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    Category: Relationships

    27 Year End Reflection Questions to Ask Your Partner

    “Life is only a reflection of what we allow ourselves to see” It’s New Years Eve 2021 and tonight Michelle and I are going to…

    Mike Cameron December 31, 2021
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    Time Confetti

    Is Time Confetti Ruining Your Life?

    Focus seems to be an incredibly rare commodity these days. It is something I have struggled with most of my life. Do you remember the…

    Mike Cameron November 26, 2021
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    How to set boundaries

    How to Set Boundaries

    In my work I talk a lot about leading with empathy and compassion. I talk about the value of kindness, acceptance and love in leadership.…

    Mike Cameron November 23, 2021
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    Accountability

    Is Accountability the Secret Sauce to Productivity?

    Productivity hacks, hustle culture and busy, busy, busy seem to be the prescription of the day. If you’ve followed me for any length of time…

    Mike Cameron October 26, 2021
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    What Does “Stuck” Look Like (and how to get unstuck in life)

    How to get unstuck in life As I sit here at my computer, with my Pomodoro Technique timer quietly counting down I sit staring at…

    Mike Cameron October 12, 2021
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    Where You Sit Determines What You See

    Her three year old son sat in the back seat of the car as she stopped at a traffic light. They liked to play word…

    Mike Cameron September 29, 2021
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    Everything is Sales: Simple sales tools for everybody, everywhere

    Most people think sales is icky The truth is that sales is a part of everything we do. I love selling. I think it is…

    Mike Cameron September 10, 2021
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    How to Have a Respectful Conversation About the COVID Vaccine

    He sat quietly, just looking at her. His head cocked, eyes wide with disbelief. In a pained voice filled with disgust “I cannot believe you…

    Mike Cameron June 23, 2021
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    How to support a partner who is struggling?

    Yesterday after a keynote I delivered on Men, Mental Health and Imposter syndrome I was asked by a few people how to support a partner…

    Mike Cameron May 21, 2021
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    ISTAR: Changing lives through communication

    Last Friday I had the privilege of being invited to a luncheon for one of the charities that our company supports through our affiliation with REALTORS®…

    Mike Cameron February 2, 2014
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    The Power of The Follow UP Call

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    Mike Cameron January 20, 2014
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    Thirteen years ago

    Thirteen years ago today my life changed forever.  While you often hear that having kids will change your life, I am not sure you ever…

    Mike Cameron October 28, 2013
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    Thank You: Amy Holden

    Recently I came across a blog titled 365 days of “Thank You”.  The author has made a point of writing a blog post daily of…

    Mike Cameron March 4, 2013
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    Reflection: What do you see in the mirror?

    This week at our Toastmasters club our theme was “Being Reflective”. As the Toastmaster for the meeting I had the privilege of leading the meeting and keeping…

    Mike Cameron November 9, 2012
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    It’s the little things…

    How often do we hear the line “It’s the little things that make a big difference”?  I tend to use that line alot and truly…

    Mike Cameron October 2, 2012
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    How often do we hear the line "It's the little things that make a big difference"?  I tend to use that line alot and truly believe that is the case. It is often not the massive large scale gestures of others that make a significant impact in our lives but usually the very small ones.  The small things like a sincere compliment or a random act of kindness. These are the things that can change lives. I don't know about you but I certainly notice it when someone does a 'little thing' that impacts my life. I have been fortunate enough in the past few months to have a number of these happen to me. I want to share with you one significant little thing that happened to me last week.

    I go to a toastmasters group every Monday at noon.  Last week I gave a speech about sharing your passion which included a story about how I read to my kids every night before bed and our trip to our local Chapters book store. When you give a speech each member of the club gives written feedback on your speech. Last week one of our members, after giving me feedback on my speech also added this comment: "On a related note, I found your devotion to your kids quite heartwarming. My dad drank; we never went to Chapters. You are the type of father that I aspire to be."

    Talk about a "little thing" that had a HUGE impact!! At a time in my life when I sometimes question whether or not I am doing all I can to be the best father I can possibly be, reading this remark made my entire week. It took all of two sentences and likely less than 30 seconds for him to write that note. That statement, from a weekly acquaintance, will stay with me for the rest of my life. I have kept that slip of paper and have it sitting on my desk and reread it frequently. The sheer simplicity of the statement and the magnitude of the impact it had on me really got me thinking. How many times do we have thoughts like this that we do not share. How many times do we think these things and just quietly keep them to ourselves. I have made a resolution to myself that when someone moves me, inspires me or simply makes me feel good, that I will let them know the impact their actions or words have had on me.

    It also stopped and made me think about how easy it is for all of us to have a significant impact on the lives of others. We don't need to do massive things, we don't have to spend a lot of money, we don't even have to put forth a ton of effort. All we have to do is be somewhat conscious of the world around us and make sure that we take every opportunity we can to provide a 'little thing' to those around us. You can make an impact in a significant way. All you have to do is keep an eye out for your opportunity to do so.

    What are some of the little things that you do or have been done to you that have made an impact? Share yours in the comments section.

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