A Powerful Success Secret
A Powerful Success Secret
During a meeting of top salespeople from around the country, the “the big cheese ” got up to speak.ย A person whoโd consistently had the highest sales figures for the last 20 years, and who earned more money than even the owner of theย company.ย Everyone looked up to them and wanted to know the secret to his success.
โI’m now going to reveal the secret of my success,โ they said. โI wrote it on a piece of paper and put it in this envelope. But success must be earned. So Iโm going to sell the envelope to the highest bidder. You have my word that it contains what I said — the true secret of my success, not only as a salesperson, but in life, as well.โ
The bidding started slowly…ยฃ5, then ยฃ10, then ยฃ50, ยฃ100, ยฃ130,ย and on it went. Finally one of the delegates bought the envelope for ยฃ1000. The happy buyer took the envelope keeping it to themselves until they got home that night. Only then did they learn the prized secret of success.
And what do you think was written on that piece of paper?
Think about it. Make a mental note of whatever comes to mind before reading the answer. In fact, what was written on that piece of paper was worth much, much more than ยฃ1000.
The winner of the auction tore open the envelope, unfolded the piece of paper and read the following hand-written words:
The secret to success is…to ask.
And that’s worth thinking aboutโฆ
So youโve stopped banging your head against the wall and youโre being innovative. Cool. How do you impress the people who can back your awesome capers? Thatโs easy: stop trying.
