One of my favorite authors and activists, Maya Angelou, once wrote, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

This rings so true, resonates so deeply, and is the standard by which I intend to operate in every conversation, every encounter, every transaction.

Aiming to leave each person better than I found them has been my life purpose and mission statement for as long...