I had just finished giving a productivity presentation at Phillips 66 and as is usually the case someone walks up with a question regarding the way to use different tools available to simplify a workflow or reduce the number of steps needed to complete a task. In this particular case the guy was asking about coloring cells in Excel without having to use their mouse since they had to do it SO often in his group within Finance, and “Oh, by the way, did your wife go to ORU?” This is how my friendship with Britt started. A like-minded, thoughtful, and hilariously funny guy that as we came to find out had a lot of connections to where my wife went to school and her mom had grown up.
I’ve known Britt for several years now and got to catch up with him over lunch yesterday. What I deeply respect about Britt is how encouraging he was when I shared with him some of the frustrations I was dealing with and it just fit with how he has weathered the whole pandemic. When I apologized via text last night about being such a downer, he responded with grace and encouragement.
Instead of whining and complaining like so many people have, he has decided to use his LinkedIn profile (the only social media site he participates on as far as I am aware) as a means to encourage people by sharing and posting content that lifts people up instead of tearing them down. We need more people like Britt on social media.
Follow Britt: LinkedIn
Follow Friday posts are posts where I highlight someone I follow as a way to promote and encourage other people.