But I Am Only One Person

But I am Only One Person

Often this phrase can be heard from people who have an idea or desire change.  Even though they feel strongly about their idea, product or opinion they allow the negativity of “I am only one person” to set in and snuff out their dream or idea.

The comment is also heard around political discussions regarding voting.  I am only one person.  What can I do?  My vote doesn’t really matter.

True, you are only one person.  That is a fact.

The phrase “What can I do?” is the real kicker and will determine whether or not actions move forward or they stay stagnant.

Stop for a moment.  Look around you.  Whether you are reading this blog in your office, your home, at a coffee shop or on your phone…….take a moment and look around. 

Everything around you (Including the device you are reading this blog on) was developed from a concept by ONE PERSON.

That’s it.  One person with an idea shared it with other “one persons” who caught the idea or concept.  From there, the idea went viral.

One man or woman with a dream of something never invented before followed through on that dream, refusing to let it die in the “I am only one person” graveyard.

I think you are starting to get the picture.

One person looked at a finished product and thought in their mind, “I can improve on that.”

Do you realize that one person came up with a concept of building relationships on line with friends, family and school mates?  Bingo!  Social networking was born.

One person looked at a gasoline powered car and thought – what if we could make the car run on electricity.

One person, who hated getting out of bed at night to turn off the light in their bedroom, developed a multi-million dollar product called The Clapper.

It only took one person, a milkshake machine salesman, to come up with a concept of running several restaurants identically the same.  Boom!  Ray Kroc bought the 2 restaurants from the McDonald brothers and franchising began.  Sure there were bumps in the road.  Congress tried to say that franchising was illegal.  But when it came time to vote, the franchising concept passed Congress only by a few votes.

One man shared his idea with a friend.  He dropped out of college to make computers in his parent’s garage.  Bill Gates was one man with an idea.

NOW you are getting the point.

One man (or woman) really CAN make a difference.

Watch this video clip……

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxjZB5S_g7s&feature=share

By now, I am sure we agree that one ,man can make a difference.

So, only one question remains as I conclude this week’s blog.  Will it be you?

Have a great week.

Ron