Chapter 26Don't Wait for Somebody's Funeral
It was a bizarre experience as I lay on the operating table and the surgeon walked into the theatre and greeted me. His attempt at small talk and putting me at ease was as follows:
‘I understand you're a motivational speaker.’
‘Yes, that's one label people like to give me’, I replied.
‘Well I could certainly do with a bit of motivation’, he said, without a hint of a smile.
I suddenly felt an overwhelming desire to get up and run, and my anxiety levels, which were already high, increased tenfold.
I wondered what he would have said if I worked as a funeral director. Perhaps some joke about coffins? The mind boggles.
I do wonder how much of a conversation stopper it must be when you say you work in ...
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