12/01/2023
You know, it’s funny how the little things make the biggest impact.
Life has been rough for me lately. I am getting caught up, but I was forced, and I mean forced, to re-evaluate a lot about my life, finances, relationships, and mostly my belief system.
One of those changes was I had to walk away from the industry I had been in and made friends and an identify in for over a decade. Some of these were close friends and some were professional friends who we would likely see only once a year at SHOT show or a training event.
I made two small purchases from two separate companies in the last month. I was close with the owners of both professionally, but probably hadn’t spoken to in a few years. When I made the purchases through their websites, both recognized my name, both refunded my money and said I got you.
Now it is not about the money of course. It certainly helps with my current situation, but more valuable than a million dollars was the fact that these people still remembered and respected me. They cared.
That’s all any of us want. To be seen and respected for something. It’s small, but my soul needed that interaction, like a lot right now. I needed that little validation that all those years of work and authenticity were not for naught.
Relationships. Everything is about relationships. People remember your small acts of kindness. Even if it is years later, and those are the best.