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Apr 22, 2008

"Why have random acts of kindness when you can have intentional acts of good will?" --David Wagner

Life As A Daymaker

A client came into David Wagner’s hair salon, "I just want to look and feel good tonight," she said. They laughed and joked throughout the appointment and the client left smiling radiantly. The CEO of Aveda didn’t know then that he had changed her life. A few days later David received a letter from the woman. She explained that she had planned to commit suicide the day she came in and that David's attention and caring had made her feel that maybe things could get better. She checked herself into a hospital and got professional help. He had made her day -- and saved her life. This encounter changed Wagner's life as well. When he realized the difference he could make for others, his life work became Daymaking, a conscious effort to touch the heart and soul of every person he encounters.