A speaker saw an alligator near his home and noticed how it leaves a wake in the water. He uses that to ask: what wake are you leaving with the people around you? If your impact doesn't match your values, change it now.
Good morning, everyone. Here's your moment of yes for today. Happy hump day to you. Hope you have those costumes ready for Halloween tomorrow. I hope you're ready. I hope you're ready. So your moment of yes for today is last week, Hollister and the kids on a walk noticed an alligator, like a pretty good-sized one too, like a 6, 7-foot alligator swimming in the pond sort of near Near where we live. And that same day I went to look and see if I could find it, and I saw, I saw, you know, the eyes and the body cruising across the water. And so we've kind of been looking for it ever since, which is kind of cool. But it got me thinking about sort of that idea of watching the animals as they move through the water, an alligator, the different birds, the different things like that. They all sort of leave a wake as they go through the water. They leave a wake, especially when the water's calm. It really ripples out for a long distance after they've passed. And it got me thinking this morning, like, huh, what wake am I leaving behind me? Everywhere we go, every interaction we have, every experience we have, we leave a wake in our trail. So, you know, it's, it's whatever we're doing has sort of a lasting ripple effect. And sometimes we're having a big impact that, that really ripples out a long way. And sometimes when we, when we don't show up and we don't show up with, with, with purpose, or sometimes when we show up in such a big way that is, that is, that is off purpose or off, yes, we leave a big wake that we're really Not pleased with or not proud of. And so the moment of yes for today is just to, to, to look at, look at the wake you are leaving with the people closest to you in your life, as well as just the impact you're having with your work and, and just what you're doing. Are you leaving the kind of wake that you intend to leave, that you're proud of, that connects with your purpose, with your yes? And if not, What can you do starting today to improve that wake, improve the authenticity of your wake? So that's your moment of yes for today. Have a great day, everyone.
