That knock-on Effect

the words that someone really needed to hear

Do we consider our impact on people's lives every day, when we meet or how we speak to them?

The choice of words we use, the tone in which we use them, and the "advice" we tend to throw out at a whim may have a lasting effect on someone that hears them.

An event we decide to put on, or a group we choose to start up or attend, the knock-on effect all of these can have can change a person's life forever.

If we turn that around, what we hear when listening to someone speak or a podcast we hear, depending on where we are in our lives, can have different outcomes for us all.

Have you ever said, I really heard that or felt that when listening to someone?

These moments can change dramatically with each mood we are in.

I really needed to hear that today, or I really needed that night out, for they had a greater significance towards the mood or future outlook of an individual that may have been at a crossroads in certain situations.

Do we realize we have that power when all we do is open our mouths and say what we genuinely believe regarding a particular subject? Well, we do. We all do.

We cannot make statements or each event we put on or attend, and even every night out will not be life-changing for everyone who listens or attends, but for one person, it may be just what they need.

Even the sun and its size, cannot please everyone, but it has a duty regardless. Some will feel its full strength and bask in it, to others, there may be clouds to block its power and not benefit, or perhaps there may be rain, and wind, yet it still helps crops and plants.

The sun shows up daily and does what it can, so why can't we?

The things we hear our parents tell us, perhaps (more than likely) we did not listen to or carry out, but when a new voice from a sports coach, a teacher, or an Instagram post says the same, it makes it sound so much sense.

If it's something we believe in, we will continue to speak it, and one day, it will be heard by someone at the right time, the time they "needed" to hear it most.

And the knock-on from this could literally change somebodies life.

That is the impact YOU have on someone who hears you daily.

So if that is your sign, start thinking about what your words or actions could do to someone, how they might need to really hear it, or how your actions may inspire them to better themselves.

Think about that knock-on effect.

As always, thanks for reading.

Marcus.