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My Favorite Story About Giving – “Ride in the Storm”

inspired-work-david-harderI’m leading research in behalf of a client and someone brought what is my favorite story about giving to someone in need.  I have published this once before but it is worthy of a second of third read:

Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African-American Woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960’s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man’s door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home.

A Special note was attached. It read:

“Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along . . . Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband’s’ bedside just before he passed away . . . God Bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.”

Sincerely,

Mrs. Nat King Cole


David Harder
David Harderhttp://www.inspiredworkservices.com
DAVID founded Inspired Work in 1990, which has helped over 42,000 professionals transform their relationship towards work. Individuals from all walks of life attend Inspired Work’s public programs to launch new careers, new business or to become more successful in their existing role. He views work as a profound opportunity to become more fulfilled, contributive and effective. Mr. Harder’s leadership, employee engagement, executive development and social networking programs are used in a wide variety of organizations including The Walt Disney Company, HBO, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Loyola Marymount University, University of Southern California, The United Church of Religious Science, Morgan Stanley, and many others. Inspired Work’s leadership programs, career development and team building programs produce some of the worlds most outstanding satisfaction numbers in any business: 92.6% out of a hundred. David has appeared on many business and human-interest programs including CNN, KTLA News, KFWB News and Business News Network. David’s book, new book, The Workplace Engagement Solution (Career Press) offers an entire “crack-the-code” approach to engagement.

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  1. David, as you certainly know, the story you told is part of a series called “Lessons for the heart” that I have and read. And so I’m pleased to bring back here what I liked the most.

    Some time ago, a 10-year-old boy entered a bar, sat down at a table and asked, “How much does a big ice-cream cost?
    “50 cents,” replied the waitress.The child counted his coins and said, “How much does a simple ice cream cost?”
    There were other people waiting and the girl a little impatient, she answered abruptly: “35 cents!”.
    The child counted the coins again and said, “Then bring me a simple ice cream!”
    The waitress brought him the ice cream and the bill. The child finished his ice cream, paid the bill at the cash register and went out.
    When the waitress returned to the table to clean it, she burst into tears because she noticed that there were 15 cents of tip for her.
    The child had opted for simple ice cream to leave a tip to the waitress

    • Hello Aldo, It is so nice to hear from you and to also hear this wonderful story. Right now, in the US, the children are leading the way. We are going to be in Rome in April. I’m fully booked for the first few days but available on May 1st if you would like to connect.

      Thank you.

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