What to do when your new clock breaks down…
The new clock was ticking away on the shelf two ticks to the second as any good, self-respecting clock should tick when it began to think about how many times it was going to...
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Stories with Meaning
Can you sleep when the wind blows?
A farmer owned some land along the coast. He was constantly advertising for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms near the sea. They feared the powerful...
How a few common courtesies can save your life
It’s true, a few common courtesies can save your life! Let me tell you a story about what happened to Angus. Angus worked at facility manufacturing medicines. One day,...
The little things in life matter
Little things can have huge impacts on the bigger things. This is beautifully illustrated in a story originally told by American Pastor, Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick. It goes...
Life is nothing but one giant ECHO!
I bumped into a business acquaintance recently. I greeted him warmly and asked how he was. BIG mistake! He spent the next few minutes telling me about his woes – he said...
How heavy is your glass of water?
A psychology professor was teaching stress management principles to a lecture hall filled with students. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the...
Good people, bad people
There’s a folk tale about a wise old man who sat outside the walls of a great city. When travelers approached, they would ask the old man, “What kind of people...
A story about a Barracuda and the bait fish
Here’s a story attributed to Michael Hyatt but I have seen several versions of it elsewhere. A marine biologist once placed a Barracuda into a small tank and then added...
No one wears shoes here
How well do you sense opportunities? A shoe factory sent two marketing scouts to a remote region of the country to study the prospects for business expansion. One sent back a...