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The Gift That Changed Everything

DarrenDaily On-Demand

Darren Hardy LLC

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Darren Hardy recalls a simple Christmas story that stopped a successful professional in his tracks. Hear how a brief encounter reveals an unexpected definition of greatness, one that has nothing to do with possessions and everything to do with who you choose to become for someone else.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Darren Daly on demand, your most trusted resource to help you become better every day.

0:07.3

Here's your success mentor, Darren Hardy.

0:13.6

Dan Clark had a college friend named Paul. Paul received a new automobile from his brother as a

0:18.8

Christmas present. When Paul came out of his

0:21.1

office the day after Christmas, a little boy was walking around the shiny new car,

0:24.9

admiring it. Is this your car, Mr. Paul nodded. My brother gave it to me for Christmas.

0:30.4

The boy looked astounded. You mean your brother gave it to you? And it didn't cost you

0:35.3

anything? Boy, I wish. he hesitated and Paul knew what he

0:39.8

was going to wish. He was going to wish that he had a brother like that. But then what the boy said

0:45.9

jarred Paul all the way down to his toes. I wish the boy went on that I could be a brother like

0:52.8

that. Paul looked at the boy in astonishment.

0:56.3

And then impulsively, he added, would you like to ride in my new car? Oh yes, I love that.

1:02.9

After a short ride, the boy turned around with his eyes aglow, said, Mr. Would you mind drive

1:07.7

to the front of my house? Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy

1:11.6

wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big new fancy car. But Paul was wrong

1:17.8

again. Will you stop right here where those two steps are? The boy asked. Then the boy ran at the steps.

1:24.1

In a little while, Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying

1:29.0

his little disabled brother. He sat them down on the bottom step, squeezed up against them,

1:34.8

and pointed to the car. There she is, buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to

1:40.9

him for Christmas, and it didn't cost him ascent. And someday, I'm going to give you one just like it.

1:47.3

Then you can see all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.

1:52.4

Paul got out of the car.

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