To Dunya,
Thank you for showing me kindness. Thank you for being approachable.
To Everybody Else,
I want to encourage people to ask questions. I have a lot of books that are taking up space and are heavy to move. I decided to try and tickle two birds with one feather.
At Starbucks I layed out five books on the table and I made a sign.
Books for inquisitive minds.
Cost, 1 question.
The books were:
The Woman Who Would Be King by Kara Cooney
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
Critical Thinking Skills for Dummes by Martin Cohen
Rewire Your Brain by John B Arden
Influence by Robert B Cialdini
I gave it about one hour. No takers.
I spotted Dunya. Dunya is outgoing and approachable. She is also very intelligent according to my estimation. She was on her break. So I approached her.
But before I did, I asked myself what book would be a good match for the person I see. I chose the Woman Who Would Be King by Kara Cooney.
I told Dunya the book would cost her one question. She asked me if I read it. She did not assume. She asked. In her place, I might’ve assumed. But she didn’t. I call that smart.
Yes was my response.
She then asked me what was the most important lesson I got from the book.
I thought for a bit and then I replied.
The lesson I took was this. No matter what you’ve got to start out with, there is always some way to use what you have to build a ladder towards success. I think this book is a good example to illustrate this idea.
Now that I think back, I actually got two questions for the price of one. Shhhhh! Don’t tell Dunya that I owe her another book.
Does anybody want a book? I have several copies of Influence by Robert B Cialdini.
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