Sally Wolf, CEO and Founder of LightWorks, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“I just stopped to tie a stranger’s shoelace.
It’s the small things that can totally make a day, and I don’t just mean for the person on the receiving end.
Today is the busiest-in-the-best-way day I’ve had in ages. Recorded a podcast. Joining Creator Day at the NYSE. Moderating a panel tonight at TPA Talks.
All of which I’m genuinely excited about.
But what I may remember most about today is this:
Walking behind a woman, I noticed not only that her shoelace was untied, but also that she looked unwell.
Elderly. A frail physique. Gloves on her hands. Scarf covering her face.
When NYC is experiencing an unseasonably hot day.
So I traded any possible awkwardness to tell her. Just as I was about to speak, she noticed the shoelace herself, and looked around for something to lean on.
So I offered to tie it myself.
The relief on her face said everything. Her ‘G-d bless you’ after I was done said the same.
It took all of 60 seconds out of my busy day.
A day full of so many exciting photo-worthy moments.
Yet the one that will likely stay with me longest isn’t anything for which I expected, prepped, or selfie’d.
It’s the choice we can all make, whatever our day looks like, to pay attention to whatever we see and, if we see something, to say something.
Because the moments we’d never think to capture are often the ones that stay with us.”
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