Make a Difference

A few weeks ago, disaster struck one of our clients, Make a Difference Office Supplies.  In a random act of arson, their stationery business was burned down. Of course they suffered devastation and mayhem.  This goes with the territory when your place of business burns and of course, there’s something about seeing your life’s work going up in smoke that can bring you to your knees. I know, because a few years ago, it happened to me.

Make a Difference might have shed a few tears. They may have even experienced a few anxious moments, but what they did next sets them apart.  They wrote to all their customers and told them what had happened, they told us that whatever it took, it would be business as usual. Then they made it happen.   That takes guts, determination and teamwork, qualities they have in abundance. It also takes a certain kind of attitude. 

They didn’t cry “Poor us.”  They didn’t fall in a big heap, paralysed by their own misery. They used their own philosophy of helping others to help themselves.  They looked forward because to look backward was not helpful. They took pre-emptive action to service their customers, even if it meant steering them towards their competitors in the short term.  Most of all, they didn’t ask for or expect help to come running, they took action to help themselves.

The funny thing about this positive attitude thing is that it tends to rub off on people. 

It’s like that perpetual smile that travels around the world. I smile at you, you smile at the greengrocer, he smiles at the housewife, she smiles at the lonely old lady down the road who in turn smiles at you. Sooner or later, what you put out comes back to you, sometimes in unexpected ways and curiously often when you need it most.  Your attitude makes this happen. 

 

You probably spend quite a bit of time and money making yourself look good. You buy nice clothes, get a good haircut, sport attractive jewellery, invest in a good looking car, a nice house. You spend time each day bathing, combing and brushing all in an effort to make people think well of you. How much time do you spend grooming your attitude?

The one thing that can make the biggest difference in your life and in the lives of those you come in contact with is your attitude. It’s also the one thing we neglect the most.  You wouldn’t neglect a health issue if it made such a huge difference to your well being, so why overlook your attitude?  

Make a Difference is a company with another serious difference.   They believe every one of us can make a "Massive Difference" and they prove this with every transaction they make.  The most obvious difference with Make a Difference, the one thing that truly sets them apart from their competitors is their attitude.  You see it in all the little things they do, you see it in the results they get and you see it in the difference they make not only to the people that are the direct beneficiaries of their help, but in the attitudes of their customers.  

It seems weird to think that the simple act of purchasing a commonplace product can help to change the world, but that’s exactly what happens when you shop with these amazing people.  Imagine feeling good about buying a pack of envelopes, or a roll of sticky tape or a ream of photocopy paper.  That’s the gift that Make a Difference gives to their customers. The knowledge that your simple purchase is truly making a difference in the world is a powerful thing. If you’d like to learn more about them, click on their logo. It will take you to their website.