Mike,

I agree with your call for making a difference and impact and that is the reason I believe I exist. In other words let me state it differently. Should I be just another human being or leader, I would lose my passion or reason for existence. The question is how to make an impact and create a legacy that would impact the lives of others around you positively. On our blog we are in the midst of a series of the most important leadership characteristics, which would enable you to make such a difference hence creating legacy, and we would love to get feedback from a wide range of leaders. The odd thing is as you stated above the more I right the more I discover about myself, what I lack, and what I have. I am personally set out to make a difference in the marketplace globally, through set out characteristics, business practices, and methodologies that would change the market place as we know it . This change can be applied through leadership, strategy, operation, organizational development , and etc.; but for this change to truly make a difference leadership has to be transformed. It is a challenge but it is a challenge worth living for. Standing out for a  purpose is what gives you the substance to stand on.