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April 27, 2006
Ego Boost
Actual conversation from the hallway of a Manhattan hotel this morning outside the conference room where I'd just spoken, between a man from a very large company in Michigan and yours truly:
Person: "That was really great. You really hit home with a couple of your points; you gave me some great ideas about what we might do at (big company) regarding blogging."
Me: "Thank you, that's very kind of you. I'm glad you found it useful."
Person: "Hearing you was the only reason I paid to attend this conference and come all the way out here."
Me: "Wow. I'm... well, I hope you feel like you got your money's worth."
Person: "And then some. I'd pay it again. Actually, would you be interested in flying out to (city nearest their HQ) and speaking to our whole leadership team?"
Someone paid money and flew all the way out to New York just to hear my song & dance. And they actually felt like it was worth the time and money.
Coolest. Thing. Ever.
Comments
If that were me, I'd probably be composing some kind of prose-poem about the guy.
Not that you would want to do that. ;-)
Posted by: Jill at April 28, 2006 12:00 AM
I hope you file this under "That. Was. Awesome!:
Posted by: Eden at April 28, 2006 12:22 AM
So now... when does the ego get so high there is no room left for boost?
Posted by: thebeav at April 28, 2006 07:58 PM
I think you should rename your blog "The Chronically Growing Head of the Curmudgeon"
Posted by: Erika at April 28, 2006 10:13 PM
ohhhhh SNAP!
Posted by: thebeav at May 1, 2006 10:02 AM
He was a Michigander, he was just being nice. :) He would have talked to you if you had been standing next to him in a line at the gas station too. It's just how we Michiganders are.
Seriously though, grats that must have been quite the experience!
Posted by: Julie at May 4, 2006 11:48 PM
