The first step was to call each of them and schedule a time, telling them what he had planned. What was the most common response? “Walter, are you okay?” Just goes to show how rare true gratitude is. Then he’d explain further. And they’d reply, “Are you sure you’re okay?” He prepared for each meeting, asking himself, “What difference did this person make in my life?” And so began Walter’s yearlong gratitude quest. He met them in their homes or hotel rooms or their offices or a restaurant to have a meal. With each one he talked about how they met. (With some of these relationships stretching
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