Here’s one from the old Costa Rica Guy blog that I wrote before I ever conceived of the idea for Revolutionay Misfit and Impact Mindfulness as a comprehensive worldview.

But, as you can read, the idea was already germinating…

Virtually everything we do, or neglect to do, has an impact, positive or negative.  There are few things that we do that are completely neutral in terms of impact.

And this comes right down to the food we choose to eat and the clothes we choose to wear.  What we say.  Whether we smile when we greet others on the street.  How we conduct ourselves behind the wheel of our cars (or motorcycles, skateboards, bicycles, etc.).

To maintain oneself in an energetic and healthy state of existence, via eating good food and exercising regularly, has positive impacts on your job performance, your relationships, your creativity, etc.

And so on it goes.

So, I believe a positive motivational force can and should be impact mindfulness.

Tony Robbins is able to convince thousands upon thousands of people to come to his seminars and learn to be motivated to achieve success in life.

The great ones that have walked among us, the ones we immortalize and who inspire us, were people who exercised impact mindfulness.

Think of Ghandi…ML King…Christ…they all practiced it.

All were far less concerned with fame or fortune than they were about having a positive impact on the world, even to the point of sacrificing their own well-being in pursuit of that aim.

The great ones that have walked among us, the ones we immortalize and who inspire us, were people who exercised impact mindfulness.

I really love to blog.  Lately I have been thinking how I can turn this labor of love into something that’s perhaps more than just a hobby. But in doing so I don’t want to rob myself of the motivation I have to write in order to have an impact…and nothing more.

I don’t want this blog to become, even if it’s only in my mind, a “vehicle” for me to gain fame, infamy, or fortune.

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