Can you believe that 7 years have passed since 9/11? Time certainly flies, but the pictures from that morning in New York still send shivers down my spine and the stories from people who witnessed it (including 2 friends of mine), the people who survived against the odds and the people who lost a loved one are as emotive as ever.

It seems like the world isn’t changing for the better and it’s easy to be cynical and pessimistic in a world filled with accusatory, partisan politics, doom-mongering financiers, celeb obsessed media and ongoing global conflicts, but today of all days I choose to look at something altogether more profound - the potential we all possess for having a positive effect on another human being.

What I learned on that day isn’t how evil we can be or how twisted our beliefs can become, but how much spirit, courage, compassion and generosity lies just under the surface of New York City.

I believe that those qualities exist just under the surface of every city, town and village in the world.

I honestly believe that we all hope we’re greater than the sum of our parts, and I know that we are - that’s why I started coaching in the first place. Don’t be lazy and give in to the cynicism, apathy and indifference to others that can so easily take over - strive to be a better version of yourself by plugging into what really matters to you, and remember the spirit, courage, compassion and generosity that the world saw that day.

That’s how the world can change.