Martin Luther King day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday of January in the USA. This year it fell on the 17th. On this special day Americans honor a leader who took a stand to play a bigger game than the world thought could be played.

In the days leading up to the 17th, I've taken time to read up on him. I wanted to get deeper than the "I Have a Dream" speech. That's how I came across the following quote of his:

"Everyone has the power for greatness. Not for fame, but greatness. Because greatness is determined by service."

In many ways it's amazing how far America has come and what the "I Have a Dream" speech has done for society. Martin Luther King day is a great time to pause and reflect for a moment on how one person can have a profound impact on society. As Simon Sinek points out in his excellent book, "Start With Why", Martin Luther King did not say "I have a plan". He said "I have a dream".

What happened is amazing. Just one person, just by talking about his dream, long before it was popular, started a cultural shift. This shift quickly became a movement. It's phenomenal. Awe-inspiring how dreamers can have a greater impact on this world than planners.

It is inspiring to see dreamers win, because we're a society of realists. Because in this digital age, with the internet and social media, it's so much easier to be sceptical. You don't have to believe in anything. And in turn it's so much harder to be believed. Because anything you do, anything you say, people are out there right away trying to punch holes in it. There are so many mediums open for this. These were not around 10 or even 5 years ago. If you have a plan, a message, people can and will be discussing it on Twitter, Facebook and forums, just to name a few. Your plans have to be bulletproof.

This also creates a unique environment where leaders, especially service minded leaders can rise to the top. Would Martin Luther King do well today? He'd do even better. Because there is no stopping you if you're authentic and have something to share with the world. That is what my community, Carbon Copy Pro assists people with. We're an incubator to help you take whatever it is you're passionate about, and share it with the world on a whole new level. That's the essence of Carbon Copy Pro, and the purpose of the community. If you're up for the game and you have authenticity behind your intentions, i.e. more than just putting money in your bank account, opportunity has never been better.

A large part of that is thanks to Dr Martin Luther King, no doubt.