Have you or someone you know ever been affected in some way by cancer? Many people have it and it sucks. But I’m certain it can put you in perspective on just how precious life is and the time left we have on this planet. Do you know the amount of weeks you have left? How many weekends you have left if you live an average life span? Well, think about this… in the United States the average age for a person to live is …….. That’s, …… weeks, or ….. weekends or ……. Days…..WOW! And for me at age 57 I only have….
I am in the business of helping people make a difference. Either in business with my rock star results driven business presentation called Opportunity Rocks, or through the serving and work we do at our church in Las Vegas called Verve. A church for people who don’t like church. We have a sign that says,”No perfect people allowed.” Check us out on-line, all or our rock star sermons are available on line.
What are you in business for? Well, what ever it is, time is running out. That’s if the law or averages are in your favor. I recently was asked for the second year in a row to emcee, entertain, and be the auctioneer for the 37 annual American Cancer Society Gala in my hometown in Missouri. It’s a major event for the small city of Cape Girardeau. The committee is made up of local volunteers from working moms, to Dr’s wives, and a local college sorority, just to name a few. The whole community shows huge support for this event. They bring a flare of Las Vegas to town for a few hours. They also honor a local cancer survivor who actually used the services provided. It’s a lot of blood, sweat, and tears! A lot of stress and a few choice words, but in the end they raised over $150,000.
So what is my point? That the one thing we all have an equal amount of is time. What kind of value do you put on it? How much is your time worth? How much of it do you waste on family feuds? Or spend being mad at your friends? How about the time spent on TV show’s binge watching? Or turning down opportunities to serve and help others in need. Mother nature has been pretty mad the last couple of months. Our country is divided instead of united over petty stuff that people will probably forget in a few months. Or until the next drama fest comes along. Change your mindset today, flip the script of your life, start something that is exciting that will help someone change something. So many people blow it off by saying, “I am only one person.” But a viral tweet or post can be stated with just one click or share. When you have a lot of people all doing that same thing at the same time, all passionate about the same dream or a vision, that’s when the magic happens. That’s when you become a Bon Jovi, a Kiss, a Jay Z or Beyoncé. 
That’s what it means to build a rock star team with a rock star dream. Building your fan base or Kiss Army that will follow you in battle. Will there be pain and suffering along the way? Probably. Will there be hardship and toil? Probably. Will if be worth it? Just ask any rock star of the cancer gala volunteer group and they will give you a HELL YA! We as humans are designed to love and to give, to help and to serve. Start some random acts of kindness today expecting nothing in return. Say yes and teach others to say yes, teach your children to say yes, your friends and neighbors to say yes. Wouldn’t you rather be on the stage then sitting in the cheap seats? What do you have to lose? Besides time. How much time do you have left?
“Marvelless” Mark Kamp is a Keynote Entertainer/Keynote Speaker, Author, Husband, Dad, and believes in God. He works with organizations who want their teams to achieve rock star results. He does this in a fun, entertaining, and engaging way using the success secrets of rock stars.
