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 ====== The Grain of Sand ====== ====== The Grain of Sand ======
 +By Richard Randall
  
 There was once a manager who had 5 equally qualified candidates apply for a single job. Each applicant, in sequence, was invited into the managers office for an interview. After a brief introduction, the manager would take a small pinch of sand from a bag, and drop several grains on his desk. The manager would then say, “//These grains of sand each represent an opportunity. Choose one.//” There was once a manager who had 5 equally qualified candidates apply for a single job. Each applicant, in sequence, was invited into the managers office for an interview. After a brief introduction, the manager would take a small pinch of sand from a bag, and drop several grains on his desk. The manager would then say, “//These grains of sand each represent an opportunity. Choose one.//”
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 The applicant contemplated the question for a moment, and then confidently replied “//I want to be successful. And when someone successful tells me that something as innocuous looking as a grain of sand represents an opportunity, I listen. I want to work for a company that allows me to learn from the experience of others who can help me become successful. This grain of sand gave me the opportunity to describe those traits and ambitions, to you.//” The applicant contemplated the question for a moment, and then confidently replied “//I want to be successful. And when someone successful tells me that something as innocuous looking as a grain of sand represents an opportunity, I listen. I want to work for a company that allows me to learn from the experience of others who can help me become successful. This grain of sand gave me the opportunity to describe those traits and ambitions, to you.//”
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