A teacher, a boss, a coach, a neighbour. They almost certainly do not know.
People who change lives usually do it in a way that felt small to them and enormous to you. That gap is the reason to say it out loud.
In person if you possibly can, on the phone if you cannot. Not a message.
Do not wait for a milestone or a funeral. Those are the two occasions where the words arrive too late to do any work.
How to actually do it
- 01Name the person and what they did.
- 02Find out where they are and ask for twenty minutes.
- 03Tell them the specific thing and how it changed the route you took.
You already know if this is the one. Go put a date on it.
Date it in the app