“When we turn our work-life into our “life’s work,” it is the most satisfying because it is done for its own sake and for the people it serves rather than for only an extrinsic reward.” —Kevin Cashman

What do you do to make the work you do the most satisfying for you and for the people you serve?

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Illens Dort – Speaker – Trainer – Coach and Member of The John Maxwell Team

Author – Thinking and Acting with a Compassionate Heart – Amazon.com/Author/IllensDort

 “Most of the great work one will accomplish in one’s lifetime will happen in the corners of his or her own home.“ —Illens Dort

Mark Twain states, “Travel is fatal to … narrow-mindedness [individuals], and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” There are plenty of good that someone can do in his or her little corner of the earth. And more importantly most of the great work one will accomplish in one’s lifetime will happen in the corners of his or her own home. Mark Twain is also right as he invites us to consider the greater world that we live in. Travel does not mean that we need to go far or to visit foreign countries. We can take time to enjoy the beauty of the earth that is around us. For example, Utah has so many beautiful places to visit; the mountains, the desert, the lakes etc. Few years ago, as family, we took a trip to the southern part of Utah. It is so beautiful there. I could spend many days there just to enjoy the beauty. I am sure the same feeling is true for the state where you live. Those of you who had the opportunity to visit other countries can also agree that there is beauty all around us. As my good friend Scott Elder, founder of Live Astonished, would put it, do we take the time to Live Astonished (liveashtonished.org)?

I took this picture when we visited Blanding, Utah. Isn’t this scenery so amazing? Share with us how your travel had helped you develop a broad, wholesome, and charitable views of humanity.

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 “We all have stories to tell and a song to sing. A song that touches our hearts and speaks to our minds.“ —Illens Dort

We all have stories to tell. Too many to share them all. We all have a song to sing. A song that touches our heart and speaks to our mind. A song that only us can sing because it is deep in our soul. There is a place and a time to tell our stories and sing our songs. Some stories can only be told in the chamber of our hearts. Others can be entrusted with those who are closest to us. Some songs sound better in the shower when they can be accompanied by the beautiful background music of the flowing water. It does matter how, where, and when we tell our stories and sing our songs, let us do it in a way that will lift a heart, inspire a soul, and elevate the human spirit. Above all let us not end this mortal life without sharing, at least, one song and without telling one uplifting story.

If you have story that you want to share, we are here to hear it. If you have a song you want to sing, we are your audience.

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 “You have to have enough significant and sustained moments to create a movement.” —Illens Dort

You have to have enough significant moments to create a movement. Any movement that had had a lasting impact on society has always required great sacrifices. Sacrifice can be defined as having the will-power to give up something of great value to you to give seeds to something of greater value to your community or your world. Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and many other people we revere as our heroes and great leaders have lived a life of great sacrifice.

As you are reading this thought, can you take a moment to think of someone who has lived (or is living) a life of sacrifice. I you feel so inclined to share, I would invite you to do so.

For me – My parents are on that list. Their world and community were simple and included their children, grandchildren and neighbors.

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