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10 Lessons, 100 Discoveries: #6 – Showing Up
Are you ready for a secret? Promise not to tell anyone? Okay, here goes… don’t tell… I’m naive and still have many life lessons ahead of me, both big and small. In essence, 1 Year, 10 Projects, 100 Discoveries is actually 100 lessons. But, this project of 10 lessons is about ones that hit me over the head, ones that maybe others already know and ones that will impact my life on a semi-daily basis. You can see all 10 Lessons here and the entire project here. Enjoy the learnings, I am!
Woody Allen said, “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” Amidst a crazy travel schedule in late August, I showed up to a close friend’s engagement/birthday party in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I was there just short of 24 hours. I flew in, partied, visited the Mall of America and flew out.
Unbeknownst to me until arrival, I was her only friend that did show up. Everyone else was either family or friends of her fiancee. Me being there meant more to both of them than I realized when booking the trip (and choosing not to cancel).
The lesson? Always smile, always send the “Happy Thanksgiving” text, always show up – you never know how much it will mean to someone else. Your little gesture can mean the whole world to the other person. Cheesy, but true 
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