Have you ever been walking through the grocery store or waiting in line at the bank and you see somebody that just has a familiar face? You feel like you might know them, but your not sure how or why. Being unsure of yourself, you probably just ignore the feeling and go about your business.
Then, a few days later you see that same person again and as you walk by them, you make eye contact and nod and just say a friendly “Hello.”
Fast forward a few more days and, you guessed it, you run into them AGAIN.
Now you’re thinking to yourself “What a coincidence. I keep running into that person. I wonder why?”
Well, STOP WONDERING, and go find out. That person crossed your path for a reason. They have some knowledge or gift to share with you and you have the same for them. Remember, you keep running into them, but they keep running into you too!!
This has happened to me so many times. Having lived in four different states and a foreign country, I know what it feels like be the new guy in town. Making friends and meeting new people isn’t always easy, but if you open yourself up, believe it or not, they’ll come to you.
I remember one instance specifically, where I had met a guy at a Business Networking lunch.
It was just a simple hello and introduction, nothing fancy.
About a week or so later, I ran into him at a Health Fair given by a totally different group. We both kind of looked at each other and said “Hey, I know you right?”
Well, we talked for a while, just casually and eventually shook hands, exchanged business cards and parted ways. I was curious about his business and was interested in finding out if his training courses could help me in my business, so I called him.
Interestingly enough, he had been looking for a Chiropractor for the last year or so and hadn’t found anybody that he felt really comfortable with.
Next thing you know, we were both clients of each other and our families also became friendly socially.
Beyond that, I was able to help his family with a number of health issues and they became a great source of referrals for my clinic and my wife’s business as well.
If I wasn’t paying attention, a great friendship would have walked right by me.
Every experience we have in life and everyone that we meet or come in contact with provides us with a lesson that will assist us along life’s journey.
So many times, we are so busy with our daily routine that we neglect to pay attention to everything going on around us. We surround ourselves with our “comfort bubble” where we only let in the people and beliefs we already know and feel good about and shut out anything new that might change our perception or direction in life.
According to The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, coincidence is defined as:
A sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been planned or arranged.
Now that’s pretty cool!
So who could have planned or arranged all this stuff?
Guess you’ll have to come back and read my next post to find out……
