In today’s hyper-fast internet economy, business leaders are constantly challenged with the demand of “how fast can you scale the idea that works?”  The ability to scale quickly can be the difference between surviving and maybe thriving compared to closing the doors of the business.

As we continue on our journey to build and strengthen our character, it is important we make progress on ways to scale a positive impact on those closest to us at home, work, and in the community.

The complexity of human relationships is witness to a wide variety of thoughts, decisions, and actions. The foundation of our interactions can range from kindness, compassion, and helpfulness to pettiness, anger, and revenge…and everything in between.

Looking across history and our personal experience, we can see examples of how both ends of the spectrum can scale.  Anger and contempt have the potential to scale.  Kindness and compassion have the potential to scale.  However, there is one stark contrast about these opposite ends of the spectrum.

Throughout our human experience, it has been demonstrated that anger and contempt eventually hit a bottom and the uprising for a better way comes forward to begin the slow journey to healing where a positive change can begin to form.  On the other side of the spectrum, that is not the case.  There has never been, in the history of mankind, a limit to kindness and compassion. 

Kindness and compassion scale and generate the momentum that leads to more.  The sky is the limit for kindness and compassion on a global scale and most importantly in our closest relationships at home, work, and in our community.  Kindness and compassion promote healing.  They build trust and hope in a more effective path.

Kindness and compassion open the door to our better nature.

As with most things in life, we may find it is easier to remain angry and bitter when we have been hurt as opposed to starting the healing process by forcing a change in direction with kindness and compassion.  However, we will soon realize it is worth the effort to change.

As we look to have a positive impact on those closest to us, we need to be intentional about extending kindness and compassion as oppose to anger and contempt.  As we guide our thoughts, decisions, and actions by kindness and compassion, we build and strengthen our character and Character Creates Opportunity to scale and sustain a positive impact on others.