Do your personal effectiveness habits make the world a better place? Do you inspire hope and raise spirits simply by being an authentic person? Providing a spark or champion a cause helps defy the odds to make this world even better? Do your personal effectiveness habits make the world a better place? Do you inspire hope and raise spirits simply by being an authentic person? Providing a spark or champion a cause helps defy the odds. Maybe you simply are a good neighbor, good friend, good colleague. I applaud your efforts. Have you given thanks for these special people in your life? William James says, "Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, "this is the real me," and when you have found that attitude, follow it." Where do your unique talents flourish? Is your work a jouyous expression of your authentic self? Ashley Hodgeson tells us to remember, "strength and courage aren't always measured in medals and victories. They are measured in the struggles that are overcome. The strongest people aren't always the people who win, but the people who don't give up when they lose." What are your personal effective skills that make this world a better place?