dispositions
I’m reading Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Blink’ and its spawned a new series of self-assessments for me.
What do you think within the first few seconds of meeting someone? I think as an entrepreneur and a marketer I have a bit of an advantage in being able to talk to exciting things. The challenge is in staying focused on the thing that is exciting to the person you are talking to. In reflection, I think I need to avoid appearing as though I’m teetering on the edge of exhaustion which, on a very busy day, can be read on my face in an instant. I would much prefer to focus on the person I am talking to, what’s on their mind, how my time (albeit unscheduled) can vault this person’s idea, problem or thinking, into something they run with and are excited about all over again.
I’ve been fortunate to have people who’ve stepped into my path and have willingly offered an ear or a hand. I can remember my first email responses from Seth Godin and Steve Poland. I can remember an old woman who spoke kind words to me while I worked part-time as a backshop boy in a driving range. I can remember professors, policemen, people - it was always a person with a disposition that I envied - who have catapulted me onward.
These people are the ones who don’t seek returns for their conversations. These are people like Travis, who although he might have had a hunch that I would write about him, never in a million years would have helped me through the gray (as he did) for any such reason. These are people who’s energy is contagious and when they speak about the dreams they want to achieve - you listen. You listen so intently and you believe every word. They could tell you that their plan is to land on Mars and you would respond by offering to drive the spacecraft.
We all talk about these people. We all want to be more like these people. They are the conversations that inspire.
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