8 Questions to Ask Yourself If You’re Struggling to Make an Impact

1. Put your work out into the world

1.1. Give yourself permission to be bad today — in order to be better tomorrow

2. Reserve time each day to sit and think

2.1. The only way to make an impact is by having clarity in your vision, certainty in your actions, and a stronghold on your values.

3. Get involved in your community

3.1. Make it a goal each day to make one new connection

3.2. Give some of your time to organizations and causes that you believe in

3.3. Join a mastermind group to meet people who are doing what you want to do

4. Improve your communication skills

4.1. Record yourself speaking every day until you love what you see and hear

4.2. Join a public speaking group

5. Get to know people you admire

5.1. Take 30 minutes a week to speak with someone who is doing what you want to do

6. Diversify your skill set

6.1. Developing new skills that compliment your existing strengths will not only make your work more interesting, but it will also help you create a profile that lasts

7. Say yes to new opportunities

7.1. Most opportunities do not come to us while we’re sitting in our offices. They come to us by getting out into the world

8. Do what you can to support the people around you

8.1. Our lives are not measured by how many people inspire us, but rather how many people we inspire