*HTDO*

*HTDO* Manoj, a hotshot Sales Manager, on a Sunday evening, was in the parking lot of a shopping mall. The parking lot was packed. Cars were crawling with anxious drivers looking for that one vacant slot. Manoj, sharp & aggressive as he was known to be, spotted a vacant space ahead & quickly zoomed in. He could see another car trying to reverse into the same slot, but Manoj was determined to beat the other man to it. And he did! Manoj felt jubilant, as we all sometimes do with life's little victories. The old man driving the car was disappointed. He looked Manoj in the eye & continued his search for another parking slot. Two days later, Manoj was preparing for one of the biggest moments of his career. He was close to winning a big contract for his company. All that was left now was the formal handshake meeting with the client's CEO. As Manoj walked into the client's office & saw the CEO, he felt a sudden sense of discomfort. Yes! It was the same man from whom he had snatched the parking slot on Sunday. _And you can guess what happened thereafter._ *Alas! If only Manoj had grown up with the HTDO habit!* *SO WHAT IS HTDO?* It has probably happened to you before.As you walk towards the door of an office or a hotel, the person walking in front holds the door open for you. Remember how good it made you feel, if only for that moment. Isn't it surprising that although we all feel good when someone holds the door open for us, we seldom do the same for others! How come? It's probably because we are all preoccupied with ourselves & obsessed with getting ahead.Here then is a life-changing lesson that they don't teach you in any B school. *'Hold The Door Open'*. The world can be divided into two types of people. Those who push open a door, walk through & let it slam behind them.That's 98% of the population. And there's the 2% who hold it open to allow the next person to walk through. Learn to do that & you too could join the select 2% club. *HTDO doesn't merely make other people feel good. It makes you feel good too. HTDO translates into a behaviour of helping & caring._* *Winning in life is less about naked ambition & more about helping other people win.* *Someone once said, _"It's nice to be important. But it's more important to be nice"_* Make a beginning... *Hold The Door Open!* Have an awesome & Happy day