Impact.

Today, I had lunch with my friend Norah. She graduated last semester and is loving being a young professional. She is doing great things with social media and her company, and I am pretty sure she is going to change the world.

Norah & I were talking about how much we love getting together with people just to bounce ideas around. We realize that this doesn't mean something has to change, but it's fun to entertain the "what ifs" because we love to think and talk about how great our organizations could be.

While we were talking she said to me:

"As a result of your sorority membership, you should become a better person, and you should make your sorority a better organization."

Woah. I'm going to say it again:

"As a result of your sorority membership, you should become a better person, and you should make your sorority a better organization."

Okay, so you're not a member of a greek organization.

As a result of your involvement with ________, you should become a better person, and you should make ________ a better organization.

Think about it. The first half of this question is simple. I think, for the most part, it is easy to say yes to that part. We join organizations, especially social greek organizations, to become better people. We join because they benefit us.

But let's think about the second half of the question. Is your sorority or organization of choice a better place because of you? Have you elevated your group? Or has your involvement brought your organization down?

Let's take it a step further:

What would the world be like if every single person you came into contact with left a better person, and every person you came into contact with made you a better person?

Is every person you come into contact with better off? Harder yet, do you grow from every single encounter you have? Even the tough ones? It is easy to grow from positive, uplifting experiences. But think about the people who rub you the wrong way, who leave a sour taste in your mouth. Are you better for having interacted with them? Did you learn something about yourself from your experience? I think you can. If we don't look at our life and what we have experienced, how can we grow?

So let's do it. Let's allow the world to impact us, and let's make an impact on the world.