I was at a meeting in NYC and I realized I didn’t have paper or a pen. A little embarrassed, I asked the secretary of the person I was meeting with if she had writing utensils.
She took me to the conference room, sat me down and ran quickly out the door to get me the stuff I requested. She came back with a few sheets of plain white paper and a nice writing pen.
After the meeting was over, I felt a dilemma. Do I leave the pen and paper on the table and let my new business prospects see I forgot to bring materials for notes? Or should I just pocket the paper and pen and call it a day?
That afternoon, back in my office, I had a meeting with a woman who forgot to bring a pen. You can borrow one of mine, I told her. As I went to select which pen to lend her the thought that I would never see this pen again crossed my mind. I guess I should give her a pen that I don’t care if she doesn’t return.
After the meeting was over, I walked her to the door and came back into my office. Do you know what was sitting on my desk? The pen she borrowed. Now I felt really bad that I didn’t leave the pen at my first appointment.
What would you do?
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