Dean Graziosi shares a story about meeting a quadriplegic man at a Starbucks in Birmingham, Michigan, and what it taught him about gratitude. He argues that helping others and focusing on what is good can shift your perspective and ease pain.
Hey, everybody. Dean Graziosi, welcome to the Weekly Wisdom. I've been on the road here a ton, so I'm shooting this with a little selfie stick on my phone. And I'm sitting in a park in Birmingham, Michigan today. I own a lot of real estate over in Warren, which is about 20 minutes from here, and looking at some more. But as I was sitting here, I was thinking about you guys and wanting to share because something just hit my heart. There's a Starbucks, probably a block and a half from this little park that I found. And when I went into the Starbucks, there was a gentleman in there in a wheelchair, quadriplegic, couldn't move anything. The way he moved the electric wheelchair was with his mouth and just had this sweet smile on his face. And I could just tell what a. What a man he was. So I emptied my pockets and I gave him everything I had. And I put it in this little cup. And it wasn't a lot of money, whatever. I had 10, some singles, didn't have a lot of cash money, but I gave him everything. And he said, thank you so much, brother. And he was so sincere. And I started walking away, and I was standing next to a guy, he said, hey, do you know his story? Are you from here? And I said, no, I'm not. I'm actually here just for the day. He said he gets on a bus and travels every single day to take two or three different buses just to get here because people are sweet to him and give him a little money. And he's the kindest man you'd ever meet. And he went on to tell me what he's been through and what he goes through just to get there every day. And it made me realize, listen, we all have crap going on in our life. We all have things that go wrong. We all can find things that aren't working out for us. We also can focus on what is. You know, when I saw him, I felt guilty for feeling bad about anything. Now, listen, we all have our own problems. Going through a divorce might not be what that poor man has to deal with, but it's still gut wrenching and can hurt or losing someone or being sick. I get all that. But there's always the opportunity, always the opportunity to find something we can be grateful for. There's always the opportunity to find something that is being blessed in our lives. So I just challenge you this week to look for the good, because they're both present. If you focus on what's wrong with your life or you focus on what is good in your life or can be good in your life, that's how you feel. That's the end result. That man just put me in an amazing mood because I was able to share and I think he could feel my heart. But also he gave me a gift. I mean, how can I not be in an incredible mood for being blessed just to be able to get up and walk in this amazing park right now to sit in this grass to give you this message. So maybe this week help someone out who's less fortunate than you. Even if you're going through a really tough time right now, help someone if you're going, if you're okay and life is wonderful and you're succeeding but you wanted to go to the next level. There's nothing wrong with that. That never ending desire to help and to achieve should be there. But still find someone less fortunate this week and just give them a hand up or a smile. Send some love, do something because it does something to your heart that is irreplaceable by anything else. When you help people that need it, your problems seem to melt away a little bit. So that's my thoughts for the week. It's a pleasure and an honor to have you guys here. Thanks for sharing below. I love when you guys post on Facebook or if you see this on YouTube or on deengaziosi.com if you don't have my book, my New York Times best selling book, Totally fulfilled. You can get it for free@deansfreebook.com that's deansfreebook.com I also give away my latest real estate book, 30 Days to Real Estate Cash. So you get both of them. And remember, you know, I'm a multiple New York Times best seller. These books are the real deal. They're great books and they're absolutely free. So go grab them. Thanks so much. I hope you have an incredible week and I'll talk to you soon.
