Business Lessons
except John, have cheated and tried to manipulate your future. I told you all the type of plant and where I bought them. You must have all except John gone and bought some more when your seeds failed to grow. John was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me an empty pot. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer!”
• If you plant honesty, you will reap trust.
• If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.
• If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.
• If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment.
executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection.
John told his wife that he wasn’t going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened, he felt sick to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right.
He took his empty pot to the boardroom; he was amazed at the quality of plants grown by the other executives. John put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him!
When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the
room and greeted his young
executives. John just tried to hide in the back. “My, what great results,” he said. “Today one of you will be appointed
the next CEO!” All of a sudden, the CEO spotted the empty pot. “Who’s responsible for this?” he asked. John was terrified; he thought he might be fired!
When John owned up, the CEO asked him what had happened, John told him the story. The CEO asked everyone to sit down except John. He looked at him, and then announced to the young executives, “Behold your next Chief Executive Officer! His name is John!”
John couldn’t believe it. “How could he be the new CEO?” the others said. Then the CEO explained: “One year ago today,
• If you plant consideration, you will reap respect.
• If you plant hard work, you will reap success.
• If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation.
I gave everyone in this
room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead. All of you,
So, be careful what you plant. It will determine what you will reap later. Nothing extraordinary comes from anything except extraordinary effort. Whatever you plant in life you will get back. List the qualities of the people you would most like to do business with and make sure you operate and display the same. Life is a reflection and so is business.
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