You have to be distinct in order to make a difference...

 "An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great leaders and little ones"

Thomas Fuller

Ever since having the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday I have been thinking about what made him so different from all the other leaders that came before him and all the leaders that have come after him...what was it that made him so distinct from everyone else that put him position to make such a big difference?

In trying to find the answer to that question for the last two weeks I have been reading through different web pages and articles that outline his life and thoughts.  In doing so I was amazed by all the different things he had to deal with in order to be the leader he signed up to be.   He was jailed numerous times, he was threatened on a daily basis, he was stabbed, stoned, his house was firebombed, he had crosses burned in his front yard and ultimately he was shot for doing what he believed was right. 

In doing my research I also came across one definition of the word distinct that really shed light on why he made such a big difference:  separated by a visible sign.   

Question for this week:  Part I:  Why do you think most people just follow the crowd instead of living lives that are distinct?  Part II: Name at least three qualities that make a leader distinct?  Part III:  Which one of those three qualities do you think is a part of your own character?  Give an example of that character trait reflected in the way you live your life consistently. Part IV:  What is one specific thing you are going to do this week to be distinct?  What day are you going to do it?