A short spoken monologue describing a man’s gradual life transformation over about four years: he negotiated one work-from-home day (avoiding a 45-minute commute), which allowed time for tennis and reduced pressure to quit his job; he stopped drinking and smoking, entered a relationship, had a child, moved in, and married. The piece emphasizes that meaningful, sustained change happens over time and cannot be achieved in a single action.
He could work from home one day a week, and that day would be a Wednesday. That would mean that he didn't have the 45 minute commute, which meant by about half to three, he could finish work, go and play tennis, which is what he loved doing. And that set him off on the path of, well, actually, I'm okay with work. That takes the pressure off of leaving work. He then met someone. He got healthier, he stopped drinking, he'd stopped smoking. They had a baby, they moved in together, they got married. It sounds like a fairy tale that took four years. But the man that he was when he walked in, compared to the man that he was when we stopped, you want someone to be doing so well, they're like, listen, this has been great. And that is the long term transformation that you can't do in one action.
