My third grade teacher changed my life.

Let me unbox this for you.

I was a chubby, glasses-wearing 9-year-old with zero confidence - shy, insecure, always unsure of myself.

She was new. Clunky Candie’s clogs, oversized gold hoops, always cracking gum in the coolest way imaginable.

One day, I was struggling at her desk.

She looked at me and said: “You can do this. You are smart. Just keep trying.”

That was it.

 A simple moment.

 But I never forgot it.

What she didn’t know… is that her words stayed with me.

Years passed. Decades, actually. And I realized - she had no idea the impact she made.

So I went looking for her. And I found her. On LinkedIn.

I sent her a note. She responded. And just like that… we reconnected.

It made me think

Who shaped your life?

And have you ever told them?

Maybe it’s time.

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