Our group was taken along a secret track, through a security door, deep beneath the awe-inspiring fountains on a visit to the pump room.
I was embarking on a behind-the-scenes tour of The Alnwick Garden.
Our guide, Dean, was brilliant.
He held the attention of every member of our group which ranged from under 3 to… (fill in the gap).
We all have different interests and, I'll be honest, if you'd said we were about to get a water distribution engineering lesson, I think the majority of the group (other than me) would have made a sharp
exit.
What made this visit special?
Dean.
Or should I say Dean’s passion.
I won’t go into detail about what he said.
But I will share how he said it.
First, he knew his stuff. He was a ‘Retired Water Board Engineer’.
Secondly, he involved each of us. Every person receiving just the right amount of attention.
He was funny. Even managing to weave in a joke about treehouse fires (you had to be there).
And he was passionate!
When you’re passionate about a project, you get buy-in.
When you’re passionate about what’s happening, you get attention.
When you're passionate about your subject, people listen.
And then… just at the right moment… with a psssst, whoosh and other noises I’m struggling to find words for, the fountains fired up and from underneath and we were able to see 500,000
litres of water defy gravity to entertain the crowds outside. When we watched the fountains from outside later, they were even more special.
What’s your passion? What could you write a book on?
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