​The above is a quote from the late Ernie Harwell who was the Detroit Tigers’ play by play radio broadcaster for 42 years. While broadcasting for the Tigers, he became the most popular sports figure in the state of Michigan and his popularity came from living out the above quote—putting the interest of others before his own. As Jim Price, one of his former broadcast partners put it, “If you met Ernie for the first time, you’d walk away and felt like you were Ernie’s best friend.” Former Tiger player Alan Trammell agrees. “He (Ernie Harwell) treated everybody with a quality that very few have — everybody was the same, whether you’re the president or somebody on the street.” The lesson here is that when you’re kind—putting the interests of others before your own—people notice. It draws them to you in such a way that they want to be your long-time friend. The lives of so many miserable people would be completely transformed if only they understood this.