"Everyone's reputation is made on a daily basis. There are little incremental things - worthwhile efforts, moments you were helpful to others - and after a lifetime, then can add up to something. You can feel as if you lived and it mattered."He may be known as the guy who safely ditched an Airbus A-320 in the Hudson River, but beyond the Miracle on the Hudson that turned him into a global celebrity, Captain Sully Sullenberger is a pretty inspirational guy in his own right.
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger
And these particular words inspired me today. I hope they inspire you, too, to start focusing on those little incremental things that may not get the big headlines, but still matter in their own crucial way.
Your turn: What little, incremental thing will you do next? How will it matter?
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This is so true and an interview that Charlie Rose had with the journalist David Brooks on PBS last April also seemed to support this philosophy
I have always believed that you treat others the way you want to be treated... Today, I was the eyes for a new neighbor.. I kept her abreast of the home she recently purchased... she was grateful for info I passed on... I've done little things like that for others.. have I been on the receiving end? not as much as the times I've extended myself.. I don't keep score, its the feeling u get when you know u've helped out that counts.
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