We All Need A Little Push

It’s 8:30 am and while sitting on a traffic light, I saw this gentleman getting his sign and chair ready; organizing and setting up his work station. He had a clean cut, he is in his mid 50s and appears to be an immigrant. Without doubt he is a beggar but clearly, he is not a bum; he has a job and a work schedule, and yes, he did arrive to work on time. 

Anyway, while sitting at the stop light, watching him settling in, I took a couple of bucks out of my pocket and said “sir, here is something for you to begin your day…” He smiled at me and moved along. I thought, this fellow, like many of us, has managed to arrive to this country looking for a better life, but he has not yet mastered the English language.

Thirty years ago, while paying my way through school, I used to be a door-to-door encyclopedia salesman. At that time, my English was “weak” (being too generous), and my experience as a sales person was none, but I did have the right attitude and determination to succeed. Every morning, 6 days a week,  I will show up to work at 8 am, and knock on the first door of my route by 8:05. Most mornings I would get mainly rejections, and more brush-offs I kept getting more demotivated with each rejection. Yet, some mornings, when I was inspired :) I was able to close a deal on my first stop; this early sale was the key for a profitable day, it gave me the momentum needed to do great all day.

So today when I saw this gentleman getting ready to go to battle, I decided to give him a small push, some momentum to begin the day.

Sometimes, we all need a little push…

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