The Business Man and His Lesson...

The Business Man and His Lesson...

A business man was deep in debt and just couldn't see a way out. His creditors were closing in on him, the phone wouldn't stop ringing with demands for payment and he couldn't pay. One day, he went to the park and sat on a bench, wondering if life was worth living, if he should just give up and declare bankruptcy.  That was when an old man with a kind face walked over to him.  “Oh my, something is troubling you isn't it?" he said. The business man, deep in his despair, told the kind old man his troubles. “I believe I can help you.” Said the old man, and he reached into his pocket and dug out a checkbook.  He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and put it in his hand.    “Take this money and meet me here in exactly one year from today, that is when you can pay it back to me.” He turned and vanished as quickly as he had appeared The business man saw in his hand a check for $1,000,000, signed by John D. Rockefeller, who was, back then, one of the richest men in the world! “My problems are over," cried the businessman in relief, "I can pay my debts!" He kept telling himself he will use the check, but instead, he put it in a safe and decided to try and handle his financial problems on his own. Just knowing that he can always use the check gave him the determination toork out a way to save his business. With renewed optimism, he negotiated better deals and extended terms of payment. He closed several big sales. Within a few months, he was out of debt and making money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the un-cashed check. At the agreed-upon time, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand back the check 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. Rockefeller.” And she led 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.   Conclusion: Sometimes the best answers come from within you, if only you can find that sense of confidence in yourself!