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A businessman
was highly critical of his competitors' storefront windows.
"Why, they are the dirtiest windows in town," he claimed.
Fellow business people grew tired of the man's continual
criticism and nitpicking comments about the windows. One day
over coffee, the businessman carried the subject just too
far. Before leaving, a fellow store owner suggested the man
get his own windows washed. He followed the advice, and the
next day at coffee, he exclaimed, "I can't believe it. As
soon as I washed my windows, my competitor must have cleaned
his too. You should see them shine."
Confucius once declared, "Don't complain about the snow on
your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean."
Wise men and
philosophers throughout the ages have disagreed on many
things, but many are in unanimous agreement on one point:
"We become what we think about." Ralph Waldo Emerson said,
"A man is what he thinks about all day long." The Roman
emperor Marcus Aurelius put it this way: "A man's life is
what his thoughts make of it." In the Bible we find: "As a
man thinks in his heart, so is he."
One Sunday afternoon, a cranky grandfather was visiting his
family. As he lay down to take a nap, his grandson decided
to have a little fun by putting Limburger cheese on
Grandfather's mustache. Soon, grandpa awoke with a snort and
charged out of the bedroom saying, "This room stinks."
Through the house he went, finding every room smelling the
same. Desperately he made his way outside only to find that
"the whole world stinks!"
So it is when we fill our minds with negativism. Everything
we experience and everybody we encounter will carry the
scent we hold in our mind.
We scanned
hundreds of anecdotes, success stories and bits of wisdom to
bring you the following collection of the top 100 inspiring
anecdotes and stories. we find these witty, inspiring,
amusing, eye-opening and spirit-soothing. We hope you'll
enjoy reading them as much as we enjoyed putting them
together.
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Empowerment Tip
Be
Proactive More Than
Reactive
In the context of this
inspirational stories,
anecdote stories and
inspirational anecdotes
collection, here is an
empowerment tip.
A basic principle for
gaining the edge is to
take constructive action
before a problem
surfaces that requires
urgent attention.
Besides, being pro
active rather than
reactive is another buzz
word in vogue. Being
regarded as proactive is
more beneficial than
carrying the label
"reactive." By
definition, a proactive
person is a careful
planner. In contrast, a
reactive person is a
fire fighter. One can
never eliminate the need
for some fire fighting,
yet balancing between
planning and responding
to emergencies is
important.
To become more
proactive, a person has
to develop a keen sense
of anticipating problems
and opportunities. If
you wait too long to
respond to an
opportunity or to solve
a problem, it may be too
late to gain the edge.
Carla Sanchez, the
director of non degree
programs at a small
college, used proaction
to help save her program
and her job. The
non-degree program at
Carla's college was
shrinking rapidly. Carla
predicted that if
enrollment in her
program did not
stabilize or improve the
program would lose its
status as a separate
entity.
Rather than wait for the
college to collapse her
program, Carla surveyed
current trends to see
what new demands might
exist for her program.
One day she read an
article about the many
businesses in her
community engaged in
overseas trade. Carla
saw this as an
opportunity to offer
foreign-language
training for business
people. Carla made a
pitch to several firms,
and her ideas met with
immediate acceptance.
Her unit of the college
offered special classes
in Japanese, Spanish,
and German for
businesspeople. The
program has been a
continuing success and a
joy of accomplishment
for Carla.
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