“Welcome aboard. Can I help you find your seat or offer a beverage before we depart?”

“Yes, we will be departing on time today. Is there anything that I can help you will or get you?”

“Here or the dinner options today. I do want to remind you that the dinner car closes late tonight, so take your time in ordering.”

“Thank you for being a part of our journey, hope to see you again soon.”

Do any of these things sound familiar? Like something you would hear from someone at the entrance of a plain or train?

That is the hostess. She is responsible for greeting and seating passengers. But her work doesn’t stop there. A train hostess is also required to answer phone calls, take orders or messages, train new food service team members, supervise the closing of the dining room, assist passengers, achieve sales targets, and attend regular meetings. She does all of this for the average pay ranging from $8.17 – $21.15.

Now that seems like a lot of work for very little return, but then I thought about the job in relation to our life train. We want the person that is helping us in our long journey to be someone focused on the passenger’s needs, rather than the return they might receive.

When we are introduced to someone by another, usually we want them to be happy and excited about you meeting someone they know. You wouldn’t want someone to introduce you to a potential future acquaintance with only the negative aspects of a person. That doesn’t ensure promising results from that meeting.

It is the same thing with a hostess. You don’t want to be met with distain or grumpiness as you begin a long journey with them taking care of your needs.

That is why who we allow to introduce or accompany new people into our lives is important. We want someone that not only going to show love to us, but who is also willing to show that same love to those are on our train of life,… or maybe… have to take care of for us.

Who are you a host or hostess for today? Are you meeting and greeting with smile? or Are you simply being a passenger that needs to be catered to?

As life goes on, we all have the opportunity to take part in both roles, but it is up to us how we perform in them. Let’s be good passengers, but also good hosts when the time comes.