Significance in one's life is a hard commodity to come by. Generally there are markers for success that we can look at: money, building something, praise. But for significance, those markers are not generally visible. As a matter of fact, we only know that we have been significant through a seemingly minor contact with someone: a thank you, a touch on the shoulder, a look in a person's eye and then a dawning upon ourselves that we have made a positive difference in another's life. So significance depends upon our own recognition of the role we have played. I believe there is no "road" to significance. There is no blueprint or pathway to significance. There is no place such as significance; so one does not journey to it. It comes in subtleties, nuances, and a general awareness of what we are doing. I don't believe we can strive for significance as one can strive for success. Just be self aware and not self focused. A positive outlook, being optimistic, helps.
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What was the phone call?
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