A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, “It is time for me to [...] Read more »
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Vicious Circle
Yesterday I was sitting in an Association AGM and heard this funny story. And I have not taken much time to consider its meaning so maybe you have some ideas. Imagine the scene: A small farming village in the countryside, let’s choose Scotland. It is 2011 and financial hardship is not letting up for the [...] Read more »
2 Brothers and a Pipeline
I am sure that this is an age old marketing story. But I never fail to be amazed at small business resistance to a good marketing system. Enjoy… Many years ago, in Italy, there was a village 500 metres from the river. Every day villagers had to go down to the river, to get their [...] Read more »
Carrots, Eggs, Coffee….
I was sent this in an email right on time by a friend of mine today. Always a good reminder for when we feel weak or need a bit of motivation…….. A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee… You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again………. Let's talk [...] Read more »
Categories: Motivation, Stories - Tags: carrot, change agent, coffee, egg, hard, soft
The Touchstone
When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers. The book wasn’t very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a [...] Read more »
Categories: Stories - Tags: author unknown, great library of alexandria, Habit, library of Alexandria, mid afternoon, Opportunity, poor man, pure gold, small pebble, thin strip
