Confidence...
A Business executive was deep in debt and could not see any way out. Creditors and Suppliers were demanding payments. He sat in the park, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy.
Suddenly an old man appeared before him and asked, "I can see that something is troubling you seriously".
After listening to the executive the old man said, "I believe I can help you".
He asked the man his name, wrote out a cheque and put it into his hands saying, "Take this money, meet me here exactly one year from today and you can pay me back at that time".
Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come. The business executive saw in his hands a cheque for $ 500,000 signed by Warren Buffet, one of the richest men in the world.
"I can erase my worries instantly" he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the uncashed cheque in his safe knowing that it might give him the strength to work out to save his business.
With changed thinking he negotiated better deals, restructured his business and worked rigorously with full zeal and enthusiasm and got several big deals. Within few months, he was out of debt and started making money once again.
Exactly one year later he returned to the park with the uncashed cheque. As agreed, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand him back the cheque and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.
"I’m so glad I caught him" she cried. "I hope he hasn’t been bothering you much. He always escapes from the mental hospital and tells people that he is Warren Buffet", saying this she took the old man away.
The surprised executive just stood there, stunned!!! All year long he had been dealing thinking that he had half a million dollars behind him.
Its not the money, real or imagined that turns our life around. It is our newly found self-confidence that gives us the power to achieve anything we want.
A Business executive was deep in debt and could not see any way out. Creditors and Suppliers were demanding payments. He sat in the park, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy.
Suddenly an old man appeared before him and asked, "I can see that something is troubling you seriously".
After listening to the executive the old man said, "I believe I can help you".
He asked the man his name, wrote out a cheque and put it into his hands saying, "Take this money, meet me here exactly one year from today and you can pay me back at that time".
Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come. The business executive saw in his hands a cheque for $ 500,000 signed by Warren Buffet, one of the richest men in the world.
"I can erase my worries instantly" he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the uncashed cheque in his safe knowing that it might give him the strength to work out to save his business.
With changed thinking he negotiated better deals, restructured his business and worked rigorously with full zeal and enthusiasm and got several big deals. Within few months, he was out of debt and started making money once again.
Exactly one year later he returned to the park with the uncashed cheque. As agreed, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand him back the cheque and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.
"I’m so glad I caught him" she cried. "I hope he hasn’t been bothering you much. He always escapes from the mental hospital and tells people that he is Warren Buffet", saying this she took the old man away.
The surprised executive just stood there, stunned!!! All year long he had been dealing thinking that he had half a million dollars behind him.
Its not the money, real or imagined that turns our life around. It is our newly found self-confidence that gives us the power to achieve anything we want.
What we have in our backyard
A man calls up a realtor and asks him to sell his house. The realtor comes by, takes some measurements and notes, and tells the owner to look for the ad in next days newspaper. Sure enough, next day homeowner scans the paper. Sure enough, and reads the ad:
Gorgeous 4-bedrooms, 3-bath dream on one-acre landscaped lot. Walking distance to good schools and great shopping. Lovely screened-in pool. Lots of extras. Must see it to believe it! Call for appointment.
Immediately, the homeowner called the realtor and shouted, " i just read your ad for my house, and I want you to take it off the market immediately!"
"Did I say something wrong in the ad?" the stunned realtor asked.
"No, " replied the homeowner," not at all. When I read your ad, I suddenly realized I already owned the home I'd always dreamt of."
Like the homeowner, sometimes we need to be reminded that it doesn't get any better than what we have right here in our own backyard.
Gorgeous 4-bedrooms, 3-bath dream on one-acre landscaped lot. Walking distance to good schools and great shopping. Lovely screened-in pool. Lots of extras. Must see it to believe it! Call for appointment.
Immediately, the homeowner called the realtor and shouted, " i just read your ad for my house, and I want you to take it off the market immediately!"
"Did I say something wrong in the ad?" the stunned realtor asked.
"No, " replied the homeowner," not at all. When I read your ad, I suddenly realized I already owned the home I'd always dreamt of."
Like the homeowner, sometimes we need to be reminded that it doesn't get any better than what we have right here in our own backyard.
Wow! I guess you're right, You probably do Have it better!
ReplyDeleteAnd here I am thinking Better would be with me....
I think you should, Bis.. Weigh things through... You might be missing to look through out the whole house..
Maybe a hidden room where you can find True Harmony, true Happiness... Or at least Resignation? I truly don't want to be in your way... You're too important for me...to make your life More Complicated... Hmmmm.. Just think bout it...
Let me know what you concluded... <3 U, ALWAYS!