h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would like to connect with Alain De Botton, Thomas Moore, The School of Life and all of the fabulous Artists and Photographers I know working around the world. My life would be rich – full of meaning, life and joy
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
In this age of technological sensations it is important for people to learn how to see, feel, taste and touch the world again. Through travel and art I would create a way to give people the experience of a lifetime, nothing will be the same again.
Thomas
Posted at 08:55h, 23 JulyService to many leads to greatness and if you help enough people get what they want you can have everything you want. I have the passion, ambition, drive and determination to accomplish my goals though as an 18 year old from a remote city in Australia it has its challenges. Though challenge cannot be spelt without change and I am truly focus on creating an environment where I cannot only learn to change my environment but go on to inspire and educate people through my journey. Scott your story has inspired me to look beyond the limits people set on me and the chance to learn in depth from you would be an awesome experience.
Lori Connor
Posted at 08:57h, 23 JulyHi! Scott
Thanks for the opportunity to put a few thoughts on paper. I’m going to give this a try and see where it goes.
I”m a working mom of two young boys ages 2 and 4. I am a Director of Research for CRE company in Boston. I do love what I do on a lot of levels, but I am definitely not living on purpose and I’m unfortunately missing too much of the amazing wonders that come with watching children grow up.
So how would my life be different? Today I do not have time to exercise, nor can I really stop and think, I am always hurried and running. I am in a sales organization and data driven, bottom line driven and support about 50 sales people and many clients. In a few sentences, it is GO GO GO. all the time. If I could change something, I’d give myself more control over my life, my time, my deadlines and I would find so much more pleasure in the simple things – seeing my boys inthe morning, working out, cooking healthy food AND doing a job that is purpose driven and does some good in this world.
So – What would I create? Well, I’ve written a children’s book and it will be coming out in August. (I ordered 300) It’s a gift to my kiddos. I was dealing with a lot of mommy guilt and I want to convey to my kids and all the kids in the world that eventhough mommy or daddy isn’t RIGHT there, that there is ALWAYS loads of love going their way. I use bubbles as a metaphor and I send love bubbles to my boys every day, while at work. If I had the support from anyone, i would promote my book, spread this message to all kids and moms who deal with the same emotions. I then would LOVE to help busy moms create special memories with their kids. I would LOVE to start a subscription based business where moms can subscribe and get special box every month sent to their child. In the box is ALL you need to do a project together, maybe a hand print painting, or a card for Dad, or an ornament. I’d love to help moms maximize their quality time with their kids, I’d love to help moms stay connected with their kids and give them the tools and resources to go from work mom to fun and loving mom in a snap. It’s a challenge I have every day. I just started a blog too. It’s http://whilemommysatwork.blogspot.com/
and have joined your blogging community. So all this is in its infancy but I’d LOVE to live this legend. Thanks for reading 🙂
Ashraf Jamie
Posted at 14:13h, 23 JulyWow, great project. well done!
Lori Connor
Posted at 15:01h, 23 JulyThanks Ashraf, I appreciate it!
🙂
Vieri
Posted at 09:02h, 23 JulyMy idea is creating a portable street stall for immaterial life-changing gifts for the passing pedestrian, digital (creative commons pitcures, posters, DIY instructions, music, books, videos etc) or not (links, contacts, informations, free hugs, live music, quotes, reading tips etc.).
This is a way, to combine many of my passions: reading, researching, life in the open air, street performing, social innovation and personal growth, cultivating relationships, non-monetary gift economy, music etc. and to help others while demonstrating that you don’t need money or material things to make an impact.
I don’t need anyone’s help to do that because everything is already inside of me but support is always welcome and can make things easier and/or bigger.
Rick
Posted at 09:04h, 23 July1. If I had the support of anyone I needed, I’d get my “Stop Pretending. Start Living. Just Be U Revolution.” Quicker to market. Born out of my own journey to come out and be who I really am – a gay man – I’ve pieced together a powerful movement that I’d like to get into as many hands as possible. Why? If you step back from the moment and think about why most of us don’t do the things that we really want to do, it is because we are living in a closet of societal and self-created expectations in which we have lost ourselves – the naked curious self we were born with when we came into this human experience. My life would be different because I had all the support I needed to bring this movement to life.
2. Launching the “Stop Pretending. Start Living. Just Be U Revolution” would have direct impact on anyone from any walk of life. This movement ,and the journey I am trying to create to help others step into a higher level of consciousness and self-love, has the potential to increase confidence, create an environment where there is deeper respect for who others are, and acceptance that we’re all human having a human experience. I want people to stop hiding from their truth just to make others feel comfortable. When we can accomplish this, then the world will be a much happier place with less judgement.
Mary M Hart
Posted at 09:04h, 23 JulySupport of Others and Community is everything in human life! I would be able to manifest my dreams, intentions and destiny with the help of others in collaboration for ideas, encouragement, accompaniment, and Trust in my abilities and my Integrity.
I would continue to pursue what I have felt for many years is my “job”, my destiny this lifetime. I would find ways through writing, speaking, and bringing people together in online and in person gatherings, to reflect, teach and speak about the these New Times which hold great opportunities and Challenges for Personal Transformation. Besides the continuation of my own Development, with the support of others presence and input, I would be a resource for others to see they have more options and alternatives for their choices in life, in order for them to envision and act to live fully, happily, with Hope, and beyond the range of their present conditioning. And, to bring that Awareness to their loved ones, clients, patients, family, friends and Community.
Aideen Moriss
Posted at 09:09h, 23 July2. I would use my connections to finally fulfill my YES-to-LIFE mission, which is about creative, holistic coaching for talented but depressed people and also a lot about suicide prevention for teens, young adults & more (e.g. creating a site with 24/7 live “listening service” for people who are struggling with their lives; public speaking). My final goals are opening various YES-to-LIFE-centers all over the world with coaches educated with my unique programm and launching the so called “Life changing library” – a site full of free & paid ressources about self-directed learning, motivation and perseverance AND living our own unique lives using our full potential instead of living someone elses’s life!
I can’t tell you how strongly I feel called to make it happen right now – there are so many people who could profit from all this. As an artist, I truly believe that if you’re missing something in the world, you should just make it happen yourself – but this is a vision too huge to be powered by just one person 🙂
Love
Aideen
Ashraf Jamie
Posted at 14:16h, 23 JulyGo for it! its a great project, lots of people need help with depression.
Aideen Moriss
Posted at 11:57h, 29 JulyThanks for your kindness and support, Jamie!
I appreciate every single word of it 🙂 I was feeling quite stuck in my life and business recently – great to read comments like yours right now!
I send you lots of virtual power for your own unique vision.
Best regards,
Aideen
John Tin
Posted at 09:10h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
i would be soaring in the skies , diving deep down into the Mariana trench , sailing across the oceans, hiking up to the Everest . i was always adventurous one , driven mostly by curiosity. Sadly , entrapped within the circle of pressure to succeed and to secure a sustainable job by the parents.I guess I could only imagine.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I believe that everyone deserve an opportunity.Given a chance I would pursue into music specifically piano and violin , such sweet music from heaven to recreate in our hands. I would like to step out of my comfort zone , always so safely guarded behind. i would desire to experience the world , to achieve great feats. To be daring , to be courageous, to not fear but love the world , . the greatest impact i could ever give everyone is my smiles and laughter, everyone is suffering from something .Whereas smiles are contagious , it elevates someone from the hellhole he./she have been , be it momentarily. i would like to spread my smiles across the globe , no more distress and sadness.
well these are my opinions , dun judge =)
Ashraf Jamie
Posted at 14:18h, 23 JulyLove your positivity John. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Tomas
Posted at 09:15h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I think that my life would run faster, at the moment i’m connecting with some people, (dreamed connections). Perhaps it would show me people i didn’t even know i’d like to meet =)
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would mix my actual goal with some other objectives and make it worldwide. I was thinking also that we already have that possibilities you speak of, we only have to make our ideas clear, so they can resonate with the people we need, to create anything we want.
This things are happening right now, and i must thank YOU for giving me a lot of the knowledge to realize it has been always there.
I hope we meet sometime!
Thanks again (:
Tomas de Argentina
Toni
Posted at 09:18h, 23 JulyMy why is so HUGE it makes me cry every time I think about it. I will be the voice for animals. I will be a key note speaker for animal welfare. Sharing my message around the world. I also want to empower people and help them be the best version of themselves. I lack confidence sometimes and can be impatient. My impatience can be so destructive at times.
Tijmen Brozius
Posted at 09:26h, 23 JulyWe would co-create a multi-platform game that enables players to develop themselves, learn about themselves, formulate their dreams and move toward them day by day.
A lean, time-efficient system using quantified self technology, biofeedback, willpower science… and accompanied by social games that are meant to be played in real life in our communities.
It’s a movement dedicated to playful personal and community-level awesomeness, making the world a better place by aligning dreams, talents and challenges, so we help humanity thrive in the 21st century.
Jaiela
Posted at 09:28h, 23 July1.How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
Having support would help me to start taking major steps towards achieving my goals. Rather than just daydreaming about them.
2.What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I’d start a business, I’d write, I’d travel, I’d learn and grow so much that one day, I could be the one to help other people and say, “Hey if I could do it, so can you.”
joho
Posted at 09:30h, 23 July1. = I would reach success in my career faster. This fall will be the first time where I will be speaking infront of high schools. As a motivational speaker I feel, I would be able to do more assemblies and reach more students if I had help with someone who can help me. I’m never going to give up on my dream of helping people, it would just speed up the process
2. = I would be speaking infront of thousands of students between the ages of 14 – 18. I would like to share my story where I used to struggle with depression and suicide in high school. It was until after high school did find the key to my happiness and the drive to pursue whatever I wanted. I would encourage students to find more meaning in their and inspire them to become better people. Thus I would like to create a culture where this generations of teens would not only become happy and productive but get them to work on their passion and create new innovations for our future
Sara
Posted at 09:35h, 23 JulyI think I would do more than one thing, because I like doing multiple things. I would like to help people do what they really like, I would like to help people get to know themselves better and be more who they are meant to be, I would like to do gymnastics and swimming, piano and choir, and I would like to be part of a learning center where people of all ages and capabilites (not just school-age) can come and learn all kinds of things.
Sara
Posted at 09:44h, 23 JulyIf I could pursue any dream, it would be to close my photography studio and open a series of schools that are sponsored by local businesses making them almost completely tuition-free. These schools would be considered private, with small classes (no more than 15 in a class) with kids divided up by learning style – because all kids learn a little bit differently. The teachers would be paid a proper salary – making 2-3x more than myself as an administrator – because they’re the ones doing all the work! I could easily see the teachers making over $100,000 a year – each.
Kids learn in different ways, so instead of just lumping kids in a classroom, they’re divided up by learning style and matched with a teacher that fits that style. The teachers would be given the freedom to teach how they want, with the resources they need, not dictated by some curriculum ‘specialist’ that hasn’t been in a classroom since elementary school. Kids wouldn’t be ‘held back’ just because they don’t understand a single element, such as Math or English. They would receive extra help in helping them to succeed in those areas.
Hands-on learning would be promoted, while teaching the concepts of life through actual-world learning. Students and parents would get the chance to truly decide what they want to learn in their groups as well as independently. So if a kid wants to learn woodworking, that would be taught, along with the math and science that accompanies it for a real-world application. Parents would be required to participate in several areas, the most important being volunteer activities with their kids, helping their communities and spending time as a family making a difference.
Field trips would be encouraged, with interactive learning on the field trip, not just walking around and looking at exhibits. Museums would get kids as volunteers in helping to make displays, or as junior docents when they’re older. Local businesses would be able to show kids how they do things, let them try it out and demonstrate how they help their communities, not just take them on a boring tour.
Both the Arts and Sports would be encouraged, with mandatory art and music classes, as well as mandatory sports classes, ranging from individual sports (like biking) to team sports (volleyball or marching band). Art & Music classes would be taught in groups and individually, allowing the student to pursue their own music interests while being introduced to new genres & ideas.
Students would also be paired up with a local business mentor, that spends time with the student and their family, helping with volunteer activities and making sure that the student is learning. Common Core doesn’t exist here. Good guidelines will be present for the teachers, but the actual understanding by the student is what would set the actual pace.
By the time they reach High School, they would start to think about what they would like to do with their life. Dual Enrollment at a local community college would be mandatory, so they can get a head start on those general education courses and get them out of the way. Students would also focus on various fields for certain periods of time so they can get exposure to how those fields work. Internships would be promoted so students can get real hands-on experience and decide if they enjoy that field or not. Their Junior & Senior years would be dedicated to learning more about that field that they enjoy.
By the time my students graduate, they’re well prepared for the last 2-3 years of college and they have an idea of what they want to do with their life. They’ll be able to find that passion and go with it, since it’s going to be encouraged every single day. No one is going to tell these students that they can’t do it. They’ll be encouraged to find a way if they really want to pursue that dream, and they’ll be in an environment that fosters that passion for exploration, dedication and dreaming.
Akash
Posted at 09:48h, 23 JulyKudos for making me respond…
No idea about that “anyone” but I would figure out my permanent, sacred “Why?”.
Everything else depends on that answer.
MAH
Posted at 09:49h, 23 JulyMight be losing my job in the next few months. Would love to open a Old Fashion New York Style Bagel Shop. A small one with loads of sprite and charm.
Tracey
Posted at 09:53h, 23 July1. How would my life be different if I had the help of anyone I wanted?
I love this question! With he right help, I’d have a deep well of resources and support, including a roadmap built on the experiences of those who’ve gone before me down the path I’m choosing and the tools, network, and inspiration to make it all happen.
2. What would I pursue and create? What impact would I have on the world around me?
I firmly believe that the desire to contribute to others is in our nature as humans. Creating a vehicle with which to make this contribution and help others should be simple, fun, and sustainable. In my free time I organize fundraisers for nonprofits that serve homeless teens in my city. I know there are more of us out there, working to make a difference, but maybe without all of the know-how, resources, or support they need in order for their endeavors to reach full potential. I want to find a way to connect us, the evening and weekend organizers/fundraisers/activists, to leverage the collective knowledge and power of the group to overcome obstacles and to share resources and strategies, propelling all members toward success in their missions.
Jessica Gosney
Posted at 09:58h, 23 JulyMy dream is to show people that they have a unique and powerful contribution to this world. In order to change the conditioning of self-limiting beliefs and break the cycle from prior generations, I would start with empowering children and teens. With the support of the world, I would provide an environment that allows children to experience many different creative outlets; hone in on the one that resonates with them, provide a way to become skilled in their unique abilities, and then utilize their creativity to give back to the community. Through this we could demonstrate the important role that they have within this world and empower children to believe in themselves.
Beth
Posted at 10:02h, 23 July1. How would my life be different if I had the help of anyone I wanted?
I think it would be a matter of getting the right answers quickly. If I had support I would not spend a ton of time learning the hard way. Projects would be completed more efficiently and have higher quality to them.
2. What would you do? I want to inspire others by writing about my time spent in a Mayan village that was very spiritual. It showed me how we are all connected. I think its an important element we all forget, myself included. I have attempted this multiple times, and its flat. I need help in telling the story.
Anthony Piselli
Posted at 10:04h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would have more confidence, knowing that I would not be alone and could get the guidance that I need to succeed as a voice actor and make my dreams of doing this work full time come true. In turn hope that I could do the same for someone else in my shoes.
Denise
Posted at 10:07h, 23 July1.How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would be working toward being a more charismatic, confident and adventurous person. I would be working to break through my reserved shell and become more expressive, open, and less caring of what others think of me or my decisions.
2.What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would want to create a business of my own that has a social element to it, something that can give back to communities and people that don’t have the same opportunities I do. I want to create something that will still be helping people long after I’ve stopped working.
Yeniva
Posted at 10:10h, 23 July1.How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
My life would be different because I would be living in full alignment with my intentions and core desired feelings: Joy, Freedom, Passion, Connection, Abundance.
2.What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would pursue my passion for social entrepreneurship and create an empire that would think, build and change the face of education, business and youth employment in Africa! I would help youth see that we are what we have been looking for and through skills development we can lift the continent out of poverty
Dave
Posted at 10:14h, 23 JulyThe problem with the majority of the world is they are being manipulated to accept a limited view of themselves. I would like to revoke this limited consciousness and make everyone aware of their unlimited capacity.
I would set up a company that would actively contact and help people achieve an unlimited life that is their birthright.
Hunter Metcalf
Posted at 10:16h, 23 JulyI have recently misplaced my personal passion and am on a mission to find it again. Having spent four years at art school and later dropped into a professional world I was not happy in, it is time to take a step back and evaluate.
This is where I could use the help of anyone in the world. It would change my life.
Creative storytelling is where I believe I shine. Using my storytelling abilities and filmmaking as a medium to hopefully find my personal passion again, I would create ‘Wake Up With a Passion’ short doc series with the help of the world.
Sylvia
Posted at 10:39h, 23 JulyI would take the Practitioner training for Faster Emotionally Focused Transformation (FEFT) by Robert G. Smith and then hold workshops and sessions to teach people how to completely heal and transform from emotional, physical and mental traumas. It’s so easy to learn and use (anytime, anywhere) to make deep, lasting changes. Healthy people make healthy choices, and as their lives change, the world changes.
Anna
Posted at 10:40h, 23 JulyI get excited just thinking about how different my life will be. If I have the help of anyone I wanted, I would channel my passion into a movement to end self-imprisonment. Yes, we let our fear control our decisions and immobilize us, which results in limiting beliefs, limiting choices and mediocrity.
Working with mentor will help me achieve 2 very important goals: 1) realize my potential by 2) helping people believe in themselves, overcome fear, reach thier full potential, imporve their lives and be happy.
If I am able to do that, my life would be damn meaningful.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the contest.
reWard
Posted at 10:47h, 23 JulyI will work with individuals over a period of three weeks getting clear on their past, their present and their future; what worked, what’s working, where they have come from and where they’re headed. This cooperative exploration will culminate in a highly imaginative photo-shoot wherein their appearance is masterfully altered through intricate cosmetics and costuming, revealing through symbolism and drama, a greater truth about themselves as a unique human being. Throughout the process they are also being coached as they experience themselves as powerful, beautiful and important — creating strong positive neuro-associations to the experience of daring to let themselves BE something they once thought impossible — while honoring and integrating everything that has brought them to where they are now. These powerful images will serve as a potent visual reminder to them of the truth about their magnificence and will also be a collection on the web to inspire others to see a reflection of their own complexity, the beauty of their scars, and the raw potential waiting to be tapped in each of us.
Chris
Posted at 10:48h, 23 July1. If I had the help of anyone I wanted, my life would be different because I would have everything I need to accomplish the goals I want to achieve in life – instead of just having one piece of the puzzle (myself), I would have all the pieces that I need to transform my vision into reality.
2. The goal I would pursue – the one I most want to accomplish in life – is to improve the way we make decisions as a society; in other words, I would pursue the goal of improving our laws so that our government makes better decisions that improve the lives of all. To accomplish this goal, I would build an online platform (similar to facebook) that would allow people to vote on real issues: what goals they want the government to accomplish; what priorities they want the government to have; and what limits they want the government to respect. Then, with the help of others, a critical mass of people would start using this voting platform, and I would then be able to leverage the energy and information generated by these people to get the government on track – and keep it on track – so that it works as well as possible for the benefit of all.
Drew Smith
Posted at 10:54h, 23 JulyIf I had the help of anyone I wanted…
I would be able to expand the reach of the social/support group I founded and have been facilitating for the past 3 years.
This reach would allow us to cater to more individuals (in the midwest) rather than keeping it in Kansas City and the surrounding metro areas. (ideally reaching all of Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma, where the need for this type of group is larger.)
I treat this group as my second job…I pour my heart and soul into it…”having the help of anyone I wanted” would take us from a functioning social/support group to a thriving resource group! My ultimate goal! To see something that I created, whose sole purpose is to help others,change more of the lives that it was created to cater to…would be actualizing the vision.
The impact would be monumental:
To see the effect that providing or assisting w/ the necessary means to change your life in even ONE person is incredible and lasts forever…to imagine helping more….there are no words!
Wesley
Posted at 10:55h, 23 JulyI would bring nearly free unlimited energy to the world and possibly revolutionize propulsion and transportation as well by being able to speak with and meet those who have been working on these concepts for years on the fringes of science. Doing this could free people from compulsory work and bring a near unlimited amount of food and industrial production to the societies of the world. Oh and also as a side effect, CO2 production could dramatically drop because these technologies do not combust fuel as an energy source, but instead take energy directly from the environment. I study fringe physics and am currently an undergraduate in mechanical engineering and doing this has been my dream since the age of 14 when I used to ditch school to read physics papers.
Elena
Posted at 11:31h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
— I would finish my website (declutterella.com) and help people declutter their spaces and lives. I would quit my cozy but crippling part time job so I could be Declutterella full time (all the time, I love it!) and unclog people’s spaces so they would be more and do more instead of having so much crap.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
— I would start an inspiring tv series to make people think more before they just buy sh*t and help them realize all the potential they have once they unchain themselves from the materials possessions that have them. Yes, I said “have them” because I believe when you have too many things, their weight and required maintenance “have you” trapped. It’s time to declutter away and be happier doing and being more.
Gustav
Posted at 11:31h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
– It feels like global mentors in all fields. If i surround myself with great people, it will elevate my thinking, and how i follow through. I would have the ability to travel the globe to get exposure and knowledge
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
– i would really get my project, targeted at young African men, started, introducing them to all the great people in the world and the great things of the world. This would introduce them to different environment and mindsets outside their norm and challenges.
Tineke
Posted at 11:32h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted? It would be helpful in finding a way to combine the passion I have for nature and gardening and learning and sharing that passion with others.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make? I would finally write that successful gardening book I dream about :-), and find a way to enjoy the feedback of the readers.
Anne
Posted at 11:53h, 23 JulyIf I had the help of anyone I wanted, I’d find out all their mistakes and learn from them. I’d learn and soak up their knowledge on how to really impact people, and I’d start my dream business. It wouldn’t be my life that would be changing, at least not at first, the business is primarily aimed at helping other people, but I know that I would learn more than I ever knew about myself and other people by helping those in need. I would start up a production studio for film that acts as an apprenticeship program for underprivileged youth. There’s lots of people slipping through all the programs in today’s world-and I’d want to get to them, to change their lives, to teach them skills they can take and use anywhere (both soft skills and trades) to bring themselves, their families and their communities up. I’d bring in talented mentors, we would train the young adults who have dropped out of school, don’t have the support of their families or communities or those whose artistic and creative souls are being crushed by societal norms. I would feed, clothe and house them while they were training so they could focus on learning their craft, and at the end of their program, they would have a reputable backer whom they have worked for, soft skills necessary to succeed in today’s world, or they could stay on and train more people. Like the Weta Workshop focuses on honing and developing talent in New Zealand, I want this to be a catch-all for those who fall outside of the norm. It’d be a community in and of itself, and it would act as a way to develop interpersonal skills. It would also be one of those amazing companies other production studios try and emulate because of all the good they do. It would be a way to collect and hone talent. It would be a way to foster creativity and be a safe harbor for for them to learn and grow.
Teresa Lancaster
Posted at 11:55h, 23 JulyMy life would be different because I would be able to provide an environment that is condusive to inspiring people to raise the bar on life.
I would launch “The Talent Hub” – an area where people can come to share, showcase and perfect their craft/talent.
Winum
Posted at 11:58h, 23 JulyWhen the beautiful day arrives where I have connected with amazing people around the world I will lay the foundation for an organisation that is going to change how we do business for the better.
Before anything else I will make sure that I have added tremendous amounts of value to these amazing people I have been so blessed to get to know.
Once I have their friendship I will invite those who are a good fit for being part of a mastermind group based on my concept, Giving Is The New Selling, where we will work both to develop our own business and work towards building a future where all businesses are started with the purpose of making people happy.
Because GIVING is the new selling…
Annine
Posted at 12:06h, 23 JulyI would purchase as many tickets as needed to fly to all countries where war or other injustices are happening right now. I want to speak to the rulers face to face and confront them with very simple questions like what their point and benefit is in destroying these beautiful countries with all those precious innocent people. I want to know if they do not realize that their power and effort are put into the wrong doings. I also want to hear what they are saying when I ask them if they think that they are born to create such hateful things. I want to look those non-authentic beings in the eyes while they are answering with lies to my questions.
after their statements, I would like to remind them about the simple formula: that with love and kindness they could solve any problems and make the world such a better place to live in for every single person. we could create so many beautiful things while living together peacefully. then, I would say goodbye with the question: do you not think that this purpose makes much more sense when you listen to your heart?
Ashraf Jamie
Posted at 14:26h, 23 JulyGreat sentiments. I hope that you will.
Veronika Lobova
Posted at 12:17h, 23 JulyIf I had the support of the whole world, I would become a doctor.
My parents, some of my friends and the rest of my family that I grew up with have different values and priorities than I do and therefore, staying in school and pursuing my dream of becoming part of a medical field is a challenge. It is something I am extremely passionate about. I enjoy serving a diverse community and having grown up in a multi-lingual home and hence, I find it that I am successful with connecting with others of diverse backgrounds. And so by using the experience I have, inspiration from others, and training, I would able to medically serve and motivate others less privileged in America and countries of the languages I speak.
Sara
Posted at 06:12h, 24 JulyDon’t ever let friends or family stand in your way. You only have one life – so live it!!! You may not be able to choose your family, but you can certainly choose your friends, so surround yourself with people that will support you.
Sometimes in life, our friends are there only a short while to teach us how NOT to live our lives, or to help us figure out what we really want to focus on!
If you ever need a friend who you can bounce ideas off of, or just to vent – give me a shout! Med school is challenging, but if you put your mind to it – you can do it!!!
Sara
sara@thego-togal.com
Steven Bussard
Posted at 12:23h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
If I had the help and support of a benefactor, I would be able to apply my unique skillsets and experiences to developing a repeatable process for improving the performance of small and large businesses. I would produce processes and products that would guide business leaders to making the right decisions for both near- and long-term success.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
I would take 6-12 months to research the best practices and talk with people about their challenges and solutions. Then I would create a process and specific deliverables that could be tailored for small and large businesses. I would write a book and create a web site to share this approach.
Sabine B.
Posted at 12:26h, 23 JulyHi, my answer to question 1) and 2) in 4 sentences:
Horses and helicopters do not have anything in common? Wrong – they both require excellent leadership skills, a ton of passion and enthusiasm to go beyond the ordinary. I am both a professional helicopter pilot and a horsemanship cowgirl from Germany and if I had the help from anyone I wanted it would be an operator of MD500 helicopters for utility work in Oregon, giving me the possibility to fly that sling load safely with the workhorse helicopter and teaching pilot skills to the next generation of vertical flight enthusiasts. Flying and riding with feel, timing, balance and passing on both those skills is my impact in this world.
LYL rocks!
Sabine
Terra
Posted at 12:36h, 23 JulyAlready love your enthusiasm and passion! You go girl!
Nick H.
Posted at 12:31h, 23 July“How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?”
I would have the freedom to meet and connect with decision makers and have the financial backing to make a lasting difference in the world.
“What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?”
I would convert my time and energy into meaningful results instead of just a paycheck. With the right help, I’d work with local governments to increase usage of renewable energy sources in order to jump start the renewable industry in this region and put tax dollars to work in a meaningful manner by cutting long term energy costs and providing an example for citizens of the community. First goal would be to have each school, police/fire station, and other government funded structure cover all available roofing with solar panels.
Jennifer Dodge
Posted at 12:33h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
My dream is
2.What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Jennifer Dodge
Posted at 12:41h, 23 JulyMy life would be different because with the help of anyone I wanted, I would equip the support, advice, funding, and time that I needed to pursue my goals.
My passion is to invest my life into creating programs and workshops designed to empower youth to be confident in themselves, resilient to life’s battles, and leaders of the future. I see a future where suicide is no longer a desired option, bullying is non-existent, and people are confident, strong, happy, and loving to one another.
Terra
Posted at 12:34h, 23 JulyI would want to meet Anthony Robbins and I think working with him, the possibilities would be endless. I’ve been in survival mode all my life (I’m 58!) and haven’t thought about what I’d LOVE to do, so this opportunity would be a big stretch for me, exploring possibilities with passion and enthusiasm. I would definately begin by quitting that “soul-sucking job”. Now is the beginning. <3
Kacy
Posted at 12:46h, 23 JulyMy husband and I will start a vineyard/farm that employs, trains, and provides assistance to disabled combat veterans in starting their own farm. Our goals are to: 1) assist their reintegration into the community through work and educational opportunities, 2) honor their service to our country and provide them with a new “mission”, 3) coordinate with local health and mental health providers to ensure they receive the care they need while being able to maintain employment, and 4) help them regain a sense of structure and purpose in civilian life. We are determined to make this happen and recognize this work as our calling. It will require developing lifelong local and national relationships and support and I know I (and others by extension) will benefit tremendously from your course!!! Thanks 🙂
Sara
Posted at 06:16h, 24 JulyKacy – that is an awesome idea!!! I’m not sure where you are, but I would love to help you put together some proposals/layouts, etc. to get this ball rolling. This sounds like a wonderful program that could help many many people out – not only vets, but the surrounding communities as well.
kacy
Posted at 12:03h, 25 JulyThank you for reaching out, Sara! I would love to connect with you and get your expertise and input. We just relocated our family to Oregon and are currently in the process of finding property to get started! We plan to use and promote a “wild” farming approach that allows the natural ecosystem to sustain the crops as much as possible. Please let me know how you’d like to connect. Looking forward to getting to know you 🙂
Judith Collins
Posted at 20:50h, 24 JulyI love this idea… Great…great, great! as a military Mom I salute you! Have you thought about connecting with some of the other non profits…. that help veterans just to to network, brainstorm …
Like Wounded Warriors…
What about Gary Sinese (Spelling is probably wrong) that uses his band to raise money for building homes for for wounded vets… just talking about it with others who help our honorable military is a start.
Go for it!
Judith
kacy
Posted at 12:10h, 25 JulyJudith-
Thank you for your service as a military mom and for your suggestions! We have reached out to partner and learn from other non-profits; however, we are both civilians so we are in a slightly different category than a lot of these organizations that are veteran run (veterans are great at taking care of each other!!). If you know of any civilian started non-profits, I would so appreciate your suggestions! Gary Sinise is a great idea- we’re looking into his foundation now!
Thanks, again!
Brent
Posted at 13:04h, 23 JulyOne of my favourite quotes is by Dr. Howard Thurman: “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” I’m a middle-aged man who has worked in the same industry forever, and I have come to the place where I detest it. I’ve decided to quit my job and begin a literary journey, because writing is what makes me come alive.
Tammy More
Posted at 13:33h, 23 JulyI have always been passionate about helping others. If I had the help of anyone I wanted, my life purpose would be to stop GMO all together for the health and well being of humanity. Find ways to stop the unnecessary violence and hatred in the world. To build a community center in my neighborhood that would be beneficial for children and adults. Provide homes for the homeless.
Angie
Posted at 13:47h, 23 JulyLife would be different because I would have the help, resources and confidence I need to become the exceptional wellness expert and coach I dream of being.
I would then channel all my energy and enthusiasm into creating a Wellness “environment truly changes everything “ Community Centre, where Lissa Rankin’s Mind over Medicine meets Arianna Huffington’s Thrive.
Through workshops, classes, seminars, courses and coaching on everything from mindfulness and meditation, to stress management, self care and functional medicine, adults, children, families, groups and professionals would be inspired, motivated and informed to nurture personal wellness.
This in turn would have a ripple effect on the entire community and generations to come.
Ashraf Jamie
Posted at 13:49h, 23 JulyAs a results-based coach, who is passionate about helping people of all age groups to find their ‘sweet spot’ in life and also to become financially free (i.e. become debt-free and get out of the rat race), if I learned the skills to connect with anyone I wanted to in the world then I would probably make the biggest impact I possibly can in the world by teaching others how to also connect with anyone they wanted to in order that they too can make their biggest impact in the world!
Tanbay
Posted at 14:01h, 23 July(This answer is for both questions) I would do the exact same thing Scott does, and I would do it in England & Germany (my two homes, in both of which I have seen thousands of people hating their job every day)
I only need the help of one person to achieve this: Scott Dinsmore
Helen
Posted at 10:49h, 25 JulyHaha, I love your idea, Tanbay, good luck!
Micheal Hadera
Posted at 14:10h, 23 JulyMy life would drastically change. I would ask the help of a successful entrepreneur or media mogul to either mentor me or help guide me in the right direction. I am currently working on a project which focuses on illuminating young and emerging artists. My plan is to take it global. Getting this help would not only mean the world to me but its affects would have ricksha effects on all those out there that need to show the world who they are and that they are out there.
M
April El Majrab
Posted at 14:10h, 23 July(❀◕‿◕｡) Hello!
I have been to Morocco twice.( 2009 and 2012.) I went the first time to marry the man I love and to become part of his family. I had never been out of the United States and I was leaving one family to meet a new family. I was scared and excited all at once.
God began on my heart to get help in Sidi Slimane, Morocco the very first visit when I saw a little boy about 6 yrs old begging shewed away because he was begging for food.
My husband and I was celebrating our marriage at a restaurant. In Morocco the restaurant are totally different then America. First of all it was outside and so was the kitchen area and the meat hanging out in the open. They also kept the tails on so you can tell if it is sheep, cow, or goat. I was heart sicken when I saw people shewing a boy who only wanted bread, and throwing scarps to a stray cat. I thought are they not the same. (The child was filthy, his clothes and himself. My husband informed me that the child was able to work for his food a cat is not.) The motherly instinct in me wanted to take him back to our home and bathe him feed him, and let him have a place to call home. but My husband said no that we not know him he may hurt us. So I just gave him $5 din ems and meat and a few pieces of bread to go with his butter milk he had in a plastic bag…He took the kindness and went on his way.
As we was eating talking and I was trying to gather my composer a woman with a baby and a toddle came by and was begging for money. I was so impressed with her strength to go up to strangers and ask for help. I told my husband to give her 20 din ems. He told me no. I told him to give it to me that God says to care for his children and she is one of his children and she needs help. He told me that 20 din ems is much to give and I told him and she needs much with a baby. I gave her the 20 din ems and she was so thankful. I saw her take the small boy to the barber get his hair cut, she went to the little market got bread, milk, and diapers. I wish I could have done more for her. But as a single mother I understand the struggles of how you was going to feed your children let alone clothe them, clean them, and provide the little things as a hair cut, and shoes. My heart understand her struggles but i would never have asked strangers to help me. Her strength took Courage I have never known. It is hard for me to ask family for help.
I been educating myself since 2009. I wrote a book called God’s Heartfelt Healing got it published when I got back in the States. I am wanting all the profits to go to the city of Sidi Slimane to help there homeless and shelter their orphans.
Driss told me that there isn’t a place for children who have no parents for they have to go to Casablanca or work. Children have a choice to work or go to school and you can imagine most children work and sacrifice their education. I want to allow the children to choice education we all know how important it is and without you can not survive. I want to open an orphan in Sidi Slimane and give them a place to call home.
I have been educating myself on how to run the orphang Eco friendly, I found a site called Beyond Off the Grid that I am praying I will be able to hire for their service to help educate me on how to build it without the modern cost of electricity, plumbing to cut the cost and to teach us to live off the land as much as we can. I also hope to partner with Cross Culture and have mission trips help support and teach the children. I want the children to be taught all the skills to survive and teach them personal hygiene, cooking, crafts, chores, and allow them to choice education. I want them to be able to be children. I want them to know Gods love. Google, FB and Twittier are great educational tools at my finger tips and I am very thankful for all I have learned.
I am currently enrolled in college to get my mid-wife degree because my personal goal is to catch babies in the community and allow mothers to have there babies in the comfort of their home or at the orphang if they know they do not want the child. I will be able to educate the child or the parent who wish to adopt the children where they come from and a little about their mother.
I am wanting to house at least 100 children. i need partners I need donations I asking for your help. I can not do this on my own. I have a plan. I just need help to take action with it.
My goal is $2 million U.S. dollars. I have two yrs to raise this money.
To cover the land, building, all the supplies (building, farm house, stables, feed for animals, storage) furniture, appliances, washer and driers, dishes, personal hygiene products, (tooth paste, tooth brushes, body wash, deodorants), desks, beds, bed linens, clothes, food, animals, several sewing machines, thread, patterns to make clothes, knitting supplies, building for them to go to school in. and will have to hire teachers. ( the cost to pay them.)
I know it seems like a lot but but for 100 children it will go quickly and the first two years will be rough until we get crops up and making sure the ground is arrogated for the crops to grow right. I don’t know much about farming but that is where Beyond off the Grid will come in and my husband.
Please I beg you to Please partner with me for God’s cause. I will always give you updates and I will post regularly to allow you to see and meet the children. once we get established and allow you to see where your funding help build.
(((BIG WARM HUG))) I THANK YOU AND THE LORD THANKS YOU ツ
AG1983
Posted at 14:17h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
My life would be different because I would have the ways and means to create the programs and initiatives to help those in need by creating programs where people would be taught “how to fish” and then to pay it forward” I plan to further my education in public health and administration.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Create 2 resource centers, 1 for those who have auto-immune diseases and terminal illnesses to raise money for awareness provide tips, counseling, and support to them and their families. Being someone who was diagnosed and dealt with a lot of things I know the need for support and assistant. 2 would be for community and personal development. Helping people to help themselves and then to help others.
NATE
Posted at 14:23h, 23 JulyIf I had the help of anyone that I wanted I would be able to complete all of my ideas with more confidence and they could connect me to the resources I need to complete the projects.
I would create a b-corporation to complete 3 projects:
1) develop an ecosystem for entrepreneurs, with a restaurant/coffee shop for a hub and then a container park for a incubator;
2) a small eco-village so I have somewhere to live;
3) A website and moblie app that would promote: community, gratitude, innovation and the gift economy by using a consumer based model for granting wishes.
Melissa Wright
Posted at 14:33h, 23 July1.) How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
If I could talk to like-minded people I could get feedback on honing in on my gifts and my message. I’m passionate about new paradigm business and wealth, and about spirituality and well-being, but not sure how to translate my personal philosophies into a shared message.
2.) What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I want to be the next Bob Proctor! I want to help us all shift out of the mentality of competition for resources and into the creation of plenty. I want to end the limiting beliefs that hold us back from creating heaven on earth for all.
Roser
Posted at 14:44h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I don’t know anyone (in person) who has a blog or website, so I’d love to meet someone to learn from them.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Next year I want to travel around the world, I’m already planning it with my partner. I’d really like to work on a project to make language learning easier and more fun, as I feel like we spend way too many hours in high school learning grammar rules and then we can barely say a full sentence in another language.
Ketevan
Posted at 14:55h, 23 JulyIf I were to have support of anyone, I would build an empathetic civilization. I would create a home for humanity, that provides necessities and promotes learning. We need more spaces for collaboration, to allow ideas to grow and blossom and to sustain the human family. In a world where corporations and oil companies pull the strings of our government and people think money is happiness, we (many I’s) need to create an infrastructure and a system to allow for awareness, sustainability and creativity.
Katie Moore
Posted at 15:20h, 23 JulyMany people want to have their own business and want to practice fair trade, but most people don’t know
GLOBAL ARTISAN FINDER (my made up name 😉
Travel to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal etc. looking for artisans / artisan groups with a compelling story that I could connect to people interested in starting their own business. This would be the “go to” site for anyone interested in starting a business in a farmers market or Festival because it would have viable, amazing artisans with Items appropriate for these venues, shipping information, price calculations, booth set up ideas, festival venue information etc..) For business interested in buying direct, buying fair trade, and having all the leg work done for them, with all the tools necessary to successfully export fair trade products, this would be the place.
Manuel
Posted at 15:25h, 23 JulyI would be able to work on what I enjoy the most doing; even better if I can keep doing it while retaining those drawings true to myself and preserve the reasons that first drove me to do it, most of which are still true.
With these drawings, and the stories that could eventually come out from them, I’d love to inspire young girls to be true to themselves and be as authentic as possible, without the need of unhealthy role models and expectations that have become so pervasive and unhealthy nowadays. This in turn will help them become more confident and secure women when they grow up, and will either pass it on to their own daughters, or encourage their sons to do with their partners.
While I mentioned drawing as the current way I vent my ideas, I’m open to do so by other means, if only I was closer to the people who could help me make it possible for advice and focus groups, and be satisfied with myself by offering something that will be immensely useful to others.
Meredith Potter
Posted at 15:27h, 23 JulyIf I had the support from anyone that I wanted, my shortcomings would no longer be an obstacle but a gift, my long dreamt visions no longer fantasy but imminent, and the feelings of not enough support would switch to a happy place of plenty.
What I’d do with this support: Create a sustainable business that both brings my personal gifts and strengths to life, and that supports the ongoing needs of this planet and people living on it. I’d start by writing my first book!!
yousif
Posted at 15:29h, 23 JulyI would like things to revolve around our youth as they are the future and Teach them about who they are, that they can be anything they aspire to be. Vocational advice as well, have them know that they CAN pursue their dreams and dont have to get sucked into the financial system because we are taught that its where the money is at and that money is happiness. The result would be a generation working with all their hearts infact it wouldnt be called work in the sense we know of today as everyone will be doing what they like and contributing to society, wanting to wake up the next morning early to pursue their dreams rather than getting sucked into a job they dont like and living everyday as you mentioned wanting to bang their head into the pc by 10 o’clock in the morning. This would result in a happier society and a more productive one as everyone will be living the life they want from scientists to engineers to doctors to firemen everyone grew up wanting to be someone and the financial gains have deterred them from following their dreams.
Linda Newby
Posted at 15:30h, 23 JulyI would start “the happyness movement” by influencing a small group of people to embrace an ongoing state of happiness. As a community we would progressively increase our circle of influence to impact more and more people. Having the emotional support would be the catalyst to take action.
Margaret
Posted at 15:33h, 23 July1. I would be able to learn so many things about loving, creating, and connecting with others while keeping my own sense of self.
2. I would make, share and encourage other people to share writing, music and art. I would help other people find their own voices and trust and value the good things in themselves. I would set up a program to remove barriers and make sure all kids had access to musical instruments and great teachers. I would do the same for other creative arts too.
Larry
Posted at 15:43h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would have them hold me accountable for my goals and have them help me create a plan of action to follow through with my dreams.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would pursue helping other create a life of wonder. To learn the small changes in their lifestyle and outlook to create a life of gratitude and abundance.
Kyle
Posted at 16:06h, 23 JulyMy life is Awesome! If I could talk to anyone it, would be successful entrepreneurs. I would like to hear their stories, insights, and experiences, so I could have some guidance and some people to model. I want to help people get the most out of life, find their purpose, live their dream, and be fulfilled.
Kyle
Posted at 16:07h, 23 JulyMy life is Awesome! If I could talk to anyone it, would be successful entrepreneurs. I would like to hear their stories, insights, and experiences, so I could have some guidance and some people to model. I want to help people get the most out of life, find their purpose, live their dream, and be fulfilled
Jeremiah Boehner
Posted at 16:09h, 23 JulyI would build a media empire that would positively effect the way people think and are entertained. I would then take the money I made and use it to rally investors to me to help transform African nations. Starting off with labor and agriculture jobs to bring people out of poverty.
Sarah
Posted at 16:19h, 23 July1.How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I have to admit — I love my 9-5 job. I am very passionate about it, and love to go to work each and every day. But I face personal challenges which I struggle to overcome. With the help of anyone I wanted, I think I could learn the skills to manage the overall picture of my life as a worker, single parent of special needs children, and individual with a long life ahead of me. I need to find mentors who can help me find balance — and who can help me keep my confidence and my head held high.
2.What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
My dream is not very global — I want a smoothly functioning household — I want to be a successful parent. I want to take some time to better myself, my outlook on life, so there’s enough of “me” left over at the end of each day to share with my children.
I’ve made enormous strides in my career by having a mentor who not only helped me with the technical aspects of my work, but gave me confidence and vision in many aspects of my life I never had before — truly, indescribably transformational.
I’d like to find more mentors who can help me continue on my journey of improvement — and one day — ultimately — I want to pay it forward and offer my experiences to help someone else grow — in small ways, dramatic ways, any mix that helps drive change.
Kathy
Posted at 16:19h, 23 JulyMy aspiration is to become a world class artist and to upgrade myself into a fully functioning person.Help from someone who has already achieved a high level in their field and personal development would be be so welcome.
My goal to help change the world by enabling people to lift themselves out of poverty by providing practical tools for doing so. I would rather explore ways of showing, rather than imposing from above as dignity is very important to people.
Ann
Posted at 16:22h, 23 JulyI love to learn, and, as luck would have it, I am surrounded by talented, inspiring, knowledgable people. If I had their support, I could start a network of education classes taught by and for people in my community. They would range from academic to just plain fun, and they would get everyone to embrace their love of learning something new!
Karen Palmer
Posted at 16:24h, 23 JulyIf I had the help I needed. I would create a No-Kill Nation for shelter animals, I would teach about animal testing, raise awareness about animal abuse, and have a curriculum in every public school that teaches environmental education,animal advocacy, mindfulness, yoga, kindness and compassion toward our world and all living beings. I would connect all different generations to each other so that young children can learn from seniors and seniors can learn from young children. Baby Boomers can share their wisdom with Generation X and Y. I would cultivate the goodness in children and teach self confidence to end all bullying. Teaching children these skills and showing them how to navigate in our world will transform our world.
ChrisW
Posted at 16:28h, 23 July1. Feeling connected to and having the support of anyone I want is a dream come true in and of itself since the realization of my aspirations would happen much more rapidly and my impact on the world would be much more profound.
2. I want to change people’s lives significantly by pursuing two major long-term and somewhat related projects:
(a) Create an online platform/network that can help people get hard-to-find answers to questions relating to highly important areas of their lives (s.a. treatments for terminal illnesses, health, diet, mental & physical performance, longevity, happiness, freedom, career, entrepreneurship).
(b) Pursue a career as a race car driver without any real track experience and starting at age 30+ (unheard of and “impossible”), creating an inspiring and exhilarating documentary showcasing how I progress from Day 1.
benR
Posted at 19:40h, 23 Julyhey chris, in regards to 2b check out “thedanplan.com/about/”, it seems he has done a similar project in playing Golf. Hope this helps.
ChrisW
Posted at 23:06h, 23 JulyHoly sh*t, that’s awesome. I don’t think I would’ve found this myself, so I can’t thank you enough for this! Will definitely be following what this guy’s doing. Funny how unique yet similar this is to my goal. Glad I submitted this comment. Thanks again! Chris
Liz Whiting
Posted at 16:29h, 23 July-How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
Knowing the support was there would open doors within myself that could possibly assist me with letting go of the old belief I have carried around for such a long time that I have to do it all alone.
-What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I have always secretly wanted to be a Motivational Speaker to empower women and children. Travel would be on the agenda so I could experience, learn and grow from other cultures. With the support of anyone and the opportunity to do whatever I love to do, my mission would be to assist others in finding their inner peace to be able to deal with hardships in their own lives as well as the world at large.
Mary Rofe
Posted at 16:31h, 23 July2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would pursue enough community support and backers to build a retirement village for the people of Stanthorpe. This would close the gap which is seeing many elderly folk having to seek accommodation out of town and ultimately leaving friends and family in their final years when it is so important for them all to be together.This would impact of the health of the whole society. More than just build it, I would seek to make it a centre for the on the job training of nursing professionals in partnership with tertiary institutions – so that many of the young people around here could also focus their working lives here as well.
Ania
Posted at 22:09h, 23 JulyHi Mary,
I work in aged care and I’m wondering why your elderly folk need to leave your town? There is lots of evidence that social isolation is a massive problem amongst the elderly so it’s serious concern if your fellow townspeople have to leave their networks. Without quite understanding what your town’s needs are, there are many options for providing services to elderly people to enable them to longer and well in their own homes. Indeed, home supports are often a great option because they encourage continued indendence and healthy, active aging rather than care based on deficit management and medicalisation. I’d be happy to talk to you further about this.
Mayank
Posted at 16:32h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
-I am non technical and so is 60% of the world I know. I would like to Connect with a internet guru who can teach ANYONE to make money online.
– how my life will be different? – I will not be trapped in 9-5 rat race. I will spend more time with myself alone, more time with my kids (sending them to school would be a choice and not my job requirement). I will have time for gym, meditations and other things I want to do that most people cant do because of 9-5 . Most importantly, I will be Happy
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
– I will setup a couple of online businesses so that income flow is strong and steady and more than what normal 9-5 gets you
– I will reduce the number of hours of daycare for my kids so that I can spend more time with them
– I will travel around the world with a goal of fulfilling a dream of a poor child in every country I visit (got this inspiration from “The Buried Life”)
– I will spend more time with people who think like me now, who think that they are incapable of doing things with their current scenario. I will teach them power of internet and how they dont need to be technical to make way more than what they make now.
– I am from India so I will open a school for kids who cant afford to go to school (not saying this to attract attention but I really want to pursue this dream and make it happen)
– I will attend the WDS and The Conference for Men every year – Will meet and learn from my fellow unconventional peeps who are creating awesome art in life everyday
rochelle lemaster
Posted at 16:41h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would be held accountable, and be given guidance and coaching or whatever I needed to move to that next step of creation, and someone would be involved to help me keep moving towards sharing, impact and expansion.
2.What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make? I have a personal mission of bringing magic, miracles, light and love back to the world. To help raise the human consciousness into a new place(i.e. eckhart tolle’s new earth) More than anything I can do this via my writing books, maybe with helping others in business development( to show hard things are very easy), perhaps as a life coach ( opening up possibilities, or changing thinking patterns)– just bringing truths to light that are holding others back. saving the world- that’s the impact.
Thank you for running this scholarship contest, what a great opportunity for us all.
Chris D
Posted at 16:41h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
Anyone? My minds racing at the thought of having a shopping list of all the people I’d like to connect with, work with and go to for help and support. From T’ai Chi Masters, Taoist monks and Yogi’s to industry leading Business and Life Coaches. How would access to these people change or affect my life? Great question. I believe they would serve as inspiration. I would see how others have excelled in the fields that I am passionate about, and it would raise within me the confidence and self belief that I can also succeed in these fields.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
My journey (spiritual, physical, professional, personal) would come to fruition. I will create workshops combining my passions for coaching, mentoring and hypnosis with my love of Yoga and T’ai Chi. I will be working with a small group of coaching clients on a 1:1 basis assisting them in finding their paths and completing their journeys. Through my successful hypnosis practice I will be helping individuals overcome debilitating fears and anxieties, and will help people to live pain and addiction free. By following my true path I will be living from my inner clarity and wisdom and I will enhance the lives of all those I come into contact with.
Namaste.
Tracy Dimond
Posted at 17:08h, 23 July1. I could keep going because I do great when I have motivated positive people around me, I feel less scared and get motivated and excited when I have positive people around me.
2. I would give back to charities that need our help, children, women, abuse, animals and more!
3.I would continue to work on my art, and photography. Which makes people happy! I would put my images on everything!! 🙂
4. My impact would be to share my art with the world to make it a brighter more colorful and diverse place, with the art that I make.
Nicholas Nguyen
Posted at 17:31h, 23 JulyAnswer to number 2!
Dr. Clayman is said to be the godfather of urology, the first person to take out a kidney tumor without making a massive cut to open up the body, something that significantly reduced the pain in patients post-surgery. I want to be him. I hope to become an orthopedic surgeon and a pretty good one too, but I also want to do research. In order to make ground-breaking change, I need the advice and partnerships of other great physicians so that one day, when a kid breaks a leg, I can just do my magic and have him out there riding a bike again.
Omar
Posted at 18:08h, 23 JulyI HAVE TO make an impact on everyone with my achievement in order to have an impact that would change my life .
With my novel that I want to publish I will make everyone who read is to stop for 1 minute and think , my novel talk about peace .
Peace .
Ania
Posted at 18:31h, 23 JulyWhat impact would you make if you had the support of anyone in the world?
I would create beautiful human habitats because compassionate, hope-filled, engaged citizens do not spontaneously arise en masse from bleak, derelict, neglected environments.
Disadvantage clusters and it creates a self-perpetuating cycle of despair, limitation and needless pain.
I want to work with people in disadvantaged communities to build hope, connection and dreams for better lives by helping them to transform their habitats – homes, streets, neighbourhoods, cities – to be beautiful, nurturing, healthy, wellness-enabling and sustainable.
I would welcome (hoorah! rejoice! jump for joy!) the support of people knowledgeable in town planning, architecture, adult education, positive psychology, social services, social entrepreneurs and anyone and everyone who likes the idea of transforming the world through compassion and beauty.
Michelle Hewitt
Posted at 18:52h, 23 JulyTo break free of the shackles of conformity and to be free to live authentically would be awesome and it’s so close I can feel the edge of it. I would then live as an inspiration and role model to all I connect with to live fully.
I would connect people to the power of everyday things to transform their lives. I am a psychologist and do it on a small scale but I know I can be fully me as well as reach more people with help from experts as I know my voice but lack the role models and information to go the next level. I was inspired 2 days ago by your article to start a blog and have taken my first step, I just need help to keep moving forward.
Robert Freidhoff
Posted at 19:49h, 23 JulyOver 1 trillion dollars in student loan debt AND on average only 2 in 10 people love what they do. Parents want desperately to help their kids make the correct life decisions but the majority lack a solid framework to help their kids understand what they were truly created to do. I’ve been using a framework, which incorporates concepts from appreciative inquiry and positive psychology, to work with college students for the past 10 years – it works and we have data to prove it, but waiting until college to start this discussion is too late.
Connecting with the right people would propel this idea forward and allow me to create a course, conference, and community to empower parents to provide an appreciative environment to encourage their kids to live from their strengths and go after their passions.
Crystal
Posted at 19:57h, 23 JulyIf I had the help of anyone I wanted, I would let them help medig deep and find out how best to put myselfi to the service of others. I’m always being told I have so much potential but I constantly feel lost and useless. Iwant to do great things, create and help, but I’m co fused, and those around me right now just say I’ll figure it out someday.
I’m a builder by nature, always crafting and working with my hands. I would love to create sometime , anything that could help people. I love sharing ideas and helping people learn and understand new information. I wish I knew what I could do to make an impact.
benR
Posted at 20:04h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I’ve recently lost the use of my dominant hand for the next 12mths in a freak accident which has resulted in my design business tanking that i started in January. If i had the help of anyone i would be able to rebuild a new business/ income that did not rely on my right hand or my personal design skill allowing me to rehab without financial difficulty.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I’d love to connect with Chad Mureta and get advice on building apps and how he overcame similar circumstances. I would also pursue contact with other successful drop shippers and outsourcers.
I would create an app company and pay off medical expenses.
Once I had done that I would make positive impact by creating a free book + website for hospitals to give to trauma victims to help them rebound after surgery and rebuild their income while going through extensive rehab.
ChrisW
Posted at 00:02h, 24 JulyThat sucks, but it’s usually these type of situations that really make us grow. You might want to read “The Obstacle Is The Way” by Ryan Holiday. Possibly both your design skills AND your non-dominant hand could still be utilized until the other hand heals – I know because I’ve personally gone out of my way in the past to using either side of my hands and feet for various activities and sports…I’m sort of OCD about being symmetrical when moving, and the nice thing is your skill in one hand transfers over to the other much more quickly than you might think. Heck, you might even discover a new type of design style that wouldn’t have otherwise.
As for the app company (which goes “hand in hand” with the above design skills btw), I’d recommend you go with a process called app flipping/reskinning (changing the theme using existing source codes). Carter Thomas, who’s been working with Chad, has a great website with tons of good information – bluecloudsolutions.com – and just launched a new subscription-based program, Bluecloud Select, for about 6 bucks/month where you can get answers to your specific questions. Trust me, in this rapidly growing industry, information is everything, and Carter is really on top of his game. Chad’s awesome too (in fact, having him on your side would be the best thing that could happen to you in this regard), but if you’re starting out I think he’s more focused on creating the bigger/advanced apps which require a much higher upfront investment nowadays compared to when he wrote the book.
Nevertheless, I could hook you up with some AppEmpire course material I spent thousands on (no charge to you).
Finally, since we’re on LYL here, I could be an action ally for you as well : )
Email me at greg dot house at gmx dot com if you’re interested.
Cheers,
Chris
Alina
Posted at 20:13h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
~ I would know and feel confident that anything is possible, because I would see the evidence directly in front of me.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
~ I would continue to pursue my mission to inspire people to celebrate your identity and create personal meaning in business and life! With great support around me this is what my empire of impact would look like, feel like and act like by 2017 http://www.slideshare.net/SoulBucket/celebrate-your-identity
Alina
Posted at 20:17h, 23 JulyI have to say it’s so beautiful to read all the impact everyone desires to create. Go forth and do the work that you are meant to do!
Tracey
Posted at 20:24h, 23 JulyThat’s exactly what I’ve been thinking all day as I’ve been reading all the amazing things this community wants to create!! Super-inspiring!
Amy Peterson
Posted at 20:18h, 23 JulyWhat if seeing a play in a theater was not the end of the experience? What if we presented a play about people in a tent city and then the audience, cast and crew had an activism night for the homeless? What if we had a play about criminal justice and restorative justice and had a night of community circles or raised funds for a restorative justice program in school like the one in Oakland, CA? What if we grew up a populous of people of all ages — kind of like RENTheads from that play — who changed the world? That’s what I’m doing.
My dream team to make this happen would include actor and producer Jeff Daniels, who also has the Purple Rose Theater in Michigan, the playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, who works at The Public Theater in New York, some new friends at The Sheen Center in lower Manhattan, whose mission is to present works that shed light on the best of humanity, and one of the woman producers I’ve added on LinkedIn — there are several of them who would be fantastic!
Anthony Pabon
Posted at 20:32h, 23 JulyI would start an online business that would be dedicated to vegans in search of a lean, health and rocking body. I deeply believe that veganism is the answer to health, animal welfare and environmental sustainability and having a ripped body would definitely be like a walking billboard for that lifestyle. I would really love to show fellow vegans how to achieve that billboard.
Tiffany.T
Posted at 20:36h, 23 JulyI’ll keep it simple iv had many struggles, downfalls, and hopeless thoughts of depression which I have recently began to over come with the help of “The Secret.” I truly believe I found out about this (via Tedtalks,) because I have found the power of positivity. I know! I will make a difference in this world and I hope this is my chance!
Teresa
Posted at 20:52h, 23 JulyI want to be able to help anyone who wants to learn to enhance his/her life as well as to enhance my life from helping while earning enough to pay bills and invest any extra into society since government and its many representatives seem unable to find the middle ground like it use to in the past.
Saul
Posted at 21:18h, 23 JulyScott, we met briefly at the LYL event at WDS — you introduced yourself, but the conversation trailed off because I didn’t know what to say. My life and work would be so much easier if I had the skill and comfort level to carry on conversations with strangers. My vision is to build a co-operative, creative house and/or community in Portland, similar to the one I left behind in LA. I know I have the experience and background to make it happen, but learning how to better connect with and welcome new people would make all the difference!
Samphy
Posted at 21:36h, 23 July1. I would be able to inspire others to break free, through my writing and speaking.
2. I would read much more and learn life and entrepreneurship and inspire others to pursue their dream.
Ed
Posted at 21:39h, 23 JulyMy life would be passion, fire, light, hope, love, every day, every night, every second, enthusiasm, dedication, an alchemy that turns failure into wisdom, courage to go crazy what the heck, inspiration, faith in the potentialities of every instant and every inch of this amazing universe, a symphony of contagious commitment, intensification of the miracle of humanity, unconditional support, art. In short, I would be just like any other person who gets to be all they can be thanks to a network of support and thanks to an environment that brings the most beautiful, most amazing aspects of our existence.
I would go on with pursuing my dream of creating a consciousness development center / retreat that would combine sustainable community development and tourism.
Patricia
Posted at 21:50h, 23 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted? I would fully live out my desire to empower low income females all over the world through my empowerment training and coaching.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change? I would pursue a variety of community outreach centers/programs around the world and deliver workshops and seminars to empower young girls and women. I would help provide them with journals and local mentors to grow through life with. Fully equipping the mentors with relationship building activities and discussion aids. 🙂 That’s what I would do with the right people to support me.
Terrin
Posted at 23:09h, 23 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
– I would be super busy working, while feeling like I’m not doing any work at all
– I’d have resources (financial, connections, experience, etc.), advice, and pressure/push I need to stay focused becuase
– I’d be held fully accountable to everything I do and don’t do to someone other than myself.
– I would have the ability to delegate to those with a different skill set than my own.
– I’d be able to be a resource for others for a change.
– I’d be able to take my family on a vacation
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
– I would start a non-traditional school that taught children in realistic and practical ways.
– The school would recognize different styles in which we learn, emphasize technology while not excluding basics like the art and skill of handwriting.
– The school would be structured like a private school, but without tuition.
– It would be funded by companies who sponsor the school and allow graduates the opportunity to be employed should they not choose college.
This company is the one I would like to start right now…. Even if bootstrapped with the education aspect added one piece at a time, my ultimate goal remains the same.
Lizzie Kraker
Posted at 23:16h, 23 July1. I probably wouldn’t be answering this question—I’d be in a laboratory of thought, studying the exact conditions that allow people to create work that reflects their most authentic selves and figuring out what process is most effective for tapping into that “authentic” source
2. I would create a movement based adult kindergarten that gets people to tap into the joy and fulfillment of creating when they want to search for their creative identities. With the money from the adult kindergarten, I would create a holistic health based eating disorder recovery center that would run on the funds from the kindergarten so the patients would not have to worry about financial burdens in seeking help.
Lizzie Kramer
Posted at 23:17h, 23 July*Lizzie Kramer 🙂
Samuel Lim
Posted at 00:35h, 24 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would stop fettering myself. I would finally have the courage, to give myself permission to be truly myself.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
My dream is to speak directly to the souls of everyone, to awaken them to the great spirit within them.
Dennis Neville
Posted at 01:02h, 24 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I work with orphaned and vulnerable youth in southern Africa. My focus is on helping young people to overcome obstacles in their lives and step into their future in the best way possible. Part of our journey involves career guidance with these young people to help them make right choices for their next steps. If I had the help of anyone I wanted, i would create a network of people who could together create a user-friendly tool available to young people (in both urban and rural areas) to help them make wise career choices.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
In addition to the career guidance tool mentioned above, I would host TED like sessions around southern Africa where people could come and learn from the best in the industry and be challenged to change their mindset about themselves, about their community and about the potential in the African continent. We all need someone to believe in our potential. I would like to find a way to show the thousands of youth without that someone that they can achieve great things if they have the right foundations, build on the right values and work hard.
Steve Moore
Posted at 02:29h, 24 JulyMy natural inclination is to work in solitude on my dreams and pursuits. Through the help of LYL, I now understand that this is one of the primary reasons that success has been elusive. Connecting with ANYONE for help and guidance would get me out of my own head and provide a confidence and synergy that I can’t attain alone. This connection would allow me to finally help 20 million busy adults (especially parents) look good naked and get in BETTER shape than when they were 18 (which is what I have personally done this past year at age 40) by convincing them (Using my program based on Pareto’s Principal) that “not enough time” is no longer a valid excuse as I was able to drop 20 pounds and get below 10% body fat by cutting 80% of the time I invested in my workouts and focused on the essential……..this will help people.
How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Clare
Posted at 02:44h, 24 JulyTo become a story teller, that is my dream. I dream that, one day (once I’ve figured out exactly how), all the stories and illustrations I have spent so much of my non-work time crafting will be published as beautiful children’s story books. I dream of travelling the world reading those stories to children and sharing pictures with them, fuelling their desire to read and to draw and to voice their own stories. Having the support, advice and mentorship of a creative community behind me would help me to actively begin living my dream of creating a story sharing movement for children worldwide.
Janet
Posted at 02:48h, 24 JulyI would develop the think-tank for nursing that I have dreamed of doing where we would be able to think about nursing in ways that scare many and excite a few. I want to open a space that celebrates and unleashes the brilliance in nurses that we tend to hide away from others or shy away from ourselves. The space to think differently about ourselves and what we do, then to use that ‘different-ness’ to influence those we connect with.
Anna
Posted at 03:18h, 24 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
If I had the help of anyone I wanted I would feel empowered to put my ideas into action. The fear of failure would not be as strong, since I would have the confidence that, when in doubt, I could always find the council I need. Part of our self-disempowerment is the fear that we might be wrong, that we might fail. We tend to ignore the fact that all people, especially the most successful, have failed time and again and no one has all the answers. If we do not act mistakes will not happen, but neither will success.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would pursue my ambition to create a social enterprise focused on eradicating extremism through education. I would create informal education centres for children aged 3 to 18 in regions in the world where racism and hatred are taught from an early age and perpetuate conflicts. The centres would have a curriculum geared toward teaching children about the lives, culuture, language and history of the group they would have otherwise grown up hating. The idea is to create future ambassadors for peace, where otherwise hatred would have thrived.
Doret
Posted at 03:40h, 24 JulyIf I had the world in my corner I could spend less time explaining and justifying and more time pursuing and expanding. I would also like to be part of the world in somebody else’s corner. I would like to spend most of my time writing, eating and travelling. The impact I would like to make on the world is to help people to bring laughter, pleasure and creativity into their lives as a habit and not just as a luxury.
Jackie
Posted at 04:03h, 24 JulyI’m going to give back what I have been given by starting my own PR consulting firm and giving a voice to hometown America. I’m going to share my more than 25 years of military service to community, state and nation and help local governments and organizations achieve their goals and objectives using communication strategies. Combining the past and the present, I will share success stories on my blog, my book and through speaking engagements. I will make a difference.
Sonya
Posted at 05:01h, 24 JulyWhat would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
_I would pursue my passion of service. I am currently working in the medical field so that I can one day be an integral part of a medical mission. In time I desire to make the process more efficient and recruit others to support the mission at hand. I am currently a member of Zonta International and one of our missions in Rwanda that started as the prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child became the elimination of HIV transmission from mother to child. This project is now in the stages of producing the first HIV free generation all thanks to medical volunteers. I belive charity begins at home and would like to focus on the people in my community as well when it comes to health care because not every one can afford the affordable care act.
Julie
Posted at 05:05h, 24 JulyHey Scott!
Love your stuff.
Problem to Solve: Generation Y-ers have shitty jobs they’re not passionate about and mountains of student loan debt, which requires them to work 60 hours a week for 30 years. The debt and the slow career growth keep them from pursuing what they’re REALLY passionate about. They’d love to start an online business, but it’s overwhelming, expensive and confusing as all get-out. Especially with constantly advancing tools and social media platforms.
Solution I would create, starting with Connect With Anyone: I would create a vehicle for these guys to make money online with an out-of-the-box solution for them to sell/share/recruit for their network marketing business model online. Think LinkedIn + Amazon for network marketers that integrates the most cutting edge social media technologies and allows them to have an out of the box tool for setting up a website and online presence where they can attract their ideal brand partners and sell/promote their products with joy and integrity. I need some serious firepower behind this team. Would love to use CWA to build that team of mentors and partners.
My motive: When enough Gen-Yers become independently wealthy and empowered through their network of like-minded friends and colleagues, and NOT dependent on a corporation, the government, or any other organization to provide for them, real economic change will start to occur rapidly all over the globe – and tools like social media and micro-investing platforms will make it possible for these new-rich social-preneurs to lift societies that are less developed.
Natalie
Posted at 05:16h, 24 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
With the help of anyone I wanted, I would become ‘unstuck’. The challenges I face would be overcome quicker. My life is already surrounded by many fabulous people, around whom I grow and become a better version of me. Sadly, the way I’ve been trained to see the world (i.e. be ‘safe’, get a job, get a house, get a family, keep your head down until you retire) means I’m in that job and less able to unstick myself.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
To be unstuck, means being on an adventure of creativity and abundance for myself and others. I dream of creating an Empire of Good – business that are for by the people and for the people. Whether it’s plastic roads or a dung-beetle-esque supply chain, I would love be Richard Branson meets Tata meets Mother Theresa. I want to transform how we do business (why do we have a pyramid structure for salaries?).
First, I’d start with the plastic roads (using waste plastics/ rubber to polymerise the bitumen and make stronger, longer-lasting roads). I live in Kenya, where the roads are obliterated after a rainy season. Roads are really the lifeline for communities, farmers, and others.
Mario
Posted at 05:35h, 24 JulyI love to motivate and to support people especially teenager to find their purpose in life. My other passion is soccer. Currently I plan to combine both passions. I will work as a Mental Coach and career counselor mainly for soccer talents and people in Germany who don´t know what talents and passions they have.
Similiar like you Scott;).
The German school system doesn´t offers something like that.
I will do also some workshops with young soccer talents to show them what they need to fullfill their dream (plan “A”) in beeing a professional player and to build a plan “B” if something happened that can end their career before it starts.
Dave Stuart Jr.
Posted at 06:48h, 24 JulyI’m in the thick of doing something crazy — trying to get educators to not freak out about the Common Core State Standards. A year ago I could have written that previous sentence, and anyone outside of the K-12 education world would have probably scratched their head; now, however, there are pro- and anti-Common Core advertisements everywhere, confusing sound bites abound, and images of children crying over their math homework aren’t uncommon.
Enter me, tiny “who the heck is this guy” high school teacher in Small Town, MI. I’ve been blogging through and around the Common Core standards for two years now, and I’ve realized that every kid in the 43 states that currently use the standards CAN benefit from them. But I’m still so new to this that when I get asked to come speak at a conference or lead a workshop for a school or give a keynote address, I spend a bunch of time re-inventing the wheel because I don’t have many folks to guide me into this territory of trying to foment a national movement of people who refuse to freak out about these standards.
So, if I had the help of anyone I wanted, I’d have huge insights into how to best use my time doing this work, how to avoid pitfalls, how to network in and beyond this education realm. And I’d simply pursue getting the word out about this movement of people — already 5,000 strong — of people who refuse to freak out about the standards.
Check out my site — teachingthecore.com — before deciding “yea” or “nay”; it does a better job showing how I need the support and also how committed I am to seeing this work accomplished.
James
Posted at 08:09h, 24 JulyQuestion 2 – Answer
I have a passion for watching people grow and achieve things they didn’t think they were capable of achieving. My story is of a 16 year old on a path to mediocrity before I was exposed to some people who believed in me at a time I could not believe in myself. I want to be that for others.
My big dream is to launch a series of life skills centers. Unlike the jobs centers that currently exist, ours will be a curriculum of psychology, goals, basic finance, and entrepreneurial skills. We’d also offer cutting-edge counseling and substance abuse rehab (or partners) if needed. Every student would be expected to pay a tuition (even $1) and every graduate would be expected to give back what they’ve learned.
It would not be confined to only the needy and disadvantage because I believe there are people at every level of the socioeconomic ladder who are on the ‘wrong’ path for them. Bottle collectors who desire to be doctors. Doctors who desire to be mechanics. Investment bankers who desire to teach literature (actually met the person who made this transition.)
This is my 20 year goal and I have quite a few steps to get there, but I am taking them one by one, and day by day.
Piper
Posted at 08:56h, 24 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would be heading back to school, despite the cost, and getting the qualifications I need to be a career counselor or guidance counselor (for college kids or high school kids). I just don’t know where to start really at the moment and what types of resources I need to tap into to be successful.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Piper
Posted at 08:58h, 24 JulyI accidentally published before I finished, so here’s the rest. I sort of already answered this question, but I would pursue counseling in the context of deciding where you want to go in life, be that getting into the perfect school for You so you can grow into the adult you are meant to be, or helping someone figure out what their path in life is and giving them all the support I can to help them successfully move down that path. I want to help people find themselves and their unique role in this world.
Diane
Posted at 08:58h, 24 JulyI would live, breath, teach and coach how to live a Wholehearted life. The results of this work would be evidenced by increased joy, connection, empathy and authenticity. There would be measurable decreases in child abuse, depression, anxiety and criminal behavior. I am doing this now in a small arena…To take this out into bigger arenas scares the #*#* out of me….With the support I needed, I would find the courage to do it anyway!
Gavin
Posted at 09:18h, 24 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
If I had the help of anyone I wanted, my life would be radically different. I would be able to leverage my social network to drive social change
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would drive social change through healthcare initiatives that alleviate the suffering of socially, educationally and financially backward classes. I would travel more to places where healthcare need is huge and build sustainable and scalable solutions. In short I’d become a social entrepreneur.
Dubem Menakaya
Posted at 09:23h, 24 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
My life would be different because it would enable me to bring people together to create projects/events/art that has a fundamental impact on people’s lifes. Especially young people.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would create a massive event and bring together young entrepreneurs/musicians and other artists to inspire and connect he next generation of gamechangers. I would also bring together talented players so we could create educational material to really help young people tap into there inner passions/ideals and create the life’s of there dreams!
Ujjwal Anand
Posted at 09:45h, 24 July1. Parent – I live in India and want to study in the US. I wish parents were with me. They could have helped me set a proper internet connection( i still don’t have 1) or search for prep books( nobody even knows college board where I come from). They could have searched those books online or any where else, ordered them, or just researched which book is the best. They could have helped me start a back account and get my own credit( very tedious and painful process in India). They could have helped in college shortlisting or scholarship search. They could have helped me find a place to live in New Delhi ( yes, U changed my place to delve deeper into US education system).
leave everything, they could have tried not to discourage me and impede me in every possible way( they don’t want me to study in the US, they believe Indian education is a lot better). They could have not stopped me from reading science, literature or the things I care about. I can write a book on how they put me down.
2. I will purse engineering in the US. With my knowledge, I will try to invest something that can curb air pollution, or detect adulterants in food( 2 major concerns of India). I will also go to the common people to educate them how to stop corruption, rapes, etc ( common in India) I know where they come from. So, I know how to eradicate them. I just don’t know how to reach the populace. So, I will prefer writing a book, too.
Ujjwal Anand
Posted at 09:50h, 24 July— yes, I* changed my place—
to invent* something–
Jet Porter
Posted at 10:20h, 24 JulyI wish with all my heart I could have a little guidance in my pursuit. If I had that help I could bounce my desires off that person and get the valuable feedback I need to organize an event in Ventura County.
With that help it is my desire to organize a self help low income seminar for survivors like me. I want to make available the wonderful free tools that Scott has created. Have guest speakers and a job fair all in one.
I don’t want to see one more Father or Mother have to beg to feed their children because they think all hope is lost. When I help others, I help myself.
Please pick me 🙂
Julie James
Posted at 11:53h, 24 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would stop working at my full time job and work more on issues nearest to my heart and passions. I would work more on my organic farm and put more energy into writing and into environmental activism.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
I would take more action on climate change issues and helping solve some of our biggest environmental challenges. I would connect children (and adults) to the natural world through programs that engage people, young and old, in experiences in nature for the purpose of raising awareness of the need for creating sustainable ways of being in the world.
Mieke
Posted at 12:07h, 24 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would feel like somebody had my back, It would make my believe in myself bigger and that would end up me succeeding in creating a community where women and young adults believe in their selves, where they could be seen and be valued as the beings they are and make a financial difference for their families!
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would build a safe haven for women and young adults where they can create, display, teach others how to make art/items while they can embrace our community, help others and make a financial bonus on their incomes doing the things they love!
cristi
Posted at 12:13h, 24 JulyI can think of a few people whose influence would serve to guide me in my quest to go deeper and find the new path for this new phase of my life. I’ve completed my career of being a teacher. Now its time for creation and going deep to see how I might grow as a person, influence others in positive ways and bring something new to life be it a fun idea, a work of art, or a community project. Or it may be that I contribute and create serially; something that would be fun, too.
Joseph Goode
Posted at 12:49h, 24 JulyImpact, that is the mindset that my wife and I currently have right now. We start free workouts in the Sacramento community in hopes of bringing people together to teach them to make a change in their lives whether it is to strive for something much more than a regular job or to just be more positive with the outlook in life. We scream, shout, and live life during our workouts, and I feel like we’ve come to the point where we have plateaued, and definitely need a mentor to help expand our mind in order to make an impact with our community, and then to the world. We have been in Search for that mentor and guidance for a while, and I truly believe it would take our mindset and lives to the next level.
I really want people to believe that do not have to fall into the trap of a 9to5 and that life has so much more to offer. When we were kids, anything was possible and we dreamed. Why cant we do that as adults??? I want to make Sacramento a destination for health, fitness, positivity and happiness, and I believe their will be a huge transition with the Kings New arena arriving. Free Workouts, Lots of Screaming, a ton of Fun and showing Belief in each person is key.
Tina
Posted at 13:12h, 24 JulyI would create a study of all those tackling the major problems of humanity, or people in the social change space to see what talent gaps there are. Based on the data I would want to create a sort of recruiting/human resource manager to recruit talent to envision how to exercise it in the service of humanity and try to do more matching of the world’s need with a person or companies core competencies.
Mohamed F. Chami
Posted at 13:25h, 24 JulyI would have the much needed expertise of educational professionals in the most up to date brain-based learning and teaching methods. I would be empowered in understanding in how to connect with students, faculty and parents in seeing that student learning be optimized whereby they gain the necessary skills to be life-long learners. With the knowledge and expertise I would gain on child development and brain-compatible learning, learning and most importantly learning how to learning would be seen as pleasurable applications by my students. My students would see themselves as learners with the technologically integrated skills to be productive members of society.
Anaïs
Posted at 14:28h, 24 JulyIf I knew how to connect with anyone I would dare to ask my personal movers and shakers for help. They aren’t necessarily other people’s movers and shakers but until now I have been scared to death to make an ask when it really means something to me.
Walking up to you and Chelsea at WDS took me more energy than the workout my cross-fit friend Jesse dragged me to. But it was totally worth it. Soo good to chat and belly-dance with you guys!
SO if I could have the help of anyone I wanted here is what I would do: I would make Big Sister Summit (Europe’s first weekend blast for women entrepreneurs) even BIGGER and more MEANINGFUL and FUN by inviting amazing speakers from overseas, asking for help with a live stream to be able to share this with the world and turning up the volume, so that we can change more people’s lives.
The impact is this: a bunch of women entrepreneurs realising that no matter where they are with their business it is NORMAL to need help. And no matter where they are (even if they are just starting out) they can GIVE something valuable too. These women would experience how showing up vulnerably and sharing generously pays off. I am excited about the effect this will have as people pay it forward….
If I had all the help I needed to make this happen I would jump out of bed in the morning, with the sensation that no matter what projects we are working on as a collective, we are all pulling strings in one beautiful direction. If I could tap into the pool of brilliance and share my brilliance with the world we could and will change the way we do business.
Big Sister Summit is happening in October but I know I have some showing up and mask-removing to do myself…. It would be an honour to join this class, Scott.
Benjamin
Posted at 14:36h, 24 JulyWith the Help of Anyone, eh?
Well, thats easy: I would collect, edit and spread every bit of ancient and new wisdom and knowledge from every resource I can get my hands on.
Spread it in all forms and through all channels, so it gets in everyones ears and eyes and hearts and sanity, health and happiness would rule the world.
(Sorry for my English, not a native over here)
Jaclyn W
Posted at 15:03h, 24 July1- How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I already know there are people out there for me and for each other. We are literally all connected. But, with this in mind, having the help of anyone I wanted, I’d see more clearly and I have more connection to people I want to help and I would be able to reach more people with less uncertainty and fear. I’d be making a greater impact because I’d be working with other leaders to make a change.
2- What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I left my job as a classroom teacher at the beginning of the year (thanks Scott for the encouragement!) and I am now a coach, coaching “frustrated creatives” to connect to their soul and manifesting their soul desires through their work (in other words a spiritual career/purpose coach if you will). When we’re in this space of making expansive choices, we are in turn creating expansion for ourselves, each other, and a better humanity and earth. I want people to get so dang excited for what it is they are doing and teach people to UPLIFT each other in the process. I would an amazing coaching process, local and global community and connections, and I would love to be a speaker. Woo! Let’s do this 🙂
Daniel
Posted at 15:54h, 24 JulyTo change the world, you have to change people’s behavior. I would work to develop an operation that could provide systematic behavior change to everyone and anyone in the world to fix individual and international problems. From helping people to quit smoking or be healthy, to change behaviors that could protect the environment and foster global peace, I dream of being able to change individual behavior that would evolve to global revolutions of positive change. We seem to know methods to change an individual’s behaviors, but figuring out how to translate that to the entire planet could be used to solve any problem we can think of.
Mikka
Posted at 16:18h, 24 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I will be living a fulfilled life. Touching lives that makes all things possible. Making dreams come true.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I have this dream of building a community of benefactors who will sponsor full scholarship for less fortunate members of society who have the talents, skills, and capability to impact the future but do not have the means to go to school/gain access to training/obtain a degree of what they wanted to pursue or where their passion is. This community will be composed of everyone who have a heart to share/pledge a small amount on a monthly basis that will be pulled together to fund for the scholars. I want to start small with a few scholars and encourage others to follow through and increase the number as we grow the community and show the world we can take part in making dreams come true for everyone. And in long term, our products who will graduate will sponsor their own as a way to pay it forward.
As a Filipino, I wanted to start this among and for the children impacted by Typhoon Glenda in Leyte.
Hugh aka shiitake
Posted at 16:49h, 24 July1) I would grow into being a leader instead of a follower, with the confidence to make mistakes and fail on the road to a successful enterprise.
2) Actually I have two visions: one is since fresh water is becoming a premium resource I would work on combining solar energy at desalination plants first locally then around the globe; the other is to help a young man in Trinity County CA (which has high unemployment) increase his vision to build his business which is growing edible and eventually growing medicinal / pharmaceutical mushrooms for worldwide sales, creating jobs in the county and realizing his dream.
Veronique
Posted at 18:02h, 24 JulyIf I had access to anyone in the world I would collect stories from those people about how they faced their fears and made it to the other side. As someone who suffers from anxiety, sometimes even the smallest tasks feel overwhelming and impossible, nevermind pursuing something bigger. I want to start a community where we help each other overcome all types of anxieties that rob us of our precious time on earth. Somewhere where you can be inspired by others who have been in your shoes and found a way out. I refuse to believe medication is the only solution to the epidemic of anxiety overtaking our culture. We need advocates to come forward and give hope and help to those struggling.
If I can also make a vote – I love the reply from Phillip who wrote about becoming our own heros : )
Fonda
Posted at 18:04h, 24 JulyI went into the computer technology feel because I lacked confidence my skills to connect. Yet my passion has been and still is working with girls and women to successful. Although I enjoyed my working computer technology, my life and I hope the lives of others would have been different if had I support to pursue my passion earlier in life. I am now hoping to connect with others and develop support to pursue my passion to encourage, motivate, and support girls and women to follow their dreams and reach their full potential.
Steve M
Posted at 18:18h, 24 JulyIf I had the help of anyone I wanted, I would create a media company which would tell stories of GOOD things and people in our world, often in places with dark and tragic reputations. I would want the help of more experienced multimedia journalists (I have a few in mind) and perhaps also of a media company executive to help me market them. Finally, I would establish a teaching segment of the company to empower storytellers in these places how to tell their OWN stories of GOOD. I am working to move toward this goal currently (Scott, I owe you a photo print from helping send me to a workshop in South Africa last year!) but I could use some concrete guidance and advice on how to produce the stories and how to market them.
Anne
Posted at 18:31h, 24 JulyIf I could have the help of anyone I wanted, including YOU Scott Dinsmore, it would enable me to build my dream community called Creative Spirit U (CSU) ( http://youtu.be/tFJJ3YMwbGU ). I want to create a place where people who are creative and spiritual can hang out, interact, share their art, share information about classes, and more. I would love to interview artists, creatives, and entrepreneurs who run heart-centered business and to share those interviews with my CSU community, to encourage artists and creatives to discover new business models and ways of interacting with collectors to create more opportunities for all of us. The Creative Spirit U community values creativity, spirituality, curiosity, sharing, respect, responsibility for one’s impact, actively choosing, intentions, gratitude, authenticity, family friendly, and fun.
Matt
Posted at 20:28h, 24 JulyI would build a huge online business that would fund goals that I have set for my family, and I’m not talking about goals related to acquiring more stuff for the sake of having stuff. I’m talking about building passive streams of income for my family. After my goals were met, I would use a high percentage of the profits from the business to train and assist families who want to adopt children. The end goal would be that every child in America would have a forever family.
Darren Bassett
Posted at 22:04h, 24 JulyI would continue to grow my new foundation (www.bassettfoundation.org) that is dedicated to families affected by cancer. I would not be afraid to ask people who have the resources to help me put them to use. I am starting to do presentations to youth groups about how to support friends affected by cancer in their family (www.darrenbassett.net) and showing these kids that they can still have dreams and goals.
Darren Bassett
Posted at 22:09h, 24 JulyMy biggest goal right now is to produce a fund-raising concert with headlining artists in a stadium with 20,000+ in the audience. I know I can do what it takes to produce this but I have no producing credentials.
Judith Collins
Posted at 22:19h, 24 JulyQ How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
A. I would realize my dream of offering value to the biggest demographic in the US today “retiring baby boomers” who stagnate and think their life is over.
Q. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
As a baby boomer (64) living a life of health and fitness (Ernestene Shepherd & Charles Eugster are among my inspirations and heroes) I would create an online community of baby boomers living a life of passion and health to help other boomers realize “life ain’t over….”
What would I do? First connect with boomers who currently live a life of health, wellness and passion. (Those I know – do not). Next, enlist sponsors experts to help establish a national/global web community that would result in boomers helping boomer events…which has endless possibilities for greater impact.
Impact – would be like a domino effect of life altering boomer attitudes from “life is over…I’m in decline” to NO! Age is just a number! We, (boomers) still have a life of wellness and value to live!” With over 10,000 boomers retiring a day(according to the Social Security Administration) that’s a heck of a lot of people who can pass on wellness and value to others.
Greater Impact? Increased overall physical/emotional wellness, joy and passing that on to the children of “The Greatest Generation.” I want to honor the Greatest Generation through their children (I’m one of them) by demonstrating “We (boomers) refuse to submit to stereotypical attitudes of sedentary retirement which typically means a faster trip to the graveyard.
In the words of Charles Eugster
“I’m not chasing youthfulness. I’m chasing health. People have been brainwashed to think that after you’re 65, you’re finished. We’re told that old age is a continuous state of decline, and that we should stop working, slow down and prepare to die. I disagree. To me, a 65-year-old is young. I turn 92 this year. It is a frightening prospect – the law of averages is against me, and, yes, one day something will happen and that will be it. But until that day comes, I’m going to carry on working on my abs.”
Well said, Eugster! So fellow boomers, Whether it’s working our abs, arms, brains or attitudes… the goal is to work whatever our “it” is in order to live well.
ruby
Posted at 22:22h, 24 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
It doesn’t really matter who but if i had the help of people who were simply driven optimistic and talented i think my life would actually begin. I am 19 but all i do is work at a chicken shop, sleep and just exist. If i had that help i would finally be 100% happy in my own skin i think.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Id become a person who helped people. maybe a paramedic or a helper to the disabled im not sure. Id create a life for myself where i felt like i was really helping many people. id like to think id change the life of many who were unhappy. because i know nothing is worse than feeling alone.
Natasha
Posted at 23:35h, 24 JulyIf I had the support of anyone, I would be able to find something to be passionate about. I would be able to try things and learn about myself and what excites me. I cannot answer what I would pursue. What I do know is I want to make a difference in this world and I want to have something I am passionate about.
I don’t want to do the ‘9 til 5’ thing, but I don’t know what I would want to do or where to aim. If I had the support of anyone I would gain some inner strength and let go of the pressures I feel to ‘do what I’m supposed to’ and really prioritize myself.
I would be able to follow my bliss, wherever that takes me.
Juliet
Posted at 00:08h, 25 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would stop second guessing myself and start figuring out how things will work as opposed to how they won’t. I would get over the fear that I will be unable to financially support myself if I make the leap to doing what I’ve been thinking about doing every single day for the last three years. I would lose the 60-odd pounds I’ve gained in the last three years because I stopped participating in sport to get a “real” job that definitely hasn’t been worth that sacrifice.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
I love physical fitness and adventure sport and will create a business where I combine the two. I will lose the 60 pounds and show others that they can do that too if they so wish. I will show people that life is what you make it, not what happens to you along the way.
Maurice Yuruki
Posted at 01:06h, 25 JulyConsciously or unconsciously, I believe every human being on earth is searching for some level happiness and fulfillment. I personally believe true happiness and fulfillment comes from “adding value” and “contributing” to the lives of our fellow human beings. This is exactly what I want to do (on a big scale) with personal development education. With the help of ANYONE I wanted, this “dream” could easily become a reality. As it says in the scriptures; “you reap what you sow”. Our time here on earth is limited… Go for the BIG IMPACT! Don’t settle!
katee
Posted at 02:29h, 25 July1. Create a movement among young mothers toward health. Healthy homes, minds, children, marriages and bodies. Influence a Mother and change the world.
2. I would pursue my vision of Lionesscalling.com involving professionals in each field (whole food eating, couple and family therapists, child psychologst, etc.) In a weekly interview sharing their insight and expertise.
I would create my charity, educating mothers, nurturing and protecting children, as well as providing opportunity for families to strengthen and thrive.
I would completely eliminate childhood abuse and neglect. Provide a hero for every child, a safe haven and a healthy living diet that will nourish and support their greatest aspirations, help develop their unique strengths and talents. Encourage living to their fullest potential. And accomplishing the mission they are on this earth to perform.
Nicola
Posted at 02:33h, 25 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
For a start I’d stop looking for a 9-5 job immediately, with the right help, my dreams can finance my life, I just need people to believe that they can.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
In summary, and in order of easiest to achieve first,
I would write my memoirs of the past three years and get them published.
I would be a science communicator/advocate (blogger, vlogger, writer of books etc), think Sir David Attenborough or Neil DeGrasse Tyson but for Geology (aim high, right!!!)
Lastly, but somewhat most importantly, I would slay the idea that women are both bad at STEM subjects and not interested in them, I want to be the proof of how big a lie this is.
Tracy Wilson
Posted at 02:37h, 25 JulyIf I had the help of anyone I wanted I’d feel I belonged in that community and was valued for what I bring. There’s a lot of anxiety and depression in the world today. I know that can change and I want to be part of changing that for the better. I want to create a website that is a great resource centre and community for sufferers. I want people to feel they are not alone and they don’t have to hide away because of their condition.
Lyn
Posted at 03:49h, 25 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I’d be fast-forwarded to my plan a few years down the track of creating my giving back project called “30 Million Hearts”. I have registered domains for it & looked into how to set up a no for profit but I am only just getting ready to launch my own business I can provide for myself.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
My vision for 30 Million Hearts is to start locally and build it into an international program. Persons or enterprises can “give a heart” (or a thousand) and choose what their heart(s) will go out to. Women, children, animals, poverty, education, survivors of atrocities. I see numerous opportunities around the globe where a “donation of love from the heart” could make an enormous difference. I see a website set up where anyone can choose a level of support and decide where that support goes. Large organisations who support 30 Million Hearts at a higher level could receive a large 30 Million Hearts logo or shield to place on or in their building.
I have hundreds of ideas!
Nicky
Posted at 04:42h, 25 JulyI would feel more empowered to make a difference with support from others that I respect and admire. I know that I CAN make a difference, even alone, but we are social animals and it is inherently easier for us to make the tough decisions to “do the right thing,” or “speak out” when we are encouraged by others to follow that inner voice that makes us all who we are. I would love the chance to grow more than anyone else taking the course so that I may impact many people with my vision of tolerance and appreciation for others. Thank you.
Laurinda Janlewicz
Posted at 05:08h, 25 JulyMy dream has always been finding a group of diverse yet cutting edge minded people to be a part of creating culture shifting initiatives in lost communities. As I age I witness the continuous separation from self, others and the environment. I am committed to creating solutions to this epidemic by fostering new ways of inspiring real relationship through intrinsic value. I believe the answers are available and achievable particularly when surrounded by people who are willing to work for the opportunity to be truly grateful.
Simon
Posted at 05:12h, 25 JulyI am a British Expat who after teaching at an International School in Saudi Arabia for the last 11 Years, decided to leave my Job to search for my true purpose. Today, I am beginning a new chapter in my life with my wife and two young sons in Singapore. My wife will be teaching here allowing me to begin my new journey.
How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
Having just arrived in a new country to start a journey of self discovery, the support of the CWA community would help to overcome any doubts and fears that I have about following my heart. I would be living a purposeful, healthy, mindful life where I had the flexibility to be of service to others from anywhere in the world. Location freedom would allow me to spend more time with my family and inspire my two young sons to follow their dreams and passions to do good and help others.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
My hope through this journey, is to inspire others to live mindfully in a life abundant with purpose, peace, possibility and adventure. I would build an online business based around my passions and life experiences. I would run retreats around South East Asia which would focus on developing a growth mindset, a healthy body and meditation.
Greta
Posted at 06:27h, 25 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
The process of idea creation, flow and evolution when conversing with someone who not only “gets it” but can offer personal perspective from their own life and business ventures that will help add shape, structure and grounding needed to bring those ideas into reality is priceless. Inspiration drawn from the right mentor or business partner breaks boundaries; having the right people helping me could shatter the ceilings I have unconsciously set for myself and truly push me to explore every single opportunity available to me.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
With the right people surrounding me, I would be able to create a company that pushes the boundaries set by other companies, one that inspires change within industries that are stuck operating in broken systems, one that focuses on change from the ground up with a consciousness of how the world works from the top down. I believe I could change the world, but I know I cannot do it alone.
Felipe
Posted at 06:29h, 25 JulyHow would my life be different with the help of anyone I wanted and what I want to achieve:
I would start belivieng more in myself and in what I want for myself in my life, not being so afraid to leave something I dislike and has no value to me (other than monetary) and start to follow my dreams and being passionate for what I do and for who I meet, listening to my passion in art and learning how to make a living from it, making true connections to others, so that I could help them in a way that I’ve been helped.
Priya Jain
Posted at 06:49h, 25 JulyIf I could have the help of anyone I wanted, I would create a program where everybody can become the best version of themselves. I would create an environment where people feel inspired to move over fear (Started this by hosting LYL in my city. We had 7 events already) and start doing the work they were meant to do. I would create a world where people can begin to live the life they are proud of. To facilitate this, I would create a program which will help people understand what is important for them using techniques like meditation and a series of assignments done in person along with guided tours throughout the city (later country and world). Once people align with their core values and have a broad sense of what it is that is their purpose, I would want to create a group which can provide them with support and motivation to actually make the documentary, tour across the world and open a restaurant.
Paula
Posted at 06:51h, 25 JulyHow will my life be different?
The energy of my ideas will flow through me and serve the world instead of staying inside.
What will I pursue?
When I am connected with the right people, I will take the stories of people who need healing and remove the barrier of silence and shame. I will help write and share their stories with the world to help heal both the storytellers and the story-receivers.
Gabriela Steiner
Posted at 07:24h, 25 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
– I practice to take full responsibilty for my life and my choices (enough of the victim mode!) But, having like-minded people to support each other’s journeys makes the entrepreneurial roller coaster ride so much more enjoyable.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
– I have a feeling that, with “the help of anyone I wanted”, I would have the confidence that no matter what I started, I wouldn’t be able to fail (Thanks Scott for this #9 of the 28 questions to find your passion 🙂 )
3. What impact would you make if you had the support of anyone in the world?
– I would support introvert writers and creatives in nurturing a connection with their inner inspiration and help them work through blocks, limiting beliefs, and fears.
I firmly believe that the creative and entrepreneurial journey is a way to get more in touch with our real selves and grow personally and spiritually as we get over our limited perception of self.
Arif
Posted at 07:25h, 25 JulyI wish to create ‘Change the world via voluntourism’ legacy :
Travel + Volunteer + Great sharing tools = an opportunity for everyone to feel good impact in their life by giving out one/volunteer.
How? When I have the help of anyone I wanted from your contest, I want to create a global platform that helps everyone across the world to:
1) Seek the voluntary opportunities they longed to do/ if they are given the chance
2) Match their interest with respected charities/causes and also suitable partners/groups
3) Educate/share their life-changing volunteering experiences with the help of great courses & free tools available (just like what Live Your Legend have done!)
Robert James Collier
Posted at 07:25h, 25 JulyIf I had the help of anyone I wanted, I would go after the goals that will have the maximum impact on the world around me per my talent. Of course, I want to give — I want to help improve the lives of others. But by being able to connect with anyone and truly having the help of others, I would identify the gap where I best serve others around the world, and which is not being filled by anyone currently, and I would offer my greatest assistance in that area. Like many of your readers, I’ve yet to figure out what my true purpose in life is, but I believe that by garnering the support of others and connecting with anyone, I can determine what my unique contribution to this world is, and then give RELENTLESSLY towards it!
Delvalene Whitten-Hing
Posted at 07:37h, 25 JulyIn answer to your questions, my life & the lives of those impacted upon would be transformed through conscious awareness that empowers us to become more Self-serving (“Serving of the Self in others) so as to re-define our value system. This would be achieved by implementing what I call ‘Crazy is the New Normal’ & ‘5c 4 Change’ projects that implore the help of not only one person, but everyone who is willing to serve Self in others by giving that which they have to give (talents; skills; time; etc. beyond the standard cheque-writing process). These gifts would be given with no selfish intention & is to be used to effect critical incidents of change that ultimately transfoms our value system & sparks conscious awareness, as well as promotes Collateral Empowerment (what I define as empowerment of others as you empower your Self). Many of us assume ‘5c-people’, anyone whose value is over-looked in our society, have nothing to offer us & solely need our ‘charity’, when they may prove to have just that ingredient we need to succeed at what we do, so why not serve one-another in a way that not only proves mutually-beneficial but simultaneously transforms our world?
Jeremy Devens
Posted at 08:09h, 25 JulyEvery day I teach yoga to people who tell me it has transformed their lives, and I know this is just the beginning. I have an itch, a calling, a heartfelt passion to make these teachings available to everyone that needs them, throughout the world, in schools, businesses, villages and online.
I can retrace all of my successes back to the people and environments I have surrounded myself with, so I know my connections and my ability to connect with others moving forward will either make or break these visions.
This work is too important to let my own limitations be the reason it doesn’t happen.
Ellen
Posted at 11:05h, 28 JulyJeremy is inspiring in so many ways. He brings this energy, peace and happiness to everyone in our LYL community and seeing him grow this through in every way possible just makes complete sense. He’s shared personally, electronically and emotionally. It’s always impactful. It IS a calling, and he’s on an amazing journey. I can hardly wait to see more of it come to life. It will happen, with our without this, but this will be a HUGE catalyst in this journey.
Anna
Posted at 08:11h, 25 JulyIf I had the help of anyone I wanted…
I would toss away the book of what constitutes a “mental health practitioner” and design my own mobile graduate degree program in holistic wellness, traveling around the world to study under my mental health heroes: Martha Beck, Eckhart Tolle, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Kelly McGonigal, David Burns, Brene Brown…and visit other centers for alternative, holistic health: ashrams in India, Reiki schools in Japan, monasteries in the Himalayas, massage schools in Thailand, Chinese medicine schools in (you guessed it) China. I would explore and probe the theories of what it means to be well in mind, body and spirit, testing them out and searching for unity amongst them.
My impact…
I want to take my findings and devise a psychologically-driven wellness program, one aimed at cultivating mindfulness, resilience, intuition, fearlessness, and inner peace. I thrive in the interpersonal, so it would be my goal to work one-on-one with people, either at a clinic, leading retreats, or working directly with people in their communities. However, I would want to write and publish routinely–a blog during my travels, a book or two when I had amassed enough research, and perhaps even develop an online support community like LYL eventually.
Jeremy Devens
Posted at 08:44h, 25 JulyWow, Anna. You’re on a beautiful path. Look forward to seeing where it takes you. Hope our paths cross soon.
Bibiana
Posted at 08:25h, 25 JulyHello 🙂
1. I think i would finaly found what I really want to do for work and life. I would be sourrounded by people who have already looked for their purpose in life to help me find mine.
2. I quit my job recently (just before i found LYL and it was a nice surprise) and I’m sure I can do great things for me, my family and for the world (at my humbel level). I’m sure i want to be an entrepreneur and I’m looking forward finding my legend to make it real.
Thanks!
Jyl
Posted at 08:44h, 25 JulyIf I had all the help I wanted I would create a platform for women in pain – women who are struggling with shame & guilt and being stuck in a life they didn’t intend to choose. We would learn to travel a new road, out of the past and into a future of self-acceptance and confidence. It would be a community where the smallest voice would be acknowledged as worthy, where women of every skill level would be encouraged to mentor each other out of each or our own individual strengths and where connections would be made that would generate new outreaches to help women of every culture.
Zahra
Posted at 09:46h, 25 JulyHi Jyl,
I would like to connect with you. I agree wholeheartedly that each one of us have our own strengths, but due to where we are at in our lives, we might not have the confidence to see our own strengths. I truly believe in a diverse group where people from different cultures and walks of life can help each other tremendously. Unfortunately the corporate environments I was in only talked about it, but did not really apply it. I would love to be engaged in activities rising up, lifting up ourselves and moving to make a difference in our own lives, children’s lives and communities worldwide.
Jyl
Posted at 10:39h, 25 JulyZahra, thank you so much for your comment. It sounds like we are on a similar path. There is such a tremendous need in this area. I struggled with how to put it into words, and I struggle against my own ideas of being ‘unworthy’ (insecurity arising from thinking “there are so many women doing wonderful, huge things for people all over the world, how does my little vision compare?”) and “what do I know, I’m a mess!”
When I first read through these comments I couldn’t help but see that there is a community here already, amongst the commenters. It’s like we’re all wandering around outside the fence, trying to catch someone’s attention with our ideas. This is another thing I’d like to see happen – to find a way to provide a “home” for people with good ideas – to bring people with different visions together for mutual assistance, without it having to be an expensive, exclusive, ‘insider’s-only’ club.
So many dreams, so little time…I don’t really have a home online yet, I’m working on setting up a blog…or something…just haven’t nailed down yet what it should be.
Do you have a blog or website where we could connect?
Zahra
Posted at 11:46h, 25 JulyJyl, I like to start a blog as well. I am writing some drafts to send to friends for feedback. You can reach me at zfathollahi@gmail.com
The negative self limiting thoughts you mentioned accompanies many of us at different times. There are many things we can do to get us out of that mode and enable us see what we are doing right. One of them is to have an inner circle of friends. They rely on each other and help each other. I am reading the “Body of Work” by Pamela Slim. Thanks to Scott Dinsmore for telling us about her and her book. She also talks about creating a peer mentor circle.
It would be great to continue our conversation. This is how things start! Taking one small step after another. Scott’s LYL course has been helping. Even though I feel I am moving slow, but I am moving. Would love to connect with the right people to make a difference. I want to reach the point to hear back or see that what I am doing is making a difference in people’s lives.
Zahra
Posted at 09:34h, 25 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
My life would be different in a way that I would connect with or follow my role models such as Leo Babauta and Scott Dinsmore. I would work tirelessly, learn and apply.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would write blogs/book and become an example of and encourage the same for all including the generation of the 40 or 50 year old and the single parents that they can still overcome the fear and doubt and believe that it is possible. Help people get unstuck from the limiting beliefs of the society, the family, or the self they grew up with.
The IMPACT would be to serve all including the above 40 or 50 year olds, and single parents to take steps, and get themselves out of the quick sand that they feel they are in. Give NEW LIFE to themselves, their kids and family.
I wholeheartedly believe in the How to Connect with Anyone Course having LIFE CHANGING RESULTS. Would be ecstatic to see my name in the…!!!!
Andrew
Posted at 10:34h, 25 JulyI would go on a global mission to mobilize people into acting on behalf of the planet. Changing the way we look at waste management issues, educating people on minimal resource consumption, and ways to positively impact out global handprint. I would create workshops that bring all different people together to tackle tough issues on local scales. They would leave with the knowledge on how to pay it forward to other local communities.
-A
Yena
Posted at 10:52h, 25 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would pursue my dreams with more confidence and vigor. Even though I am currently pursuing my dreams at full speed, I have many doubts and weaknesses. If I had an experienced and positive friend to help me, I would have an unbreakable belief in my dreams and learn faster.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I am currently working on starting an indie game company and also help run a volunteer group teaching english to spanish speakers. With great support, I would reach my goals faster and also expand my volunteer group to more activities such as helping people with mental disabilities.
Colin
Posted at 10:55h, 25 JulyIf the world was in my corner, I would create a safe haven for young entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams and live their legend. A place for them to meet other young entrepreneurs that share similar visions. A place full of mentors and resources. A place where fear is one less of a problem for them.
Dilmil Singh Soach
Posted at 11:51h, 25 JulyFirst of all thank you for giving me this opportunity to share my thoughts with everyone.
1) If I were given a chance to have the help of anyone then I would get the heads of “all the religions and sects of the world” on a single platform because it gives me so much pain to see people fighting each other on the basis of religion and sects. Even if we look at the past then we can easily see that most of the destruction has not been caused by financial reasons or anything else but in fact it has been the animosity between all of us that has led to tragic events. So I believe that the root cause all this has to be eliminated by creating peace amongst all the different sections of the society and that can happen only when their leaders unite and guide people accordingly. The day this happens I can live at peace with myself because right now I just feel there is so much to do and this single lifetime is a little less to achieve all of it…still hoping !
2) I would pursue each of the influential guys, get all the people on a single platform and build a forum for all of them. To start with we need to start having talks about each other, we need to know each other better so that we can better understand the nuances of each other’s cultures and their viewpoints. Then the next step would be to make all the people participate in this mass movement and take it to the people. Once this happens the “true” dialogue would begin where everyone is welcome to make the world a better place to live. When people will start realizing this transformation taking place then other hardliners will also be won and I firmly believe that the world will be a peaceful and lovely place to stay. “one large, big family”..we will surely have our arguments and fights as is between the loved ones but deep inside there would be a never flinching light of compassion, love and blessings for our fellows.
Hope even if one of you would read this then you will at least make an effort to know something about those whom you have never liked or never even cared about. The day this inner transformation begins, outer transformation will automatically follow. We all are brothers so lets behave in that way, lets know each other- talk, share, play- and you’ll see amazing things will happen. Believe me. Try it. NOW !
Ferrell Marshall
Posted at 12:09h, 25 JulySharing the magic and healing power of storytelling through the magic of the spoken word.
As a professional voiceover artist, I would work with fellow voiceover talent to develop a recording library of stories for children of all ages to have access to while they are in the hospital.
If a sick child is scared or in pain, they would have access to listen to their favorite stories no matter what time of day or night free of charge.
In order to make this dream a reality, I would need to connect with writers, publishers, recording studios, app designers, graphic artists, animators, agents, directors, voiceover talent, children’s hospitals, parents and donors.
Stephen Eure
Posted at 12:20h, 25 July1. (Abstract Question) How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
It is SO tempting to want my own Genie in a bottle – but that’s not how it works…that’s not how any of this works. In reality, the concept of “anything is possible” is just another way of saying “self-actualization is possible” – that should mean that there is always a route you can take where you stop rubbing bottles and start down the path to becoming the Genie. I see that road potentially plagued by the twin demons of unrealistic expectations and self-delusion. The help I want and need is from the kind of people who would take enough interest in my goals to give me full, honest, and intelligent feedback and help me beat-back those demons whenever they crop-up. I don’t think I can quantify “how” my life would be different but I’m pretty sure that having and responding to quality input is the surest path to becoming a better person – and that becoming a better person should produce the best results in my life regardless of how my concept for generating positive change evolves.
2. (Concrete Question) What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Right now I’m focusing on a smaller goal first – I’m working on a blog that discusses how to THINK about cooking (not a recipe blog, but a series of writings on how to think about things in the kitchen) – I hope it will be a welcome change from the overwhelming glut of generic recipe sites that litter the internet. I would eventually like to reorganize my writings into a useful book that teaches cooking philosophy – sort of a treatise to help people work miracles with whatever they have available to them – a guide to help people learn to cook by thinking. As a longer-term project, I would like to own my own space where I could provide (w/o charge) the food, environment, basic resources, and childcare for groups of people who are working together for positive change in the world (at whatever level). It is easy to forget, sometimes, that one way you can change the world is by helping other people change the world. I have never seen any place that serves as an environment that supports, celebrates, and feeds people while they work for a common good – I eventually want to realize that change. In the interim, I’ll keep putting my pies and cookies out there as homemade “Thank You” cards. That seems like a good place to start.
Tania Cenzano
Posted at 12:21h, 25 JulyIf I had the help of anyone in the world, first, I would quit my job. Second, I would dedicate my time to get better and better at my craft which is Art and Graphic Design. Third, I would use my talents to transform people’s lives visually, to “make someone’s day”, if you will.
Art is that powerful, and when executed right, it is positively influential. I would share my knowledge and skills with children and adults who are hungry to learn the visual arts. I would travel the world to continue to be inspired by the wisdom of other cultures. I would help people and their businesses/endeavors/causes to become more efficient and successful by sharing the experiences and skills I’ve acquired through the years. I would climb more mountains, I would go camping more often, I would learn to play an instrument and perhaps another language, and read more books.
Finally, I would spend more time with my beloved friends and family, have more barbecues, hang-outs and gatherings. I’m already doing a little bit of this, but having all the help in world would really make a world of difference.
Dave Ryan
Posted at 12:33h, 25 JulyScott,
First, I’d like to thank you for all you’ve done for me so far, even though you may not realize how much you have helped me. Finding you site definitely lit a spark in me! I’m excited about my future, although I have yet to find my focus. But it will come.
How would my life be different if I had the help of anyone you wanted?
Reading books and blogs is one way to get help, insight and motivation, but actually having someone in real life who has been through things and can help me as a person is incalculable. Being able to have a human conversation with a mentor and knowing they open to it would put me in the fastlane toward my goals of a new life. Although I am optimistic about my future, creating a new life can be a frustrating and sometimes directionless endeavor. Having help from someone who’s been through the fire would keep me grounded and on the right track.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I am still trying to figure this one out myself, Scott, but the short answer would be that I want to help people. I know there are so many lost souls out there that are just like me wandering aimlessly through life. My goal would be to create my own life of passion and pay it forward by helping others do the same. I have been through a lot of crap in my life and I would like to help others avoid all the mistakes that I made so that they may live a life worth remembering.
Zach Rodenbarger
Posted at 13:11h, 25 JulyDue to poor eating habits and the lack of basic cooking knowledge, many individuals/families have poor health and spend more money than necessary on food consumption. I would write a teaching cookbook that could be incorporated into school programs to explain/teach how cooking is easier than believed, and can easily be cheaper than fast food chains. I want to explain that choosing the correct foods and knowing simple cooking techniques can reduce poverty and increase savings through spending less on groceries and ultimately health issues.
Lee
Posted at 13:34h, 25 JulyHey Scott,
I have tried before but here we go again 🙂
If I had the help of anyone that I wanted….I would help you realize the dream of making the Live Your Legend Local Community a real force for good in the world. I share your vision – use social media, blogs and the internet to connect people but then take that to the real world. Human Beings thrive on connection, I know because I am one.
Back in November 2013 I was inspired by your efforts to make a difference to the world. The inspiration remains but now we should make it happen. Why? Because it is what the world needs. They do not need another “online” tribe. Be real…Be Awesome !
Theresa
Posted at 13:40h, 25 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
It would exponentially increase my belief and drive in myself. I will spend less time sitting in fear and just do it, stepping on the gas and making the leap to courage more quickly in taking action collaborating with others who have the same mindset with different skill sets to master the art of inspiration, motivation and empowering others.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
My mission is to be a source of light and guide to others who are depressed, frustrated with their old self, that they can see the greatness in themselves, operate from a mindset of choice, re-kindle self love, re-ignite their passion in life and create the life they want to live with purpose in uplifting the consciousness of the world in their own way. I would create a multi-media platform where interviews and works of personal development gurus and all inspirational goodness and resources are available for all people to access in various different languages around the world. In addition, being a mentor and creating fun educational materials for children and youth.
Elizabeth
Posted at 13:42h, 25 JulyI would love to humanize the sciences, engendering more legitimacy and trust among local people in our conservation efforts, safeguarding culture & nature. I would pursue storytelling using it as a powerful tool to educate and inform, creating with others modules that integrate both folk and scientific knowledge, this would result in a heightened-integrated conservation development! Having the right person in my corner would make a difference so as to turn ‘dimness’ into brightened-self-confidence.
Kate
Posted at 14:00h, 25 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted? What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
If I had the help of anyone you wanted, I would not be so scared of the following: rejection, dying, failing, others opinions, which is currently preventing me from pursuing deeply meaningful work. I am a recruiter and see how outdated and broken the application process is for the majority of people looking for jobs in this economy. I want to create a web platform that will transform the way that people look for, apply, showcase their talents, and ultimately find meaningful work which they will be paid for fairly. I want to help people make decisions about their careers not based on fear.
Nancee
Posted at 14:17h, 25 JulyAmen, Kate. I’m with you. I’ve actually implied the broken job application system/process on my earlier post as well.
Nancee
Posted at 14:08h, 25 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
VERY DIFFERENT. It’s been challenging and frustrating for me to get where I want (as far as living situation/location and career are concerned) because of the local subculture/enclave I’ve been in where everyone is pretty much committing industry incest (to use Dan Kennedy’s term). Almost everyone is doing the same ol’ thing, hanging out with the same crowd/clique, etc., etc., and there’s the pressure to conform as conformity seems to be the “success formula” in this community, so it’s been difficult to branch out on my own. (Even if those people in the community want to help, they can’t, anyway, because they don’t know anyone and anything else outside their bubble.) Being an introvert and having limited travel means make it even more challenging to reach out to new people. I’ve always been the only swan in a pond chock-full of ducks and I want to do something new and different. By meeting more new people around the world, from as many different backgrounds as possible, I believe I’ll get the support and success I’m aiming for in order to create a financially, emotionally, and intellectually satisfying career (and life in general).
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
Steady, sustainable, consistent, and secure full-time income doing things that I love as a portfolio careerist and to popularize the concept of portfolio career (having multiple occupations) as the alternative to having just one 9-to-5 job or just owning one business as it is best to have multiple streams of income and not putting all of our eggs in one basket. I personally think it’s great to have a combination of traditional W-2 job(s) and different forms of self-employment. Portfolio career is widely accepted in Europe and it’s starting to become the trend in the new economy here in the States, particularly among Gen Y and older folks, but there’s lack of awareness and understanding of the portfolio career due to lack of support, mainly due to the health care system in this country. Comprehensive health care coverage is essential to sustain our lives and livelihoods.
I’d LOVE to be able to pursue my interests (arts–music, creative writing, etc., the pet industry/working with animals, to name a few) without having to pick just one. Careers are just like Lay’s potato chips: no one can have just one! 😀
I’d love to have total freedom of my lifestyle, flexible schedule, doing what I enjoy most, on my own terms, not being dictated by the powers that be or so-called “proper” cultural standards.
I’d love to have the wherewithal to travel more around the world and to relocate in order to permanently live with my other half! 🙂
I’d love to inspire and motivate people that they can do whatever they want (for the good of all concerned, of course), pursue their own paths, be their AUTHENTIC selves, and to be wildly successful and fulfilled in the process.
If I had the help of anyone I wanted and a VERY EXTENSIVE and SUPPORTIVE network, there would be MORE opportunities. After all, opportunities and resources come from people and I would return the same favor as well.
I’d love to inspire and see change in the system through holistic health–physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. (Of course, healing the world of economics/finances as well!) I believe the current troubles of the world (crime, injustice, abuse, corruption, economic meltdown, broken health care system, etc., etc.) can be solved if we go back to the holistic basics. I’d like to see REAL total health care reform–comprehensive insurance coverage (ditto with mental health!) and wider acceptance of naturopathic medicine, as well as more comprehensive education in the school and university systems–preparation for traditional job search (interview, resume writing, networking, etc.), as well as entrepreneurship training and apprenticeship (including courses in business, finance, accounting, marketing, etc.), proper health and nutrition, communication and relational skills, to name a few.
And yes, I’d like to see more support and funding for the arts because they are the things that make us uniquely human. Nothing captures the entire body, mind, soul, and spirit like the arts do.
Josh Rensch
Posted at 14:25h, 25 JulyI want to help other people who do technical work like I do realize they can do so without fear. Too many companies in the tech industry use fear to coerce their people to spend all their energy at the job. This leaves them to not have much for their home life. As a son of a workaholic and knowing peers who are since they are afraid of what else is out there.
Daniel
Posted at 14:32h, 25 July1. I would not be working 12 hour days. I would have a little more time for my fiancee and my family. I would be doing something I believe in and not just something to barely pay bills.
2. I would realize ideas that would hopefully bring people together through projects across different mediums. That’s what I say now. If you have the correct tools, you never know what you are capable of. Did Bill Gates know that he would be talking about carbon footprints and vaccines when he started out? It all starts with an idea and a desire. I don’t know what would happen during the course the journey and that’s the scary/exciting part!
JP
Posted at 14:40h, 25 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
Because I would only do work that matters, work that had and impact over and individual and over the world. Work that meant progress and not only being busy but remaining in the same spot or in the wrong spot.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would inspire people to find their vocation and let them know that you don´t have to settle for what life gives you. You have to thank for everything you have, but the purpose of life is to grab what you have and evolve in to something you have never imagined before. Many people have make it and with more complications, so we can make it too. Life is about what we feel when we are transformed, everything else is just temporary.
Kevin
Posted at 14:49h, 25 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I would use the assistance and reach of some well known and respected public figures to spread the word and build momentum to help get the message out to the masses to wake them up to the fact that there has to be a better way of running things in the global community.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I want to start a new global political movement that focuses on making changes that make sense and help the most number of people. I want to put an end to the focus on special interests in politics and instead focus on the needs of the people to truly make the world a better place. The human race has the technology to give all citizens of this planet a good quality of life if we can just work together!
Elizabeth Allbright
Posted at 14:50h, 25 JulyLife would be a dream, ladadadadadada! Oh life would be a dream!
I recently came to realize that I am an inventor at heart and I’ve had some great ideas in the past. Currently, I’ve got an idea that could revolutionize the way we wear jewelry.
I’ve attempted to engage some friends to be my dream accountants, but they have their own lives and alas, are engaged in the usual life rather than the exceptional. (I still love them!)
If I could meet the people of my dreams, the dream seekers, the dream accountants, I would have a team to help me stay on track to realizing this idea into a company that would employ many single moms and dads here in the United States – for starters!
It’s a big dream and I’ve already talked with a few talented people who say the idea is a really good and original one.
I’m human, I need a tribe of people who are go-getters, dream-seekers, life-creators and reality makers to remind me when I forget how powerful it is to follow my dreams.
I’ve got a rough business plan and I’ve been working on proto-types. I’ve got a connection to help me finish the prototype with specialized machinery needed…I just have been allowing life challenges to get in the way.
I could use a good tribe. 😀
Thanks to LYL for all the inspiration it provides. I never skip an email and my goal for next year is to attend the World Domination Summit. I gotta be there!
Tara L. Skubella
Posted at 15:14h, 25 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
My life would be different because I would be able to fully merge my talents, experiences and professional expertise into the growing, and fascinating, field of unschooling/eclectic learning. I currently have very limited connections to the national unschooling community, so partnering or receiving help from experts in the field, like Blake Boles or Leo Babauta, will provide the support I need to turn a dream into reality. Eclectic learning is already a part of my life, as my 16 year old daughter is taking this educational path, BUT merging my passion into a profession will change the way I serve others forever.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would use the unschooling adventures model as a base to create shorter educational programs for unschoolers and eclectic homeschoolers. Each program will carry a subject theme or focus and last 2 to 6 weeks. Creating another path for the growing unschooling/eclectic homeschooling community is so very much needed, especially in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region. I would impact hundreds to potentially thousands of young adults by guiding them follow their passions and interests into adulthood. As a result, many participants may never experience a completely stressed out and hollow job. How amazing would that be? Lastly, I hope providing expanded educational opportunities, like this, will increase awareness and participation of nontraditional schooling.
Graham Smith
Posted at 15:14h, 25 JulyMy true passions and talents lie in coaching and helping others understand how they can be a leader that has an impact on the world. My goal is to write a book that will help others understand they can lead and to identify situations where their leadership will serve others, ultimately making their mark on the world. My impact on the world will be a direct reflection of the impact I’ve had on others and the impact they’re having. With the help of someone who has impacted others and can mentor me, I will achieve this.
Karen Gore
Posted at 15:38h, 25 JulyWith the support of anyone I would transmute my love for the world into “Life by a Thousand Healings”. I’d love to connect those who want to see their offering create a tangible impact, to those who wanted to solve lifestyle problems and would feel their burden lifted. This could include such things as learning to cook, growing food, managing money, fixing roofs, supplying life-changing technology, and funding start-ups . I would be Richard Branson on a micro-level, bringing together people to create EASE in lives that have been under stress.
Jon Pierce
Posted at 15:43h, 25 JulyWe are constantly bombarded with the idea that the U.S. is “behind” the rest of the world in STEM education. I want to be dedicated to Monumental Change to the landscape of education. I want to create new opportunities, that make the difference for students in ‘just going to school’ and propelling them to the next level.
Roos
Posted at 16:03h, 25 JulyAt 18 I became a Mom and throughout the years I developed a sense of trust in my inner strenght, while struggling having the thoughest job in the world; I wished there was a network of Moms to connect, share and help eachother.
Striving to be what you are as a person, develop a consiousness by finding out what is possible beside having the strong feeling of unselfishness.
The time is now, for me to finally do what I am meant to do in another level of environment, throw a stone in the water, give back to the givers and help Moms to alllow themselves the opportunity to understand what reciprocity can do to their own life, because once surrounded and lifted by kindred spirits: Everything is possible.
Kevin
Posted at 16:37h, 25 JulyOn my lunch break today, I bought a bag of groceries for a young woman with a beautiful wide-eyed baby and a quiet voice who was standing on the sidewalk in Berkeley, California. As I walked away from her, picturing the two children she had left at home with her mother while she begged for help from passersby, a rush of anger erupted within me, and, surprised, I wiped away tears of frustration and helplessness. If I had the tools and skills to gain the help of anyone I wanted, I would tell them the story that the woman told me of her family and the stories of thousands of others in the U.S. and millions more across the globe who lack vital opportunities ranging from education to health, from economic security to creative expression, from access to sufficient healthful foods to the feeling of being loved and valued as a person. I would leverage a network of leaders and innovators and thinkers and doers, as diverse and as strong and as unlikely as I could muster–mothers and presidents, CEOs and undocumented immigrants, academics and soldiers–to define challenges, brainstorm, share best practices, collaborate, create, destroy, empathize, broaden horizons, have fun, and WORK towards making the world a better place than any one of us alone could ever imagine.
Claire
Posted at 17:11h, 25 July1) If I had the help of anyone I wanted; I believe I’d discover that the capacity to create was already so deeply rooted inside of all of us, and that it was just fear holding me back. that not just asking the right questions of others–but that asking the right questions of myself was critical. I think I’d realize that “it” (whatever ‘it’ was) was right in front of me all along; and that learning how to ask, and then receive are both important. I just read a quote (and now I can’t find who said it) recently that said something to the effect of ‘it takes the same amount of energy to dream a big dream as it does a small one”. Wow–that’s really making me ask if my ‘ask’ capacity is too small–like Jack Canfield might say–overwhelming gratitude can also paradoxically be an obstacle (such as: ‘but I’m already so blessed that xyz is in my life, it would be selfish to ask for more’– as if there is a limited supply of happiness or the capacity to experience it.
2) I’m taking 100% responsibility for where I’m at; and where I want to go for myself and my family–my life is in a critical moment of upheaval; I’m 35 years old, with a 14 year old and a 12 year old daughter–and my husband just had a stroke that effected 3 parts of his brain the day before Easter. after weeks in the hospital, the onset of a mini-stroke and seizure that sent us back to the hospital, and now heart surgery for him just 3 weeks ago–I’m trying to balance work, my roles as a wife, mother, caregiver and the sole provider of our family as he can no longer work as an elementary art teacher. I work for a university, and my expertise is in online education. I realized today that I will need to start a side business to replace his income, and pay our mounting medical and pt/ot/pharmacy bills, and keep our teenagers thriving … this afternoon I thought: I’ve helped thousands of students through college over the years at the 3 universities I’ve worked at. I’m starting my PhD this fall as well–my job has just become more important to my family now then ever. I could start a blog for women who are trying to balance being a mom with going to school for their undergrad or grad degree online–and provide awesome and encouraging content to them as they decide to undertake that journey–as technology makes education more and more accessible, and the world needs passionate people to share what they know with others and in turn pursue lifelong learning themselves–I would be able to inspire others to take that first step toward starting or finishing that degree–for themselves, for their families. Our daughters and sons are watching us–and as mothers, we have to be able to provide in so many different ways now in today’s world. I can empower other people in their journey to do just that.
Anj
Posted at 17:22h, 25 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
-I have spent the last 5 years working day and night as an activist to help others and win campaigns that affect people’s lives. However, I haven’t spent enough time healing myself. I would leave my work and study Ayurveda and naturopathy, so I could begin a practice healing and helping other activists/ nonprofit workers who are also in need of love and support. I love to cook, so I would want to teach others to cook and heal through food.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
-I want to have a sliding scale healing practice where other people of color, low income people, LGBT people, can come to learn about healing through food, herbs, meditation, and yoga. I would create my very own health center where people in my community could come for solice and support. I would make tinctures and healing products for my friends and family. I would lead self care workshops for nonprofit organizations and cater events with food for people with allergies. I believe in this change because if the people who are helping us are not well- how can they heal the world?
Crysta
Posted at 17:26h, 25 July1) How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
~ Although my family and friends are very supportive of me, I feel like if I had the help of anyone I wanted I would have a clear image of the first steps I need to take to peruse my dreams.
2) What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
~ I would pursue music, creating rock/alt./punk songs in a traveling band. Like every musician or artist, I want to spread my beliefs; not hate, or always romance, maybe not even as far as world peace – but to let the ones around you inspire and influence you towards a direction you deserve to be in. I want to show people that loving your life as it is in it’s “bubble” with the people that surround you each day is the most important aspect of life. The world could possibly become a better place once people learn to love who’s around them.
Alona Jasik
Posted at 17:29h, 25 JulyIf would be different if I was given communication skills to express my feelings.
I want to have a Creative zone-for people to work out their inner stuff through creative expression-drawing, painting and writing. Chalk graffiti on the sidewalk, paintings on walls. I want to give a space for people who have pain and challenges expressing to express what is within.
Michael Sillion
Posted at 17:36h, 25 JulyI will set up my Creative Social Future Dojo where people from all over the world are welcome to come and train in becoming a Creative Ninja. Then I will travel the world with a small Creative Ninja Clan to meet people. Where ever I go I will have seminars to help spread the word on how we together build a Sustainable Creative Networked Society. I will also help create better visions for the future and work them into cool Sci-Fi Tv-Series and Movies, so that we can show the world how far humanity can come if we pull it together to create a much better society on Planet Earth.
Thomas Svenson
Posted at 17:37h, 25 JulyHere’s my future vision:
“It would allow me an even better opportunity to continue pursue my dream of ideas around new ways to organize, structure and make information and knowledge freely available to everyone. It will result in a more open, transparent and collaborative system where we are both followers and thinkers, learning from and inspiring each other to greater progress. A system better suited to the creative and thinking mind, while at the same time harness the power of global communication while working together on building the fun, exciting and sustainable future we all want our children to grow up in.”
Thanks for the opportunity to share it with you,
/thomas
Saadia
Posted at 17:54h, 25 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I think having the right minded people around you can make it much easier to get ahead. Seeing successful and optimistic individuals lights a fire within us to emulate them while at same time helping to keep the voices of self doubt quiet. So, for me having someone in my corner would mean that my path/journey would be less challenging. Someone who could push me and inspire me to continue even if the going seems tough.
What I would like to create is to be that person in someone else’s journey of self discovery and betterment. To give back what I received. To show that things are possible if you believe and take action sometimes with others help. How I will do, I am still working on that.
Claudia
Posted at 17:56h, 25 JulyI want to become a personal fitness trainer and life coach so that I can help people with addictions to change their lives and live fulfilled and healthy lifestyles. The combination of personal fitness trainer and life coach together with my natural talents of truly listening to and feeling joy in helping others will allow me to support my clients to change more aspects of their lives than just integrating exercise into their daily lives. I will start with a personal fitness training/life coaching practice that I will later transform into a foundation that awards scholarships for underprivileged people who are determined to start living healthy lifestyles.
Justin
Posted at 18:00h, 25 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
~ Every night before I close my eyes I have this feeling deep in my soul that is unsatisfactory and would be replenished by having the help I need to pursue my dream. I would have a feeling of satisfaction knowing we are creating a massive wide spread movement.
2.What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
~ I would pursue this colossal vision I have by creating a health and wellness center. We would offer anything and everything for everybody. This center would hold seminars on “the power of the mind” and radical self reliance, while also offering everything for the mind, body and soul. Getting like minded people together to share their passions and inner creativity. In doing this, we will open up facilities around the world, changing the way people think. Creating a mastermind only conceivable by the imagination!
Julie
Posted at 18:49h, 25 JulyIf I had the help of anyone that I wanted, my learning curve to these questions would encounter a dramatic growth spurt: What if I were born into this world and was never separated from my childhood innocence of believing in myself? What if the magic and mystery of who I truly am was never clouded over with an outside influence?
Having someone to coach me along, I would grow in my clarity. I would witness my creative aspirations helping others. Together, we would reclaim our instinctual, childlike ability to believe in the unseen and ultimately leave our little corner of the world in better condition than we found it.
Virginia Lieblein
Posted at 18:54h, 25 JulyMy life’s purpose would show people how food creates the 6 dimensions of wellness. How food can satisfy hunger physically, mentally and spiritually. Food is a gift that everyone should discover. I need someone to help me understand how I can get this message to people and still make enough income to enjoy living a good life.
I would create a way to connect people with the producers of wonderful food. Allow others to taste and experience the joy and passion that small food producers share. Create nationwide tasting opportunities. Bring eating back to it’s simple, healthy roots. It’s about quality, not quantity. We can enjoy eating and still be healthy.
Steve
Posted at 18:56h, 25 JulyScott, in your post you said that you wanted us to answer one question, so I hope that’s still the case. I’ll go with door #2.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
I would pursue my dreams. I would create my identity. I would become myself. I would change nothing; I will begin the long journey of self-discovery.
tara
Posted at 18:57h, 25 JulyIf I had the help of anyone, I would choose a ‘confidence coach’ who would guide and gently push me to my vision.
I would create a program for young adults starting out to think about their life plan. I would be there, with a group, to inspire, guide and provide support to them as they set out on their own; relationhips, self-esteem, finances, health and so on.
The impact I would wish to have is creating a world for the young to have passion and direction!
Steve
Posted at 18:58h, 25 JulyScott, you said in your post that you would like us to answer one question. I will pick door #2.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
I would pursue my dreams. I would create my identity. I would follow my heart. I would change nothing; I will begin the long journey to self-discovery.
Chantell
Posted at 19:19h, 25 JulyMy life would be different in regard to the impact I could have and the legacy of positive change I could leave if I had passionate like-minded people (aka World Changers) around me. It gives me chills to think about.
It’s hard to settle on just ONE thing I would pursue…the top things that get me the most fired up about are:
1. Changing the outdated and frequently ineffective idea that once a child graduates high school they are supposed to know what they want to do with their life and go straight to college, get into massive debt and graduate with the hopes of getting a job. I want to spread the message to kids everywhere that it’s okay to not go ‘traditional’ and that they should follow their passions! I tell my kids almost daily that life is short when you’re having fun, but if you’re miserable it’s really long, so find what you love and pursue it! When you love what you do you have the creative energy to find a way to make money at it. I want to spread the message of passion/heart-centered entrepreneurialism to young people.
2. I have a heart for children in the foster system, or who have grown up without parents/family support. I have had the opportunity to volunteer teaching life skills classes to kids ageing out of the system, which really opened my eyes. I would love to have a global network of adults who volunteer to mentor kids who don’t have solid adults in their life. There are so many opportunities to change the lives of these children and help them fulfill their life dreams. I want to create a ‘pay it forward’ system where the youth being mentored can then become mentors as well. These kids just need to know someone cares and is rooting for them.
I seem to be on a youth theme here, but it’s where I spend all my volunteer time. ;o)
3. Kids have huge hearts and are very observant. I see kids all the time that see a need and want to help, but don’t really know how or don’t have the connections. I would like to have a way…I don’t know what it would look like exactly…that kids who want to do something of service in their community or around the world can do it. Maybe it’s a website with contacts or ideas for them, or maybe it’s a project kit that they can use. I want to empower kids to lead the change they want to see!
I’m going to stop there for now. Thanks for this opportunity, Scott!!!!
Tara
Posted at 19:36h, 25 JulyI’m not exactly sure who this is going to, not name, but I just felt a need to connect.
Your ideas of telling ‘kids’, high school to be following their passionso resonates with me. I have a recurring dream to have a type of program for life skills, guidance and support as they set out in life. What would the world be like if everyone were given amazing tools like how to build your self-esteem, heal from small and big traumas EARLY IN LIFE, financing, relationship, health, knowing they have a second and even more chances to be the ’10’ they were born as, and so on?
I don’t think everyone would be perfect but I do believe there would be less suffering and more confidence and love to build from and share.
Thank you for listening! TARA
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Jason
Posted at 19:53h, 25 JulyAnswer #2. I want all people struggling with addiction (or who have a loved one who struggles with it) to have immediate, easy access to the most helpful, up-to-date information and tools to help them recover. I am a recovered addict who works professionally and voluntarily with youth and adults with addictions and have seen up close the excruciating suffering and despair it brings. Most people have no good concept of what addiction really is, how it works and how to overcome it, and can’t afford extensive treatment, and therefore struggle with it their entire lives.
I am preparing content for a blog that will give a practical understanding of addiction and offer any and all effective tools available to overcome it and find lasting happiness and fulfillment. I want to then start building a professional, comprehensive website that will help anyone learn what is driving their addiction, offer tools and info that will address their specific needs and will present the information in the most fun, engaging and productive way possible!
Answer #1: For this to succeed, I will need the help of researchers, therapists, recovered/recovering addicts, web site professionals, instructional designers, writers, editors, advertisers, philanthropists and other professionals. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer! This matters.
Best Regards,
Jason
Jason
Posted at 20:05h, 25 Julyp.s. Website and blog will be offered at no charge, no personal info required of anyone who wants to use it, whether for themselves or to assist others. Will need to find ways to fund all this initially, then as it goes on will encourage all who benefit from it to donate to us a portion of the value they felt they received, according as they are able and comfortable. Thank you!
Sandi Graham
Posted at 20:04h, 25 JulyI would open a store that would be two parts: on side would be the sewing room where a person can take sewing lessons or just come in to use the sewing machines and tables, etc. The other side would be the cooking school where there would be all kinds of cooking classes- adult, homeschool students, baking, wine tasting, etc. Also, I would have a service where I would cook homemade meals and busy parents can pick up the meals to serve to their families.
THOM P
Posted at 20:09h, 25 JulyAmerica has become a nation of victims. My book on the history of my hometown of East St. Louis, Illinois will refute the notion of the victimhood of its residents and restore a focus on the vast accomplishments of even the poor and disenfranchised in the epic struggle of that city to help build America.
I need to return to the St. Louis area to finish my book and to change the perspective of a region that is embarrassed by its past, lost in a culture of racism and victimhood, and uncertain about its future. I need to finish my book and use it to convince a million people that St. Louis can rise again as one of America’s great cities.
Courtney
Posted at 21:08h, 25 JulyI would use the support of others to run for Governor. I have seen first-hand the heart and dedication of citizens in my state, while also witnessing their struggles. I would like to lead this great state toward a brighter future by focusing on grassroots efforts to fulfill the potential of individuals and the community as a whole.
Ajin
Posted at 21:26h, 25 JulyI would like to be a teacher and interact with young people to the help them learn and more importantly guide them so that they don’t make the mistakes that I made by focussing just on career and money but not on the aspect of happiness and life!
I think my purpose of life is to positively influenec people’s lives.
Bart
Posted at 21:29h, 25 JulyHopefully I would truly start to believe that what I dreamed off doing when I was a kid is actually possible and thus start taking more confident and bigger steps towards achieving it. I always wanted to help people with their health, but not by working in a hospital or clinic – I wanted to go “deeper”, cure and better yet, prevent the diseases and conditions using our knowledge of genetics.
After starting my cell & molecular biology university degree 8 years ago I stopped believing my work could make any significant change in anyone’s health and well-being, I “realized” that if I stick with that field I will become another frustrated lab worker who does same redundant job every day with no real impact on other people’s life.
Now, finding out 3 months ago that I myself suffer from rare genetic disorder, my desire to go back to that field and making a change – real CHANGE – in people’s lives is back, not for myself as it’s too late for me, but for others – the only problem is that I don’t know exactly where to start and what steps to take next, so guidance from someone knowledgeable and experienced in that department would be invaluable.
Amanda
Posted at 21:36h, 25 JulyPeople are often asked to “breathe underwater” and feel like they have to do something they feel is impossible. As a Licensed therapist I have spent over a decade helping people learn to push past limiting beliefs. I would like to start a blog that would provide resources and support. Thank you and best wishes.
Ken Fried
Posted at 21:51h, 25 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
As I reach towards individuals who have elaborate and well engineered networks, ones with a ‘greater broadband’ so to speak, I AM building the very network and infrastructure that will act as the transmission system for my message and passion. Life would be different because I would be impacting 1000’s, overnight, just as the internet did – not by doing anything differently, but through amplifying the reach of what I am already sharing and expressing.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
My vision is to create a massive food forest in the heart of every major city in the United States. For as long as we (as a culture) believe fruit and veggies are not a primary food source, but instead side dishes, we will continue to have a poverty problem on this planet. Our centers will close that gap through education and outreach which seeks to build abundance consciousness. Through our community cafeteria we will literally serve the abundance daily to anyone who needs/wants a meal, regardless of income, race, or religion.
Grace E
Posted at 21:56h, 25 JulyWith the right connections I would be able fully dedicate myself to teaching and training others to teach what has truly transformed my life, meditation.
I’m on a mission to start a meditation revolution and make meditation as mainstream as exercise.
Every child, mother, nurse, teacher, student, business guy, etc. needs new skills to thrive in today’s complex world; meditation is a key and necessary skill .
I could write and speak and dance about this all day!
Keep up the velocity with inspiring work!
Cheers!
Grace
Therese
Posted at 14:45h, 26 JulyHi Grace,
Count me in as a big supporter of your dream! I love thinking about what the world would be like if everyone took time each day to meditate!
All the best,
Therese
Mir
Posted at 22:14h, 25 JulyLets do this in reverse:
2) (With complete recognition that I have do not know how these companies are currently run or the governing laws around them, I am just digging deep and put something out there that I have been thinking about) I would like to be part of a not-for-profit group that buys and manages textile/clothing producing factories (yes, sweatshops) where possible and change the structure of the company to a profit sharing company with two main focuses: 1) heath and safety – investing in a safe work environment that is also environmentally conscious and 2) quality of life – investing in the employees health, education and family where possible. I hope that this would improve the overall quality of life of the employees and encourage consumers of textile goods to push for a better work environment and and quality of life for the textile producers.
1) To do this I would like to coordinate with existing NFP, philanthropists, environmentalists who currently focus on different aspects of mass textile production as well reputable management/project management firms to focus on the business side of this endeavour. A large undertaking such as this would require lots of diverse expertise and finical backing to start. Once started, I hope that this program would be self-sustaining within the factory.
Bit of a long shot, and needs more development, but that is the beauty of ideas. Thank you all for your time!
Sandra Martens
Posted at 22:33h, 25 JulyWith the right kind of help I would publish and distribute my life-changing oracle card system (and other inspirational writings and creations) all over the world in many languages. I would deliver mind-blowing, heart illuminating presentations and workshops based on cultivating self-love and creative power through transformation of consciousness. An educational and engaging daily blog and website would be created to inspire and empower people to be loving and joyful creators. And eventually, we would build a healing ranch community where people come to live, work, heal and manifest their own dreams.
Pat Flynn
Posted at 23:10h, 25 JulyMy dream is to create a societal structure within a U.S. prison that rewards – and so fosters – reliability, hard work, self-responsibility, literacy, basic academic or trade competency, desire to learn, dignity, cooperativeness and respect, social skills, basic life skills, and so forth. True rehabilitation . . . and that’s just the start. This would be an experimental model that would be replicated among the prison system U.S.-wide. It would employ professionals knowledgeable about and dedicated to the belief that “behavior that gets rewarded gets repeated,” who understand that inmates need to acquire skills and operate within a system whose rules reinforce productive behavior, and that the employees of the system must model respect (not softness) toward inmates.
Who would I need in my corner to do this? Someone with lots of money, someone who shares this vision. Bob Dylan? Warren Buffet? I’m negotiable.
Chris
Posted at 23:52h, 25 JulyMy passion comes from knowing how to help others turn their idea into something bigger. If I had the help of anyone I wanted, I could find a better way to launch these types of goodwill projects on a broader level. I’m a firm believer that when you help the person next to you, it rewards you in ways that far surpass your expectations — there’s a ripple effect that you may never be able to fully measure. With the help of anyone I wanted, I would take the idea behind my side project (brandlabkc.com) and use the insight to create a sustainable way for Brand Labs to pop up all over the world to help solve complex challenges for businesses, communities, and world / social issues.
Therese Lichtle
Posted at 23:59h, 25 JulyWe would grow from the experience of helping solve an urgent need to rescue hungry children and their families from a likely path to Diabetes, as we have farmers ready to donate unsold, nutritious produce to food pantries but we do not have enough trucks to make that happen!
It would absolutely be a dream-come-true to make a direct impact on the alarming epidemic of diabetes among, sadly, our children by providing them with fresh, nourishing vegetables and fruit!
Game Changing Solution: A central point where growers can better connect with pantries and charitable donor support and logistics organizations initially in the SF South Bay which would have the capability of being expanded out geographically across the bay area and beyond.
We must meet and connect with the CEOs of Uber, Lyft, Sidecar and Redcap and any other folks who can help us make a quantum leap in creating the system needed to allow charities to put up the requests and for trucks to provide the transport and avoid any further delays in getting to the heart of this crisis!
Venezia
Posted at 15:01h, 26 JulyWow! How inspiring, that your dream is to help others. I wish you the best of luck and I hope that you will be able to succeed in your mission to feed hungry children with more nutritious food 🙂
Mehul Gandhi
Posted at 16:02h, 26 JulyThat’s such an amazing idea! Using the power of technology to help feed the hungry. I’m sure these companies can quickly execute such an idea! It’s so painful to see the disconnect between people with food and the people who need it. I’m so happy to see you working towards such a simple solution! Good luck!
Rekha
Posted at 19:05h, 26 JulyThis is a very mundane, fundamental need you are addressing. On one end, we see all the precious food/produce that is getting wasted in many ways and at the other end are the needy who are struggling to have a solid meal a day. Bridging this gap is so vital to not only enhance the quality of life of those struggling to make it through a good meal a day, but it’s also a win-win from all angles. I sincerely wish your dream comes true!
Charles Hall
Posted at 14:06h, 27 JulyWhat an awesome idea! I think that this would be be a wonderful way to improve the way we manage the leftovers of the farmer’s market and how we treat the poor and underprivledged. We are only as strong as our weakest link and with this plan we can strengthen everybody by helping the less fortunate.
Chris Lewman
Posted at 12:06h, 29 JulyHi Therese,
You have such a great idea. I worked on a few Startup Weekend projects that might benefit your cause. One was called eFARM and the other hungermob.com. Assets were built for both of these projects, but they never went anywhere after Startup Weekend. If you’re interested, I’m sure we could transfer the mobile / development assets to your project and/or I could make a connection for you to the development teams. Feel free to connect if interested – DM me at @chrislewman on twitter if you’d like to chat offline. Best of luck with your project!
Therese Lichtle
Posted at 12:18h, 29 JulyHi Chris!
I would most definitely like to learn more about your Start Up Weekend projects and would like to take you up on your offer to be connected to the development teams! I will DM you via twitter to discuss further.
Thank you so much for reaching out.
With much gratitude,
Therese
Swati
Posted at 23:59h, 25 JulyIf I had the help of anyone I wanted, I would pursue my goal of living life creatively as a full-time self-employed writer, and book author. I would start a writing blog where apart from sharing my own journey, I would feature interviews of more experienced writers about their challenges when they started their career. It would inspire and encourage other aspiring writers to keep working towards their dreams.
Also,a lot of professionals living in India operate out of survival mode. Some don’t believe that they can live life doing the things they love, others get bogged down by the opinions of others. On a larger level I want to change that mindset and encourage people to live creatively, tapping into their true talents and passions.
Rachel
Posted at 00:00h, 26 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I believe significantly in building strong networks in order to help you realise your dreams. We are tribal by nature and being surrounded by people who believe what I believe would make an extraordinary difference in my life. It would allow me the confidence to pursue my dreams and prompt me to think even bigger about how we can collectively change the world. It would also help me to achieve my huge dream that cannot be achieved by my current networks alone.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
I would create a learning community that teaches kids (9th to 12th graders initially) the power of discovering their purpose and living their own life that is in alignment with their gifts, their passions and their values. I dream of creating a totally different school environment that prepares kids for today’s challenges not the old industrial society that our current education system is preparing our kids for. This learning community would also extend to adults and families so that the kids are totally enveloped in an environment that supports them to change the world.
Sean E
Posted at 00:13h, 26 JulyI will develop my concept for electricity generation in cities to reduce coal burning pollution in Asia and use any profits to work with Dr Beat Richter in the Kantha Bopha childrens hospital network in Cambodia
Charles
Posted at 00:55h, 26 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
My life would be different in that I could accomplish much more than I do with the limited resources of my pension at present, plus being able to travel around these beautiful islands where I live as well as meet and visit my 3 grandchildren in the U.S.A.
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do and what impact would you make?
I would continue to pursue similar activities as at present: building out our farm but transforming it more toward agri-tourism and offering significantly more training for sustainable and organic farming practices, offering many more good paying jobs to our neighbors, helping to bring electrification to many more neighboring households (only about 50 at present), enable more elementary and high school students to continue in school, rehabilitate and initiate more community water systems that deliver potable water into homes, work harder to maintain important, existing farm-to-market roads that at present are at near-calamity state due to lack of funds for proper maintenance. The overall impact that I have noticed and learned from in the six years of living here on Mindanao Island in the Philippines and being involved in these efforts that I would definitely like to focus in on more intensely and have a greater impact on is the sense that my neighbors and the community, and yes often even the nation itself has, at large, that they are helpless to do anything for themselves to make their lives better, if only to have electricity in their homes for the first time, which I’ve found can be provided by the national government, but many of my neighbors did not believe was possible!
Therese
Posted at 11:55h, 27 JulyCharles,
Your expansive and meaningful work of improving the quality of life of those in your community in Mindanao is commendable.
As one who was born and raised in the Philippines, I would like to extend my deep gratitude to you.
I fully support your vision and hope that I can help in some way.
My best,
Therese
Nimmu
Posted at 08:11h, 26 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I lack self-confidence and the courage to really go after my dream of becoming a writer.
If I had the help of a mentor who would encourage me and prod me to focus on my dream it would help me be a role model to the women around me and inspire them to go after their dream too.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would write the novel that I have meant to write. With the money that I earn I intend to start a trust for educating girl children in India(Where I stay currently).
Linda
Posted at 08:14h, 26 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Tell us your dream in 4 sentences or less. All we want to know is how you could most benefit from the How to Connect with Anyone course. Can’t wait to hear!
One of the things I would love to do is to find a way to support and help people to find their person within themselves they have always wanted to be. I think we all need help and support but often this comes with a hefty price tag so I would love to find ways of providing the knowledge, skills, support and guidance that we all need for free and to provide people somewhere to go that lifts them up and helps them feel stronger and inspired in a world that is trying so hard to wear us down. I unfortunately due to recent changes in my life feel like one of the worn down people but I am determine to change this and so I am hoping that your course helps to provide to me with knowledge, support, inspiration and some of that much needed LIFT.
Yoheswaran
Posted at 11:52h, 26 JulyI want to inspire a 100,000 students to take up a career in research.
Robert
Posted at 12:01h, 26 JulyMy ideal life: I would develop software partly by contributing to important Open Source projects, partly by working on my own projects. I would live in the country side, not too far from an organic farm where I could get my produce and other necessities. Maybe close to a lake so I can do some dinghy sailing or paddling when my head wants to backprocess work things. I would like to work with other people remotely and occasionally take a train into the city to have in-person meetings. I think and code better when I have calm around me and thus I would contribute to many projects not just with code, but also mentoring, consulting, writing documentation, and maybe also run trainings.
I don’t know what kind of help I need. Maybe just dare to do it?
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Posted at 12:33h, 27 JulyFrom all the response I’ve read, we already connected and now a global community has started.
Matthew
Posted at 15:43h, 27 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
I can only imagine it would be limitless and boundless.
It would allow me to go in any direction that I wished to pursue.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
I would follow my life dream to become a Life /Executive Coach. I would create an environment to support people in their own growth and hopefully this would generate more peace and happiness in many lives beyond my own.
Krysta
Posted at 17:04h, 28 JulyFirst off, I love reading all these responses!! How inspiring to hear everyone’s ideas. I wrote my personal mission in 2012 as: inspire confidence. facilitate self awareness. validate personal strengths. embrace unique values. motivate. mobilize. contribute. I’m still learning what/how that translates. I have too many ideas! If I had the support of anyone in the world, I would…
(1) Provide (and source) career counselling to all students from junior high through high school helping them gain confidence in their unique path in life and to be okay with their potential lack of path. 🙂
(2) Tell my story of non-education to inspire others who financially struggle to go through traditional post-secondary school. Inspire others to remove labels from themselves and others. Change our thinking!
(3) Found an animal sanctuary with educational program including programs which inspire empathy in people of all ages. 🙂
Chris Lewman
Posted at 12:10h, 29 JulyHi Krysta,
I like the way you define your personal mission. Also love your #2 “tell my story of non-education” especially. So relevant for today as going directly from high school to college isn’t always the best path. Best of luck in your journey!
Debbie DeVoe
Posted at 00:56h, 29 JulyIf I had the support of anyone in the world, I would create a new way of dating that lets people use the Internet to connect but focuses more on face-to-face meetings, shared interests, and real conversations to get more sparks flying. A free lifetime scholarship to the How to Connect with Anyone course and community would give me the skills, connections, inspiration, and motivation to completely change the way people seek and find love in today’s hyper-connected but socially disconnected world. How can you say no to more love across the globe?
Kate
Posted at 06:05h, 29 JulyHow would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted? I would be doing what I love–helping people every day in any way imaginable! I would be able to quit my job and make the lives of everyone (hopefully) around me better by sharing my message. I want people to know that world is a wonderful place and that anything is possible if you believe in yourself, believe in your dreams, and are willing to do the work to achieve them.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
Our world has become very negative with all the awful things we read about in the news every day, and there seem to be no getting away from it, because it is everywhere. I want to send a message to people that there is hope that the world can be a much better place if we all believe it can be, decide what we all are going to every day, even small steps count, to make it better, more positive for future generations. I want to change the outlook so many people have of the world from negative to positive and hopeful. Anything is possible if we all believe it is and work together to make it happen!
Josh
Posted at 14:46h, 29 July– Ever feel like you live 2 lives? One life goes through the motions, still gets things done, is successful but highly unfulfilled.
The other life is your true self and is dying to express itself but doesn’t know how or is afraid to step out.
Having someone help me be me would allow me to find a level of happiness that is currently beyond my reach.
-I want to connect and celebrate organ donors!!! Organ donors are real heros whose stories need to be told, living and in death. Life celebrations can be your exponential way to give life forever.
Adam Rodriguez
Posted at 12:59h, 30 July1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
— I would be a better person, because growth of personal development is more important than money! My life would be miraculously different with the help of others BECAUSE people are what move life forward. The human race is so amazing to grow and build this current world we live in. Our buildings are bigger than the pyramids! I would grow my friendships as tall as the Empire State Building because I could in turn supply others around me with help, money, kindness charity and more that they need to grow. My life would be different because I would have the ability to get my message out and listen to other peoples message too!
2. What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what would you change?
— I would grow my photography business to serve millions of people and establish assets into my life, because I have learned from great people like Robert Kyosaki, Jim Rohn, and Napoleon Hill to grow the resources I have and share what I have in my life will help us all grow together, because all we have in life is each other and love!
-Adam Rodriguez
Lisa Smith
Posted at 15:18h, 01 August1. How would your life be different if you had the help of anyone you wanted?
All I have ever wanted to do is help At-Risk Women or Youth and write stories that empower children of abuse and/or the cruelty of bullying. My life would be different because someone would believe in what I want to do. I never thought that I still would be seeking this dream of helping others at the age of 50. I also would never believe that it would be so hard to help others when you truly want to.
I live in a rural Wyoming and know that in order to follow my passions, I need to work online from home or have to travel. I have limited options where I live. To be able to be coached on what I need to do would change my life, my happiness and the lives of those I can help.
What would you pursue, what would you create, what would you do, what impact would you make?
Currently I am a technology facilitator and Adult educator. I would like to work with women who are struggling with self- esteem and have been in abusive situations in life. I was an abused child, teen and found every abusive male I could because that was my normal. I had to break the cycle in my family. I was the first to obtain a college degree, then a Masters. My family saw that as an attack on them. I only achieved success because I had an organization that gave me hope and counseling. I was a homeless mother of two and if I can do it, so can they and I want to help them achieve success. I don’t know how…that is where I need coaching.
I LOVE children’s literature and having been a librarian, I know that there are not enough books that empower children, especially those who are obese. They are often seen as “less” then other children. I would love to write books that empower that population of children that are often ignored. So many people need help, that’s all I ever wanted to do. I feel time is running out, but I also know I need to pursue my passions; now or never!
regina dipta
Posted at 23:40h, 01 Augusti always love to help out, esp those who r in need of comfort and in pain. im just a teenage girl that hold on to my wish. but i cannot prove myself if im worth enough to help people by being a doctor. i am moved to go and try to do what i can for the war victim especially children. they loose the people they love and as a child i know how it feels to be helpless. they have no idea where to go or even they couldnt go because they’re loosing blood or a leg. every body in this world understand fear and sadness. but only the lucky ones r able to lend a shoulder. i want to contribute but i couldnt.. i don tknow how 🙁
Sebastian Aiden Daniels
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Ania
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