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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' | ||
+ | Applicant #1 \\ | ||
+ | The first applicant pointed toward a single grain of sand saying “//That one.//” In one movement, as if blowing out candles on a cake, the manager blew the sand off his desk where they all disappeared into the lightly colored office carpet. | ||
+ | The manager then asked, “//Which one?//”. The confused applicant looked at the manager and replied, “// | ||
+ | To which the manager replied, “//Many opportunities exist for a limited time. And their potentials are only realized by | ||
+ | those who take decisive action.// | ||
+ | Applicant #2 \\ | ||
+ | The second applicant pointed toward a single grain of sand, and just as the first, said “//That one.//” Again, in one movement, the manager blew the sand off his desk where they were all lost in the lightly colored office carpet. | ||
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+ | And again, the manager asked, “//Which one?//”. The confused applicant looked at the manager and replied, “//I don’t know. You blew them all onto the carpet.// | ||
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+ | To which the manager replied, “// | ||
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+ | Applicant #3 \\ | ||
+ | The third applicant took one hand and swept all of the sand from the desktop into the palm of his other hand. Unfazed, the manager asked, “//Which one did you choose?// | ||
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+ | The manager replied, “// | ||
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+ | Applicant #4 \\ | ||
+ | The fourth applicant took one finger and pressed it against a grain of sand. Raising his finger, he proudly showed the | ||
+ | manager the grain of sand, and declared, “This one”. | ||
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+ | The manager replied, “// | ||
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+ | The applicant appeared confused and sheepishly replied, “//I don’t know.//” | ||
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+ | To which the manager said, “// | ||
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+ | Applicant #5 \\ | ||
+ | The fifth applicant, just as the fourth, took one finger and pressed it against a grain of sand. Raising his | ||
+ | finger, showing the manager the single grain of sand, he declared, “//This one//”. | ||
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+ | The manager replied, “// | ||
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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, | ||
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