Make and Track Moment
/Buy a Calendar and Some Stickers
A thermostat senses the environment and determines when a change is needed. It is programmed to take action and make those changes. 
A thermometer reflects its environment. It doesn’t affect anything. It tells you what the temperature is, but it won’t do a darn thing about it. It just reacts.
When you look at yourself, your family, community and world, do you see things that need to change for the better? Do you observe and reflect (like a thermometer) or observe and react (like a thermostat)?
You can program your thinking to react to the needs around you. This new way of thinking can evoke positive change. For example, if you set your mind to do something nice for someone every week, your brain will respond to remind you. You will become attuned to the new “program” and soon, you will be automatically thinking about ways to accomplish this. Buy a cheap monthly planner and a pack of smiley face stickers. Each week try to do something nice for another person, and stick a smiley face on each date to track it. Monday’s are great days to put your thoughts into action.
Some weeks you might fail, and some weeks you may do more than one nice thing per week. Even the smallest of gestures count. This effort will make you more observant of the people around you. The calendar and dots are the markers that will remind you to go forth and do nice things.
I challenge you to commit to making and marking one moment per week for 50 weeks. It IS doable. Try it and let me know how it works for you.
Once you commit to living a LIFESTYLE of focusing on others, your creativity and energy kicks in to help you actively pursue the challenge.