Johan Khalilian

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A shining example of someone dedicated to transformational living.

Can you imagine if Dr. King was transactional instead of transformational?

His dream would have been more about him than others, he would have been asking what’s in it for me instead of what’s in it for we. He wouldn’t have been willing to go to jail for the cause, he wouldn’t have been willing to be beaten for the cause, he wouldn’t have been willing to die for the cause.

Today, we express deep gratitude for a truly transformational leader who showed us the power of living a principled life—one rooted in identity, not outcomes.

As we honor his legacy, may we reject the consumeristic, transactional way of trading actions for gain and instead align our lives with who we’re called to be. True change begins when we live from a place of wholeness and purpose.

Let’s keep dreaming and make Martin proud.

Reach out.

It’s a lost practice in our self protected world.
How would your day change if you reached out today?

Reach out to say, “I love you.”
Reach out to say, “Please, help me.”
Reach out to say, “Thank you for being you.”

Just reach out to someone today. It just might change everything.

My girls.

Every year begins with a resolution to do more or less of something. We commit to winning a championship, changing careers, growing our finances, or getting better at you-name-it.
We’re great at it for the first few weeks, maybe even months, but something happens as time passes on. We get bored, tired, distracted, overwhelmed, stressed, cynical, doubtful, unhappy with the results - or the lack of results. So we stop. We throw in the towel and go back to our “normal” ways.
In essence, we don’t stay committed. The easy part was saying we were committed. The hard part is actually being committed. Being committed takes sacrifice, hard work, focus, discipline, integrity, creativity and determination. Being committed takes our whole being. That’s what is required to transform.
What are you really, truly, one hundred percent committed to creating in 2024? Share it with me in the comments below and don’t say it unless you mean it.