HELP! A lesson in articulation that could save your life.
A true story that taught me an important lesson.
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When I was ten years old, I mowed lawns and shoveled snow from driveways for extra cash. By the time I was a teenager, this had grown to become a small business called Olson Odd Jobs, which I continued all through college.
I had a good reputation for doing quality work, but you’d have never known it by my equipment. I didn’t have tractors or power tools like many handymen have today. Worse, I didn’t even have a pickup truck. I lugged around my 24-foot extension ladder on the roof of my car. Now that I think back, it wasn’t even my ladder. It was Melissa’s father’s ladder, and it was rusty, bent, and in need of a proper burial. But it served its purpose since I didn’t have the money to buy my own.
One of the services I used to offer was cleaning rain gutters for homeowners. Depending upon where you live, you might call them eavestroughs. Gutter cleaning was a very popular service of mine since many homeowners don’t like heights. And cleaning out gutters involves climbing a ladder to the roof, scooping out smelly muck from the gutter, and making sure the pitch of the gutter properly flows water to the drains. It’s a dangerous and nasty job that homeowners are happy to pay someone to do for them.
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Thanks Bob! Loved your book!
Sometimes life gives us opportunities to express ourselves clearly. Yours is such an example and a good reminder to be direct and ask for what you want, and never be afraid to ask for what you need!