Story of Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody

In professionally coaching somebody several years ago, an employee gave me this brief story in order to illustrate the point that "Everybody" must do their part at work and also in life.

The story reads as follows:

The story is about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job that needed to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done!

Try to make sure you do your part. Sometimes we may have to do someone else's part and we may not even like what we have to do, but if that's what it takes to get the job done, we must consider the goal and not our own selfishness.

Discussion Questions:

• At work, what role do you tend to play within a team? Are you  like Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, or Nobody?
• At work, how do you obtain support from your peers?
• On a typical day at work, how do get your peers and co-workers to participate fully in trying to resolve certain people issues?
• What are the issues that your team confronts in which people refuse to find a cooperative solution?
• What do you usually do or how to do typically behave when Nobody shows up and contributes to resolving a pressing issue?

Final Comment:
It is important to be helpful to others. The best types of relationships in life involve a "give and take" dynamic.

In general, the more you are giving and loving to others, the more you will get in return not only at work, but also in life.

Today, try to make the best of today by making someone's day by giving of your time or service just for the sake of making someone else's day.

Remember don't be like "Everybody" who was waiting for "Somebody Else" to get the job done. In addition, you do not want to just be like "Anybody or "Nobody".

I sincerely hope you try to be like your authentic self and not like "Everybody" who tends to only care about "nobody", but instead try to care for "Somebody" besides yourself.