We had a motivational speaker talk to us on Thursday to talk specifically about something he calls TNTs (or Tiny Noticeable Things) and to demonstrate he told us a story of a lady who is on the board for an international bank.
She told him a story of how a earlier on in her career she was in a team of two, working closely with this guy to travel all over the world, talking to clients and establishing connections. For nearly 4 years, every week they’d spend 3-4 nights a week in a hotel somewhere, seeing more of each other than their friends or family.
One day she hears a rumour on an office water cooler breeze… her teammate is leaving for greener pastures. She thinks nothing of it because if he is he will tell her.
Sure enough, a few weeks later, he knocks on her door. He knocks with one hand, as his other hand is holding something behind him.
He comes in and he says hey.
He says I know you’ve heard. He says it’s true.
He says he has grown so fond of her. He says two people must have such a special connection, if they are able to spend 4 years in each others’ hair and still feel able to do 4 more. He says she inspires him, she is going to move the world, he’s sure.
He says he couldn’t have asked for a better partner for this job.
So as a goodbye gesture, he pulls out from behind his back a beautiful huge vintage bottle of champagne. They bid each other good luck and he leaves her office.
She looks down at the bottle in her hands.
“And that’s when I burst into tears.” She said to the motivational speaker.
“Is it because you were so overwhelmed by the kind gesture?”
“He’d been so close to me for 4 years.
“And never noticed once that I don’t drink.”
