I have mentioned a couple of times that I try to have at least one meaningful conversation with someone every day. The other day I was priviledged to have just such a conversation.
His name is Aleks and he is a Sales Manager. I have trained and mentored him for a while now and we have a really good relationship, not only professionally, but we have a deep regard for one another as individuals.
We were talking the other day about one of his consultants, in particular the progress he was making in developing a can do attitude. The talk drifted to Alek’s own challenges in recent times. A couple of years ago he was diagnosed with cancer.
He fought it and won. All trace of the disease had disappeared. Last month, after one of his regular check ups a trace was found. It was too small to do anything about yet. So he has to wait a while and then have another operation.
This guy is amazing. After his last bout he lost a considerable amount of weight. He laughed when he told me about the weight loss, as he needed to lose the weight. Then the weight started to come back on.
He is now on a fitness program and strict diet and is looking fitter than I have ever seen him. He is dedicated to the welfare of the people who work for him and they are just in awe of him and his work ethic.
Anyway, the conversation got to his last diagnosis and I asked him how he felt about it. What he said just blew me away. It went something like this.
“I know plenty of people who are a lot worse off then me. I at least know the challenge I face. If I am told I have twelve months left, look out, it’ll be the best twelve months I can make it. In the meantime I simply live my life each day as it comes and try to do the best I can for as many people as I can.”
Then his last comment almost brought me to tears. He said, “After all, aren’t we here to help each other?”
I have spent many years trying to communicate just such a message to the people I train and coach, but the simple dignity of this young man far outstrips anything I could say.
Aleks, I am proud to know you and call you friend.
Live well,
Ollie Lind
Living by Giving
We would like to thank you just as before for the stunning ideas you gave Jesse when preparing her own post-graduate research plus, most importantly, regarding providing all the ideas in one blog post. Provided that we had been aware of your website a year ago, we’d have been saved the useless measures we were choosing. Thank you very much.
We would like to thank you once again for the wonderful ideas you offered Jeremy when preparing her own post-graduate research and, most importantly, for providing every one of the ideas in one blog post. In case we had known of your web page a year ago, we’d have been kept from the unnecessary measures we were taking. Thanks to you.
I wanted to follow along and let you know how , a great deal I loved discovering this blog today. We would consider it a good honor to operate at my office and be able to operate on the tips shared on your website and also participate in visitors’ responses like this. Should a position associated with guest author become available at your end, please let me know.
Forgive my stupidity, but I can’t seem to find your sites rss feeds. Can you tell me where it is? Thanks.
Thank you so much regarding giving us an update on this subject matter on your website. Please be aware that if a brand-new post becomes available or in the event that any alterations occur on the current write-up, I would want to consider reading a lot more and learning how to make good use of those strategies you write about. Thanks for your time and consideration of other men and women by making your blog available.
Forgive my stupidity, but I can’t for the life of me find your sites rss feeds. Can you tell me where it is? Thanks.
Your place is valueble for me. Thanks!Ö
Thank you so much for giving us an update on this topic on your web-site. Please be aware that if a completely new post becomes available or in case any variations occur on the current submission, I would be considering reading a lot more and understanding how to make good utilization of those methods you talk about. Thanks for your efforts and consideration of other men and women by making this web site available.
This page appears to get a good ammount of visitors. How do you advertise it? It offers a nice individual twist on things. I guess having something authentic or substantial to talk about is the most important thing.
Thanks so much for giving me personally an update on this subject matter on your web-site. Please realize that if a brand new post becomes available or in case any improvements occur with the current publication, I would be interested in reading a lot more and understanding how to make good use of those approaches you share. Thanks for your time and consideration of others by making your blog available.