I have been blessed with many such people in my life. I remember one day when I was walking through the plant with Arnie, a colleague of mine on a small engineering team. We had a coworker who was a real pain. He was obstinate, opinionated, and miserable most of the time. I knew that he annoyed Arnie as much as me, so I made a comment about him. “Yes, Gregg, you are right,” Arnie replied. “John is a hard man to love but he is worth it.” I was struck to the core by these few words. I was embarrassed. Arnie had not criticized me directly; he just reminded me of my own values. He was being a
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