What is your Sentence?

Leadercast includes some fascinating speakers. One of them touched on the concept of focus: "Don't try and be all things to all people and don't try to do too many things." This is not novel advice or a new idea, but the way the message was put across was thought provoking...

The speaker asked, "What is your sentence?" "What did you do? If people were asked about your impact on the world, what would they say?" There were a few interesting high-profile examples given.

Abraham Lincoln: "He preserved the Union and freed the slaves."

Franklin Roosevelt: "He lifted us out of the great depression and helped us win the war."

We talk about finding our purpose, and to a degree this is a way to begin with the end in mind: If you work out your sentence, you clarify your purpose.

Daniel H Pink recently challenged people to come up with a "what's your sentence?" video. This proved a popular initiative and below are a few examples of some of the more inspiring entries:

"He taught the things that mattered tomorrow, not yesterday or today."

"She helped make the world safer for children through creativity and community, knowing that when the children are safe, so are the grown-ups."

I spent a few minutes thinking about my sentence and came up with this...

"He believed we are all capable of so much more, and he never stopped trying to inspire himself and others, to prove exactly that!"

What is your sentence?