Blown away by this...

Recently, I was coaching an executive on how to tell his story for an upcoming conference that he was going to be speaking at.

I was impressed with this individual’s passion for helping the less fortunate. 

I wondered if he was raised in poverty and felt a sense of duty to give back, but that was not his story. 

This individual was born into wealth but loved helping the less fortunate. 

He not only believed that it was the right thing to do, but he felt that he was learning something invaluable; he was learning patience. 

He told me that through a nonprofit that he ran to help the less fortunate, he saw intense situations of people struggling to survive. 

After seeing so many instances of people having to decide on feeding themselves or taking medicine that they desperately needed, it changed his perspective on what a “challenge” really was. 

Since that conversation, I’ve made an effort to get around people that are in dire circumstances. 

I wanted to put myself in a position to experience life through their eyes. 

It amazed me that impatience was the last thing on their minds; survival was.
 
I believe that if you take this same approach, you will not only be giving back, but you’ll learn patience as well.


Have a great Christmas week, everyone! 🎄