I question myself sometimes on how talented I am as a professional, how
loyal I am as a friend, how supportive I am as a family
member/significant other and so on. To be honest, on a scale of one to
ten, most of the time I see myself as simply passing in so many of these
categories. Passing has never truly been enough - you don't make it to
to the record books, the history books or the championships on simply
passing. You don't even etch yourself into people's memories and hearts.
Today though was a great reminder that we're not judged on our views
alone.
A friend of a friend called me last week and asked for my assistance
with interview preparation. I let a few days pass without reaching back
out and while I was in the office Sunday, I decided it was time to be
selfless. I talked to her for a few hours and while we were going over
questions for her interview we came across an oddball question that I
have answered one other time - If there was a headline for your life in
your local paper, what would it be?. She gave me her answer and then I
told her mine would be Masterpiece in Progress Discovered 30 Years Later.
Thinking back from just a few days ago, currently it might be Autobiography on Hold.
That's the great thing about life and it's continuous changes. That
same young lady emailed me today to thank me for taking time out of my
schedule to assist her and I immediately responded with the simple
phrase, pay it forward.
dyism:
Simple selfless acts can change someone's destiny. The lives we live don't always have to be selfish.
