Smiles & Hope: 🌍 Leading With Vision, Resilience, and Integrity: Lessons from Anne Leslie

27 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this interview excerpt, the host asks Anne Leslie what she would consider her final contribution if she only had one day left to live. Leslie responds that she would aim to give a smile and hope to someone who lacks it. She emphasizes that this need not be a grand gesture; it can be a simple, personal moment shared with a stranger, a friend, or a family member—especially someone facing difficulty or with whom she has a strained relationship. The focus is on the power of small acts of kindness to provide emotional support and uplift others in challenging times.

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Wow, so I know number 5 we kind of already talked about it. You mentioned a few books already, which is great. So this one we kind of touched a little bit, but if you had one day to live, what would you have liked your final contribution to be?
I would love to be able to give a smile and hope to somebody who hasn't got any. And it could be anything from— it doesn't have to be, it doesn't have to be a momentous event, but I think we've all had moments like that where it could be with a stranger, it could be with somebody who's a friend, it could be with somebody in the family. It's often, in my experience, somebody who is going through something difficult or with whom we have had a difficult relationship. And there is just a moment of