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Me (November 2007)True stories, quotes and information
on inspiration, leadership and kindness to provide hope and direction in your
life.
The
Time Movie is about something we all have in common, T~I~M~E... I don't want to
give away the movie but I'll just say this, the movie makes you think and feel...and
I'm sure you'll love it.
Click
here: http://www.TheTimeMovie.com (Also, it won't take much time to
watch it about 3 mins.)
Column
By Zig Ziglar
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Recognizing Potential
A New York businessman dropped a dollar into the cup of a man selling pencils
and hurriedly stepped aboard the subway train. On second thought, he stepped back
off the train, walked over to the beggar and took several pencils from the cup.
Apologetically, he explained that in his haste he had neglected to pick up
his pencils and hoped the man wouldn't be upset with him. "After all,"
he said, "you are a businessman just like myself. You have merchandise to
sell and it's fairly priced." Then he caught the next train.
At a
social function a few months later, a neatly-dressed salesman stepped up to the
businessman and introduced himself. "You probably don't remember me and I
don't know your name, but I will never forget you. You are the man who gave me
back my self-respect. I was a 'beggar' selling
pencils until you came along
and told me I was a businessman."
A wise person said, "A lot
of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else
thought they could." How do you see others? The greatest good we can do
for
anyone is not to share our wealth with them, but rather to reveal their own wealth
to them.
It's astonishing how much talent and ability rests inside a human
being. Just as the first step to success is knowing your own potential, the second
step is knowing the potential of others.
Fortunately, as we recognize
our own ability, it's easy to recognize the ability of others. Once we see it,
we can help them discover it for themselves.
* excerpted from Zig's well-loved
book "See You At The Top."
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