by Jim Cathcart

Imagine that you have a box that is covered with shiny new pennies and, instead of looking into the box, you peel off a few pennies each day and spend them. Only later, when it is too late to be of real value to you do you discover that the box was filled with diamonds! How would you feel as you looked into the empty box where the diamonds had been?

I believe that all of us are doing something similar to that. We have so much potential to do good within us. There are so many people who could truly benefit from what we offer. We think of compliments to give and then let the opportunity pass without giving them. We notice the beauty of our friend or partner and then we don’t comment on it. We also sit on top of resources and just use the surface of them.

Think of how much potential exists within just one of the software programs in your computer, phone or pda. How much more could you get from it by just spending 30 minutes learning one function that you don’t yet use?

Folks, we’ve got to stop stopping short. I recently mentioned that we bought a new car. The car has a built in garage door opener and an impressive navigation system, but for the past week we have been using our hand held remote to open the door. That’s because with two attempts I haven’t yet figured out how to program the new remote. (Yes, I read the manual, thank you very much. :-) ) I’ll stick with it till I or someone else gets it done.

What are some of the areas in which you’ve stopped short of finding the diamonds? Take some time today to simply list them. Put them on a note and place it in your pocket. Keep it there until it distracts you enough to take new action. Just expand one area of your life and the benefits will spill over into others.

Here’s an exercise you can do right now. Stop reading this blog post and explore this website. Just click around to see how far it goes with each topic, how many links and special video clips are here. Don’t think too much, just explore. What you will discover is that there are more than 220 pages of information here! There are 75 free book summaries of the latest business books. There are instructional videos, audio lessons, more than 160 blog posts (articles). And through the hundreds of links built into the site, there are boundless other resources for you. Most of them free.

Now, if that’s true for just this one little obscure website, how much more likely is it to be true in other parts of your life?

So, start living more fully. Expand your thinking, broaden your reach, use your resources and see how much good you could do with a little extra attention and effort.

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