“You believed in me when everyone else did too.”

That phrase isn’t special or endearing.

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Our greatest teachers and mentors are those who seek us out when we are in darkness. The people who see good in us where others don’t.

What’s beautiful about this kind of relationship is that it’s personal. It’s one to one.

Gurus and influencers gain followers by the millions, but meaningful connection does not exist at scale.

Seeing a diamond in the rough and putting faith in someone who has been overlooked — that happens one at a time, and any of us can do it.