A loved one
is a skilled, in demand salesperson.
He almost ALWAYS has
a lunch or dinner
with a prospect or client.
Yesterday, he had three dinners.
Yep, three.
He was expected to order a meal
at each dinner.
Eating with people
is a bonding activity.
And he was expected to order a ‘good’ meal
so the clients and prospects
felt free to order
‘good’ meals also.
That extravagance makes them happy
and happy people buy products/services.
My loved one couldn’t finish his meals.
He wasn’t that hungry.
And he was making conversation
most of the time.
He didn’t have time to eat.
So he asked the servers
to pack his meals to go.
(Not wasting food
sends the signal
he won’t waste
his clients’ resources.)
My loved one made jokes
about how he’ll be hungry later.
The clients/prospects laughed.
Everyone was happy.
When he left the restaurant,
and he had a moment alone,
he gave the meals
to the homeless.
That made more people
happy.
Take the leftovers
from your breakfast/lunch/dinner meetings
with clients/prospects.
Use them
to make someone’s world
a bit better.