grateful
One of the biggest lessons I learned the EO MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program was from one of the last instructors/teachers/presenters, Barrett Ersek. Â It was the core lesson of his presentation, but a gem he quickly talked about. Â Everyday I am trying to find something for which I am grateful.
I noted this lesson to a fellow Contegian who asked me today what it was. Â The answer is “home delivery newspapers”. Â Why?
Oddly, it came from a minor inconvenience. Â I dropped off the children at grandma’s this morning. Â For one reason or another, no one heard us ring the door bell or knock on the door for ten minutes. Â Yes, this went on for TEN MINUTES. Â My 5-yo son Gabe decided he had waited long enough. Â So, he grabbed the newspaper waiting on the porch and began to smack the door while yelling “Let me in! I can’t take this any more. We are burning up.”
So why am I grateful? Â Because that simple newspaper in the hands of my son made me laugh with full abandonment. It took me out of the thoughts of a stressful day ahead.