Hot Ice Cream - Leadership 4

[Music] do you remember the blackout in 2003 mid August over 50 million people on the East Coast were left without electricity no lights no air conditioners no refrigerators and no freezers for the average person there was just a big inconvenience but for de companies like clein and mahadin it was a major crisis tens of thousands of dollars were melting and whether you prefer chocolate vanilla or strawberry this was a real problem it was going to be another two full days before the region of mahadin headquarters would have their freezers working again but for their competition clein's ice cream electricity began working again after just 5 hours knowing the predicament their biggest competitor was in the Klein Brothers decided to help if Hashem helps me I got to help somebody else and uh so immediately we made a phone call to to the owners of mahadin we bought over with two trucks that was not didn't have electricity B it over to us we push we we pushed our warehouse to make place for the two trucks to come in immediately plugged in that was Friday morning and uh they got back electricity only uh after shabas so that was uh something that we really feel that we did something and we saved uh a lot of merchandise and money you're probably thinking what does this story have to do with leadership well that's because most of us believe that leadership is about sitting upfront on the de inspiring people from a platform while thousands come together and listen but the truth is all of us are leaders on the stage of life we're being watched every single day by our family friends and Community it's the right thing to do we felt we were blessed and uh it's just something that I would expect somebody to do for us so we did it for them whether we realize it or not the way we speak and act can Inspire the people in our lives to become bigger and better when Mr Klein picked up the phone to offer his help to a company that's in his same line of business a company that's targeting the same clientele he didn't just do an act of kindness he set an example for all of us to follow demonstrating that a person's true competition is himself it's important to act the way you want people to act to you it wasn't even a blink of an eye thing thought that we going to build or save the competition it was just the spirit of the moment and we we felt this is the right thing to do this is something everybody can and should do we are all leaders a spotlight is shining on all of us and the people around us are our audience when we act in a way that others are inspired to follow we we put on the performance of a lifetime that's leadership thanks for watching see you next time leadership it's not a position or a title but an attitude to life join any of the dozens of interactive informative and inspiring sessions while spending time in the presence of G all this at the agura convention November 12th through 15th igniting the leader within listen learn [Music] lead