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  • The house we build

    An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the job and live a more leisurely life with his wife, enjoying his extended family. He…

  • A 10-cent idea

    Here is an interesting anecdote about an entrepreneur who built his fortunes by boldly pursuing an innovative idea. When young FW Woolworth was a store clerk, he tried to convince his boss…

  • You’ll get exactly what you expect

    I remember a young lady who went to work for a company immediately after graduating from college. She seemed extremely talented but unbelievably timid. She was assigned to a division-level marketing department…

  • A teacher’s influence

    A woman attended her 20-year high school reunion. There she encountered her freshman year art teacher. She told him that she decided to go to college as a result of his inspiration,…

  • The farmer’s horse

    There is a story of a farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, the neighbours gathered to commiserate with him since this was such bad luck. He said, “May be.” The next…

  • Unpolished diamond

    How a person reacts to criticism often means the difference between success and failure. Take the case of Ole Bull, the famous Norwegian violinist of the past century. His practical father, a…

  • The chicken that could not soar

    Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside where an eagle’s nest rested. The eagle’s nest had four large eggs. One day, an earthquake rocked the mountain causing one of the…

  • Sharpen your axe

    Once upon a time, a well-built woodcutter asked for a job in a timber depot, and he got it. The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For that…