"There's no one on earth who doesn't know something valuable." - Alan Gregerman, Ph.D.
One of my co-tutors at Heartland is into his late 70s. Despite being out of school longer than I've been alive, he continues to reach out to others to help. I enjoy sitting next to him when he talks about his long professional career in industry, or his philosophy on many things.
We encounter many people, often sitting innocently next to us. They have stories that may go beyond interesting, may teach us something personally useful.
The other day I got into a conversation with a librarian. Near the end of the conversation she mentioned something offhandedly about plumbing issues. I asked further, and ultimately ended up getting a great referral to fix a problem with the house.
Often it's not the first item, but the third or fourth link in a chain that leads to a real personal treasure. The key is to take that first step.
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