"From Success to Significance" has become a catchphrase and a movement, particularly as the leading edge of the Baby Boom generation approaches retirement. Our generation has experienced success, but yearns for more. Lloyd Reeb's book by that title is a good place to start if you want practical help with the subject.
John Fischer in today's The Purpose Driven Life Daily Devotional also has some helpful thoughts on seeking significance.
"Significance is very elusive. It is one of those things you can never find when you are seeking it. Try and be significant and that’s the last thing you will be, and this is a true statement even in an age of marketing, image, and sound bites, when notoriety can be created almost overnight."
"True significance comes by way of being other-minded. It is never self-serving; significance is the result of serving others."
Maybe the search for significance is a sign that the generation known for focusing on self is learning that happiness and fulfillment comes from focusing on others.
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