Somebody coaching for free at the rec center is shaping more futures than plenty of verified accounts.
GRATITUDE
GRATITUDE
Reach and impact are not the same measurement, and the second one is much harder to see. An hour a week with the same twelve kids changes those twelve in ways no number of views can match, because the contact is direct and repeated. Influence at scale is thin by design.
If you are deciding where to give your time, weigh depth against audience rather than assuming the larger number wins. Find the local thing that needs a regular person more than an expert. And when someone quietly does that work near you, say you noticed.
Who gave you their time for free when you were young?
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.