WEEKEND INSPIRATION:
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Two important management lessons I
learnt from a 500 Naira note.
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1. It happened some time ago but . I
was in an audience listening to a
motivational speaker. The speaker got
out his wallet & pulled out a 500 Naira
note. Holding it up, he asked, "Who
wants this 500 naira note?"
Lots of hands went up. Including mine.
A slow chorus began to build as people
began to shout "Me!" "Me!" I began to
wonder who the lucky one would be
who the speaker would choose. And I
also secretly wondered (and I'm sure
others did too ) why he would simply
give away 500 naira. Even as the
shouts of "I want it" grew louder, I
noticed a young woman running down
the aisle. She ran up onto the stage,
went up to the speaker, and grabbed
the five 500 naira note from his hand.
"Well done, young lady," said the
speaker into the microphone. The
speaker simply say: "Most of us just
sit and wait for good things to happen.
That's of no use. You've got to make
things happen. Make a move" 'Simply
thinking about doing something is of no
use and not gud enough'. Our lives are
like that. We all see opportunities
around us. We all want the good
things. But the problem is we don't
take action. We all want the 500 naira
notes on offer. But we don't make the
move. We look at it longingly. Get up,
and do something about it. Don't
worry about what other people might
think.
Take action!
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2. later, the speaker got another 500
naira note and held it up for all to see,
I thought I knew what's up. But he
just asked a simple question. "How
much is this worth?" "Five Hundred
naira!" the crowd yelled in unison.
"Right," said the speaker. He then
took the note and crumpled it into a
ball and asked "How much is it worth
now?" "Five Hundred naira!" screamed
the audience. He then threw the note
on the ground, stamped all over it and
picked up the note and asked one
more time: "And how much is it worth
now?" "Five Hundred naira!" was the
response. "I want you to remember
this," said the speaker. "Just because
someone crumples it, or stamps on it,
the value of the note does not
diminish. We should all be like the 500
naira note. In our lives, there will be
times when we feel crushed, stamped
over, beaten. But never let your self-
worth diminish. Just because someone
chooses to crush you, that doesn't
change your worth one bit!
Don't allow your self-worth to diminish
because someone says something
nasty or does something dirty to you."
Never let your self-worth diminish.
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Have A Nice Weekend Ahead!
