During Mark's first month of college, the professor gave his students a pop quiz. He was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until he read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. He had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would he know her name? He handed in his paper, leaving the last question blank.
Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward the quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They each deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say “hello”. Mark never forgot that lesson. He also learned her name was Dorothy.
We move through life meeting so many people. I estimate over 100K. How many of those people are you making a difference to? Some people make massive impacts in our lives others have the smallest effect on us. The reality is that nothing is random and we pass people at certain times for specific reasons. Its up to us to take hold of these encounters and utilise them as we are meant to. You would be so surprised what a difference you can make when you greet the bus driver (as no one else does) or have a friendly chat to the clerk at the supermarket. You might just even find that new business opportunity you been looking for.
Everyone is waiting to shine, we just need to make that encounter with people and express ourselves by proactively using our greatest gift - the power of speech.
May you have an awesome week where you finally get to meet the stranger you pass everyday ;)
Darren Zwiers
The Quote:
“Yου never lose bу loving. Yοu always lose bу holding back.” – Barbara DeAngelis
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