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Can one person make a difference?
In 1972, when I decided to move my modeling school and agency into bigger premises, I called several glass companies and asked them to move my mirrors, each time getting the reply that large mirrors which had been attached to the wall with tar could not be moved without breaking them. Then I called American Nevada Glass Co. and the gentleman I spoke with said, “Of course, I can move them. If I break them, I’ll replace them.” He came out the following week and popped those mirrors right off the wall and moved them to my new location.
The following year, I received a call from this man saying that he was taking some huge mirrors down out of one of the Las Vegas strip hotels and the hotel was planning to dump the mirrors. He wanted to know if I wanted them. He said he would bring them over and hang them. All I would have to pay for was labor. Well, of course, I wanted them! That was the beginning of a 34 year friendship with Ron DiCenzo. I took him to lunch and learned that his wife had just passed away and he had a small son. Ron called me at Christmas time and asked me to help him pick out a robe for his mother and some toys for his son as his wife had always done these things. I called him when my brother, Wayne, was in a major accident and asked for his help in moving my brother’s things in with me. My brother had lost his legs and had to adjust to a new lifestyle. Ron came and helped with my brother’s rehabilitation. He took Wayne to the movies and to shows around town. He came over and played dominos and cards. We all went to the Greek Food festival and out to dinner from time to time. At Christmas, we got together for a big meal. These things became tradition.
Having Ron in my life was like having a second big brother. He gave me advice about life, real estate, cars, and men. I critiqued his girlfriends and often teased him about the one with the blond hair attached to the cowboy hat or the one that wore see-through blouses and band-aids instead of underwear. He loved my picking at him and gave it back to me often. Life had its ups and downs over those 34 years and Ron was always there. Somehow I thought he always would be.
This past week, my friend, Ron unexpectedly made his transition to a new world. His life has been a testimony to the question, “Can one person make a difference?” He certainly did to my life.
Are you making a difference in someone’s life?
Yamte,
We are all born with the ability to succeed. Our first successes are natural. We learn to grasp a bottle, roll over, crawl, drink from a sippy cup, stand, walk…run. We’ll try anything. Failure to accomplish the task on the first try only makes us try again, because no one has told us we can’t. As we get older we learn to write, read, and ride a bike. We learn to do things because we believe we can. Our parents and grandparents praise our every step. Then, somewhere along the line, someone – a sibling, a parent, a teacher or friend – tells us that what we want to do is impossible or we’re too slow, too small or just not ready.
Once the seeds of negativity are planted, we begin to grow abundant gardens of doubt about ourselves. We learn to question our abilities, our motives and our power to achieve our goals. Some of us live the rest of our lives wandering in our doubt gardens. We either postpone trying until we learn more, have more money, get older or we become lost in our doubt and never try at all.
To get ourselves back on track and to become the winners we were meant to be, we must first get back to the place where we believe we can. Our performance in life is most often determined by the expectation that we – or significant people in our lives – have about the outcome.
That expectation becomes our motivation. Our motivation compels our behavior. Depending on the expectation – the belief in the ultimate outcome – we can be motivated to learn, grow and stretch until we reach the goal or to just sit back and not try at all because we didn’t believe we could do it anyway.
Believing in ourselves is the single most important thing we can do to ensure our success.
Mind Workout:
Believe You Can Exercise |
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(From You Are More than Enough – Every Woman’s Guide to Purpose, Passion, and Power)
Make a date with yourself and go somewhere alone. Choose a place that will appeal to your creative side. Stay at least one hour. Do something fun or something brave. Do something you’ve never done before, or something you have secretly wished you could do. Totally immerse yourself in the experience. It might be:
- Eat lunch in an expensive restaurant
- Visit a craft store
- Go to an art gallery
- Go to the movies
- Ride the city bus around town
- Go to the circus
- Have a picnic in the park
- Visit a museum
- Take a helicopter ride over the city
Before you go home, write out how you felt while you were doing it. Write about any new experiences or insights you had. Write about any fears and how you felt about yourself when you moved through the fear.
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Dear Judi,
I still remember your words in your lecture at the 4th World Chambers Federation which was held in Durban, South Africa. June 20-22, 2005. From that time I read most of the stuff you send me. Indeed I’m so thankful for you always.
Once again million thanks for the little movie you sent recently, just in time. I sat down to view it and when I finished it, I found myself recharged again through the powerful words. Good luck.
Naser Almushaikeh
Asist/Sec Gen
Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry
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Ms Judi Moreo was an outstanding guest speaker at the “2008 Administrative Excellence Retreat” in Pembroke, NC. She pointed out many aspects of the workplace structure that as an administrative support associate I have to deal with daily. Ms Moreo was helpful to me in how to assess a situation, analyze it and react in a positive and professional manner. Her seminar was one of great information, informative and delightful. She was not lecturing or boring but very insightful in the administrative needs. Thank you!
Carolyn L. Price, University of North Carolina, Pembroke
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