I was sitting down to write a few thank you messages when I realized that the folks I wanted to thank deserved public acknowledgement. I also thought that what these remarkable people do would serve as a great lesson for all of us.
Too often these days, people forget about the small gestures that can have a huge impact. Leaders are particularly susceptible to this problem.
Why?
Because they’re busy…
Larry Winget, Joe Calloway, Dr. John Tantillo, Randy Pennington and Dov Baron are all tremendous leaders, high profile speakers, authors and entrepreneurs…
…and they’re really busy people!
Still- every time I share one of their posts on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter, each of them responds with a quick Thank You. Each goes out of his way to share my posts whenever they can. Each takes a couple of seconds to click out a quick “like” in response to a comment.
I can’t tell you how often I tell leaders, managers and executives about the importance of engaging the people around them. Whenever I mention the power of social media to facilitate this engagement, I can guarantee there will be some resistance.
“I’m too busy for all that…”
“There are only so many hours in a day…”
“I’m not going to waste my time…”
No…
“The greatest gift you can give another human being is- your attention.”
I wish I could remember where I heard that, but regardless, it’s become one of my favorite quotes.
What is particularly amazing is that the same people who complain about “wasting” time connecting with others are the leaders, managers and executives that expect their people to be fully engaged. Well, if you want people to be engaged- engage them.
It only takes a few minutes each day to acknowledge some of the people who make a difference in your life…
With social media, a thank you takes just a few seconds. Sharing someone’s hard work- just a click.
I am blessed to have some remarkable people in my life. I feel even more blessed to live in an age when we have the technology to communicate with, and cultivate meaningful relationships with people regardless of where they live in this big country and even bigger world.
Larry, Joe, JT, Randy, Dov- and many, many others.
Thank You!
I know you’re very busy, and I appreciate every second you share with me.
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