3.22 Drew Dudley: Lollipop Moments

“When you don’t know what to do in a situation, ask yourself, ‘What would the person I want to be do in this situation?’ Then do that.”

- Drew Dudley

You never know what interaction might change somebody’s life, so make sure you make the most of all of them.

That was my takeaway from Drew Dudley’s Ted Talk about “Leading With Lollipops.”

In his talk, Drew told a story about a college freshman who wanted to quit and go back home before school even started, but she ran into Drew, who made her laugh and helped her meet her future husband by handing him a lollipop to give her.

This random moment led to her sticking with college, a relationship with an embarrassed young classmate, and an engagement, and Drew didn’t even remember his integral part in it.

Every day, we have several Lollipop Moments, moments where we say or do something that fundamentally improves someone else’s life. Often, we have those moments, good or bad, and don’t even realize it.

Lollipop Moments are what make us all leaders. Every day, we have the ability to impact or change someone’s life with how we interact or engage with them, and more is caught than taught, meaning how we show up and do our job has a major impact on the people around us.

Drew Dudley says, “When you don’t know what to do in a situation, ask yourself, ‘What would the person I want to be do in this situation?’ Then do that.”

What do you want people to say about you and the impact you have on others?

Do that and you will create the type of Lollipop Moments you want.

Questions of the Day: How can you create more positive Lollipop Moments?