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He Took It To Heart

Name: He Took It To Heart
Uploaded: 2025-04-08T00:00:28+00:00
Duration: 41 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this short reflective monologue, the speaker recounts a viral social‑media post about a waiter who received a tip that simply read “Do better.”…

8 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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In this short reflective monologue, the speaker recounts a viral social‑media post about a waiter who received a tip that simply read “Do better.” Instead of taking offense, the waiter internalized the feedback, decided to improve his attitude, remember customers’ names, smile, and be more charismatic. The speaker notes that this shift in mindset led to customers perceiving the waiter as nicer, giving larger tips, and offering more opportunities. The speaker then muses on whether the change stemmed from genuine passion or a broader perspective that work influences the worker as much as the worker influences the work, highlighting the reciprocal relationship between attitude and professional experience.

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I saw this little post that went viral the other day of a waiter that had a tip that said, "Do better." And he said, "Normally, you know, I could, you know, take this and be like really offended or say these people sucked." But he decided to take it to heart. The next day he showed up to work and was like, "I'm just going to try and be the best." He's like, "I'm going to try to remember everyone's names. I'm going to try and smile, be charismatic." He's like, "And the craziest thing happened. All of a sudden people were telling me I was so nice and they started giving me bigger tips and they started talking to me." Talk to me about other opportunities. And the thing is, is that he was still doing the same job, but he was— the way he approached it was different. Did he become passionate about his work, or did he just decide to see the larger picture? That the work we do works on us more than we work on it.