Do you believe that one person can make a difference in the world?  It’s absolutely true!  I had the pleasure of sharing this message this weekend with a phenomenal group of student leaders at the annual FAASA Fall Leadership conference!  I did 4 presentations back to back – talk about marathon speaking!  Next time, I’m going to have to sip some yogi tea in between presentations – a speaking tip I picked up from my good friend, Lawrence Cole, America’s Educational Empowerment Coach!

Working with the coordinators, we decided to go with 3 principles from my book Leadership Rockstars, which were Be YOU!, Take Smart Risks and Serve Others.  Students shared with me that two highlights of the presentation really stood out – my signature story, and my signature activity, Each One Reach One – but my favorite part of the presentation was talking with the students afterward….WOW – the insights that they shared with me were absolutely AMAZING!

While talking with a group of students, I saw one young lady hanging around in the background.  After everyone started leaving, she slowly walked towards the front table where I was.  As she approached me, I saw that there were tears in her eyes.  She said, “I really don’t know what to say…but the part of your presentation when you talked about how everything happens for a reason – I’ve been feeling like I was so alone since I moved down here to go to college, and after I heard you, I knew that everything was going to be ok.”  I just gave her a big hug!  No words were even necessary.  This is what means the most to me…and it confirms one thing that I know is true – one person CAN make a difference!

One of the coordinators of the conference, and a new friend of mine, had some wonderful things to say about my presentation!  Check it out!

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