A Business executive was deep in debt and could not see any way out.
Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy.
Suddenly an old man appeared before him.
“I can see that something troubling you”. He said
After listening to the executive’s woes, the old man said, “ I believe I can help you”.
He asked the man his name, wrote out a cheque and pushed it into his hand 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 hand a cheque for $ 500,000 signed by
John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!
“I can erase my money worries in an instant!” 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 a way to save his business, he thought.
With renewed optimism, he negotiated better deals, restructured his business and worked rigorously with full zeal and enthusiasm and completed several big deals. Within few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.
Exactly one year later he returned to the park with the uncashed cheque. At the agreed upon time, 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. He’s always escaping from the rest home and telling people he’s John D Rockfeller” and she let the old man away by the arm.
The astonished executive just stood there, stunned. All year long he’d been wheeling and dealing buying and selling, convinced he had half a million dollars behind him.
Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or imagined that had turned his life around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
Regards,
Prashanth Reddy
From India, Hyderabad
1Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy.
Suddenly an old man appeared before him.
“I can see that something troubling you”. He said
After listening to the executive’s woes, the old man said, “ I believe I can help you”.
He asked the man his name, wrote out a cheque and pushed it into his hand 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 hand a cheque for $ 500,000 signed by
John D. Rockefeller, then one of the richest men in the world!
“I can erase my money worries in an instant!” 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 a way to save his business, he thought.
With renewed optimism, he negotiated better deals, restructured his business and worked rigorously with full zeal and enthusiasm and completed several big deals. Within few months, he was out of debt and making money once again.
Exactly one year later he returned to the park with the uncashed cheque. At the agreed upon time, 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. He’s always escaping from the rest home and telling people he’s John D Rockfeller” and she let the old man away by the arm.
The astonished executive just stood there, stunned. All year long he’d been wheeling and dealing buying and selling, convinced he had half a million dollars behind him.
Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money, real or imagined that had turned his life around. It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
Regards,
Prashanth Reddy
From India, Hyderabad
that was an excellent post
beautiful way of implying the power of thought and imagination........
thank you very much :lol: :lol: :lol: :) :)
:D :) 8) :D :) 8) :D :) 8) :D :) 8) :D :) 8)
regards
lakshmi
From India, Madras
beautiful way of implying the power of thought and imagination........
thank you very much :lol: :lol: :lol: :) :)
:D :) 8) :D :) 8) :D :) 8) :D :) 8) :D :) 8)
regards
lakshmi
From India, Madras
that was a beautiful post... a confidence building and a motivating one too.
I think I can share it with lot of people who want to turn the tide in their favour but not able to do so. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
From India, Mumbai
I think I can share it with lot of people who want to turn the tide in their favour but not able to do so. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
From India, Mumbai
:lol: :lol: :lol: Excellent post! A dose of self-confidence is needed urgently by todays youth. Sunita
dear Mr. reddy,
that was a really nice act of telling through the story the importance of self confidence and the role of some people in our live who come at some point of time to boost up that confidence.
From India, New Delhi
that was a really nice act of telling through the story the importance of self confidence and the role of some people in our live who come at some point of time to boost up that confidence.
From India, New Delhi
If any one read this article, will definitely get self-confidence. With love K. Ramachandran
From India, Madras
From India, Madras
Dear members these stories are great to hear... But think that this is for you .. Yeah you .. the one who is reading now..
Not to jus say " Thanks", " Gr8 post..."
But to put in to action..
You are the most powerful man in this world... You can do any magic.. Like in this post.
All the best...
From India, Madras
Not to jus say " Thanks", " Gr8 post..."
But to put in to action..
You are the most powerful man in this world... You can do any magic.. Like in this post.
All the best...
From India, Madras
Beautiful example to put forward the fact that the combination of Positivity.optimism & confidence can help one achieve anything.
For eg. I AM NOWHERE with positivity can change to
I AM NOW HERE
Hungry for more!
Love
Gouri
From India, Pune
For eg. I AM NOWHERE with positivity can change to
I AM NOW HERE
Hungry for more!
Love
Gouri
From India, Pune
Hello ! Its really a wonderful and inspiring story shared by you.. Hope it will help us more to develop the confidence of people around us.. Keep Sharing such stuff. Garima
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
That's really cool message. Its really motivational, but at the end i can also add that it is the backing which made the business man feel strong to work and re-esatblish the business which he lost. In all you also need a strong support to success. As HR manager, i believe this is the most important job to be perfomed by us.
Regards
Meghal
From India, Mumbai
Regards
Meghal
From India, Mumbai
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