Are YOU Inspiring Anyone?

The 94 Year Old Skier

I was just talking to Charles McCartney of McCartney Property Managment in Aspen, Colorado and he mentioned that he had a story he wanted to tell me. It seems in one of the units his company manages there is a 94 year old man.  Charles wanted to tell me that he’d gone up skiing this past Saturday with this 94 year old man and said they stayed up for several hours and did many runs—much to Charles' amazement.

Today he had a real sparkle in his eyes

I’ve known Charles along time, but today he had a real sparkle in his eyes as he told the story. He told me several other things about the event and how energizing it was to hear about this guy’s life and he said the best history is when you hear it from somebody who was there.

After he finished as he was walking away turn with smile said,

“You know, I’m going to get back in the gym and start really working out. That guy has me fired up!"

The bottom line is, when you do extraordinary things in life there is a ripple effect. There’s nothing more than pages than the excitement and energy from people who do special things. It’s part of what makes the world go around and provokes people to greatness in their own lives.

It’s one thing to do great things in your life but it’s really rewarding to know that it’s likely to provoke others to do the same or greater things themselves.