After only 100 pages!

Got this note last night.

I loaned the book, after the first 100 pages (which I enjoyed) to the Executive Director of one of the Foundations on whose board I sit. She's young, eager, and is devouring your tome. She called me tonight to thank me, so you may have another convert.

More importantly, I hosted a pre-opera dinner tonight for 10 significant donors, and engaged the woman next to me in discussions of our passions. I opened myself to her, and she to me--turns out her slow and deliberate speech is the result of a brain tumor operation 11 months ago, which she said she never shares at such functions--at the end of which she said she and her husband would support the organization to the tune of $20,000 because of my sincerity with her.

That really got me choked up. I just think of that wonderfully courageous woman who is dealing with such an issue and this man allowed her to share without judgement. You can't imagine how much he did for HER! How wonderful.

You CAN change the way you show up to new relationships -- at work, home, out on the town, wherever. And you can start now. This man had the guts to share his passions, share something intimate, and provide an empathetic ear to this woman after only 100 pages of Never Eat Alone. Even if you haven't read the book, just you making the commitment to changing your approach to new relationships will do wonders for you, and ultimately, make the world a better place.