There are more planets in the universe than grains of sand on Earth.

Let that sink in…

Because it’s worth repeating. There are estimated to be more Earth-like planets in the Universe than grains of sand on Earth.

Have you ever scooped up a handful of sand and let it run through your fingers, watching it fall to the ground below? I can’t even comprehend the number of grains of sand in one handful.

So, what does this mean for us earthly-beings?

It means we are really small. Like really small.

It means by all mathematical estimates we are not alone in this universe. Quite the contrary, actually — we most definitely are not alone.

Are we early? Are we late? Given the vastness of the universe and the expansion of time, are we the only ones left and just don’t know it? (Google: The Fermi Paradox for more on this…)

The sheer size and complexity of the known universe can lead some to adopt nihilistic views. (It’s had that effect on me at times.)

But this understanding can also have a profound affect on your ability to make a positive impact on someone’s life, your company, your community, your world.

When you recognize the size of one’s self to the rest of the universe, your problems, your challenges, your constraints become really insignificant.

Your ability to control your one life, your one blip on the time continuum, is really all you have. So why not make the most of it?

Why not make as many freaking positive dents in the universe as you can?

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Let’s go.

Zach