365QOD-Day134

"You can't make me any dumber"- my response

The other day I participated in a graduation ceremony as a faculty member.  I sat on the stage and eagerly awaited the guest speaker.  Last year's presenter was very good so I expected the same this year.

I took out my pen and used the event brochure to take notes.  The speaker began but quickly it was obvious that the presenter was OK.  I however did not give up and wanted to learn at least a few things.

The faculty member on my right noticed me that I was trying to write and said, "You can't learn anything from this guy".  My response was that you can't make me any dumber, you can only make me smarter.  She said nothing for the rest of the presentation.

After the ceremony we met for a lunch and I got to speak with the presenter.  He was a very energetic and very very well connected within the school.  When I described an idea to him he got all excited and made some intelligent suggestions.

Moral of the story is.. you never know who you are listening to.  Don't quickly dismiss the message.  Learn something.

Today's question is:
"Who's message are you ignoring?"