Long ago, a huge fire erupted in a forest, and all the animals fled in terror. A wolf spotted a hummingbird flying back and forth high overhead and asked what it was doing.... more
In Aesop’s fable about the goose and the golden egg, the farmer visits his goose’s nest one day and finds a golden egg. Morning after morning, he collects a solid gold egg from the goose and becomes v... more
I constantly preach about the importance of nurturing your network, but there’s one very important element of our networks that often takes a backseat to the business contacts we build. That is our in... more
A young man was applying for a job at a big company. During the interview, the hiring manager asked if the candidate’s father had paid for his education.... more
When I was a little boy, I discovered the power of a magnifying glass. It made things look bigger and more focused. I soon learned another power of that magnifying glass. When you focused it on a tiny... more
One stormy night, famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright was awakened by an urgent phone call from a client who had just moved into his Wright-built house.... more
Liz Claiborne was a clothing designer for 16 years with a company whose management disregarded her ideas that body types and style preferences warranted innovation in design, so she started her own co... more
A doctor decided to put his overweight patient on an unconventional diet. He advised him, "Eat your regular meals for two days, then 'skip' a day. Do this for two weeks and come back to see me. I woul... more
Once upon a time, a king was given two baby eagles as a gift, and he assigned a caretaker to raise and train the magnificent birds. One day, the king asked to see the birds fly. Both birds took off, o... more
The creator of the world wanted to hide from humans the knowledge that they make their own reality, keeping it secret until they were ready to understand the truth. He asked the animals of the world f... more
The daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, lecturer and philosopher, was attending school away from her home when she indicated in a letter to her father that she was concerned about a mi... more
A new college graduate reported for work on the first day, looking forward to meeting with her boss. She asked if she could speak first, and proceeded to inform the boss that she would not be working ... more