Have you ever felt like you were born with a Generational Purpose?
A purpose that once discovered and fulfilled, would lead to a major shift for your generation and future generations?
Like you weren’t meant to settle and be mediocre, you were meant to step into something new, something never experienced before in the generations that precede you?
Do you have dreams and ambitions so big they make you nervous yet excited? Do you envision things so grand and beyond that your current circumstances and logic cannot even comprehend how you will achieve it?
Do you see yourself, your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren, and their children, being positively and inspirationally impacted by this extraordinary vision?
Generational Change Maker (GCM) Alert!
If you answered yes to all those questions, then you might just be a chosen Generational Change Maker (GCM)!
If you haven’t quite figured out the answers to the questions, sit tight and read along, you might just discover that you are a GCM.
What is a GCM?
Let’s start with generational change, this means a group of people around the same age, making a unique and impactful difference. Zooming in, this change is so significant that it influences or affects not just our generation but those to come.
So, when I say you are a Generational Change Maker, I am saying that you are someone who possess the ability to have profound impact and cause major change for your family, the world, and generations to come.
It means that your unique vision, courage, and actions will allow you to achieve great things that leave a legacy. Yes, that’s right you are not just a GCM, you are also a legacy leaver.
Where can I be a GCM?
One key thing to note is that being a GCM is not restrictive to any particular area. You can cause influential and generational change anywhere.
You can be a GCM in these areas:
- Spirituality
- Business
- Education
- Politics
- Science and Technology
- Art
- Health Care
- Social Work
- Law
There is no limit as to where you can set your feet and shift the ground.
Prominent GCMs
When we look throughout history and even in these modern times, many GCMs paved a way and continue to pave a way, that shapes and impacts our lives today, and for the future. Their actions play significant roles throughout generations and influences the lives of many.
They include:
Biblically & Spiritually:
- Abraham — the faith filled and obedient father of many God believing nations today.
- Jesus — the Saviour of the world and our reconciler with God.
- The Disciples — the males and females who played key roles in the spread of Christianity.
Business & Technology
- Henry Ford — He revolutionized the manufacturing industry by introducing the assembly line, making mass production of cars affordable for the average person.
- Steve Jobs — Co-founded of Apple Inc., one of the most successful tech companies. He was a visionary and a key figure in personal tech development and his contributions have had a profound impact on the way we use technology today.
- Elon Musk — A major player in technology and business today, his goals and interests span across reducing space transportation costs, enabling the colonization of Mars, boosting the use of renewable energy, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence.
Education
- Maria Montessori — She developed the Montessori method of education, a child-centered approach to education. It has been widely adopted in early childhood education and her ideas have also had a significant impact on the fields of psychology and anthropology.
- Nelson Mandela — He was an advocate for education and during his presidency introduced policies to expand access to education in South Africa. This made a significant contribution to improving the quality of life and opportunities for generations of South Africans.
- Sal Khan — Founder of Khan Academy, one of the most well-known online educational platforms. It aims to provide free, high-quality education globally, using online tools and resources, making education more accessible to anyone in the world via the internet.
How can I achieve this?
As we can see from the examples above, these Generational Change Makers, from historical times to now, each possessed a generational purpose which they acted upon.
You have to put your thoughts into actions and turn your dreams into reality. — just start where you are and with what you have.
It’s a powerful thing to be a Generational Change Maker, because it’s not just about you, but about those around you and generations ahead.
I must say though, being a GCM is not easy, it requires faith, discipline and determination. It’s not a simple thing to accomplish and many times you might even doubt yourself and try to settle for mediocre. But remember who you are destined to be, it is not by accident that you feel a higher calling.
Change is never easy, so imagine the willpower and determination it takes to cause generational change.
But it’s possible, as long as you believe you have been chosen and given a generational purpose, keep pushing to be that Generational Change Maker you are.
What area can you see yourself causing the generational change?