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The impact you have on the people around you matters. You can have a greater positive impact by being intentional and consistent. Turn your intention into impact by creating a plan of action to support people or communitites that matter to you.
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Start with your purpose statement — fill in the blanks or update this statement to define how you want to make an impact. Make sure to include a specific and achievable goal that benefits others you care about. As you further define your goal, consider how you can use your strengths and skills to take action.
YOUR PURPOSE STATEMENT
I’m going to use
to support
by
because
Now that you have defined your intention, take a few moments to visualize what it would look like if you accomplished your goal. You might close your eyes and try to imagine that you have succeeded. Whose life does this impact? What changed? Get really tangible. Nothing is too small or big, but make sure you have a clear sense of what progress you hope to achieve.
When you want to make an impact in the lives of others, it can be challenging to know where to begin. Flip the cards over and read through a few strategies to help you feel more prepared and supported in this process.
Get tangible on what exactly you want to achieve. How could you make this goal more actionable, measurable, and specific?
List out what you need to make your goal happen. Are there any resources, such as materials or tools, that you will need?
Name someone who can support you along the way. Who could offer you helpful advice, feedback, and encouragement?
Break down your larger goal into smaller milestones. How can you create moments of accomplishment each step of the way?
Prepare for what could go wrong. What obstacles might occur? And if or when they do happen, how will you work through them?
Imagine what it would look like for you to achieve your goal. How would this impact the people you want to support? What would change?
Use the template below to create a project plan based on your purpose statement. As you’re writing your plan, it might be helpful to reflect back on some of the strategies you read about in Step 3 or how you visualized accomplishing your goal in Step 2.
1. goal
How do you hope to have impact?
2. support
What do you need to make it happen? Who can help you?
3. plan
What steps will help you accomplish what you set out to do?
4. obstacles
What challenges might you encounter? How would you adapt?
5. outcome
How will you know if you are having impact?
Put your plan into action and do your impact project. You could start by reaching out to a mentor for guidance, gathering the materials you need, or working on your first step. As you go, keep track of your progress by capturing reflections. Try asking: What’s working? What’s not working? Am I having the impact I intended? If not, how could I adapt my plan?
You can have the best of intentions and not create the impact you were hoping for. Think of a moment where you wanted to help someone — how might the person you wanted to help have perceived your actions? Was this different from your intention? What might you change next time?
A key part of making a positive difference is determining whether you are having the impact you want to. Set up regular checkpoints to ask: Who am I helping? How are my actions affecting those involved? What could I change to better address this need? Ask a friend to weigh in and build on your ideas.
Figuring out the best way to help others is a learning process. You might discover something new about yourself or others and you might change your mind about the best way to contribute. Keep track of any new insights you come to — are there opinions you used to hold that are no longer true?
