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Gandhi once said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

I plan on taking his advice to heart. In reference to my last post, Making a Difference, I’ve been thinking a lot about doing just that – making a difference.

I’ve done a lot of thinking about that in the past week or so. I’ve come to the conclusion that my ultimate goal in life is to make a positive impact on just one person’s life – and as many others as possible. When it comes time for me to leave this earth, it’s very important to me that I be satisfied with the life I’ve lived and everything I accomplished. I know I won’t be able to rest for the final time until I can honestly say that I left the world just a little bit better than it was when I came into it. And I also know how I’m going to go about it.

In the words of Poor Richard himself (aka Ben Franklin), “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”

I hope to one day have accomplished both. I have always dreamed of penning the elusive Great American Novel, and seeing my name on top of the New York Times’ bestsellers list is one of my motivations.

I realize that what I’ve just written may seem conceited of me. But I truly don’t care for fame or money. I’d like to think I wouldn’t be greedy about it.

All I really want is to make a positive impact on someone’s life. And I know that writing is the way for me to do it. I hope that by sifting through all of my thoughts and feelings, and writing them all down, I can identify with other people. And maybe, just maybe, my words on a page can change their lives.

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