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12/11/2011 6:12:27 AM EST
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Doing Little Things For Others, Can Lead To Big Payoffs
Respectful, Love, Helping Others, Wal-Mart, Success
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"Do you like doing things for people?" I asked a friend.
"Yes, most of the time," she replied.
"Most of the time?"
"Well, I love to do things that are unexpected. I like to do little things most people wouldn't think about doing," she said.
"But why did you say most of the time?"
"Well, sometimes after doing those little things people take advantage of you. I mean, they expect you to do it again. They ask you to do it. That's when I don't like it."
It was odd that I had this conversation. This just happened to me. I too love to do little things. I will pay for a meal card for the people in the office every time we have a meeting there. Not a big thing. It's a little thing. $5.30 will pay for almost five lunches. Hey, big spender!
But it's not the amount; it's the idea, the fact that I did something.
I also ran out a few weeks ago and bought a bag of animal crackers for a friend at work. She was having a tough day and not very happy at all. I drove down to the Wal-Mart and picked up a huge bag for under $2.00. Her smile was worth it.
But this week she said, "Tommy, we ran out of crackers. We love them so much." I didn't want to do it. I smiled and she persisted. I finally admitted, "It's different when I do it because I want to, but now you are trying to make me go get them. It's not the same."
So that voice inside of me struggled with it. I tried and won out over that feeling and stayed right there in the office a while longer so as to avoid caving in. That is until I overheard her talking. The boss was having "one of those days" and unfairly chose her to point the finger at her in front of everyone. She was almost in tears when I heard her sharing the moment with a coworker. I had to go.
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