My colleague in the seat next to mine asked for my email address and forwarded me this one. She talks very rarely and maybe the reason why she wanted to send me this one is much more than just an intention to forward mails.
DEALING WITH PEOPLE
As a young Scots boy, Andrew Carnegie came to America and started doing odd jobs. He ended up as one of the largest steel manufacturers in the United States.
At one time he had 43 millionaires working for him. Several decades ago, a million dollars used to be a lot of money; even today it is a lot of money. Someone asked Mr. Carnegie how he dealt with people? Andrew Carnegie replied, "Dealing with people is like digging gold: When you go digging for an ounce of gold, you have to move tons of dirt to get an ounce of gold. But when you go digging, you don't go looking for the dirt, you go looking for the gold."
What is our focus? Become a digger for gold. If we are looking for what is wrong with people or with things, we will find many. What are we looking for? Andrew Carnegie's reply has a very important message. There is something positive in every person and every situation. Sometimes we have to dig deep to look for the positive because it may not be apparent. Some people are so used to looking for what is wrong with other people and situations; they forget to see what is right. Someone once said that even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
DEALING WITH PEOPLE
As a young Scots boy, Andrew Carnegie came to America and started doing odd jobs. He ended up as one of the largest steel manufacturers in the United States.
At one time he had 43 millionaires working for him. Several decades ago, a million dollars used to be a lot of money; even today it is a lot of money. Someone asked Mr. Carnegie how he dealt with people? Andrew Carnegie replied, "Dealing with people is like digging gold: When you go digging for an ounce of gold, you have to move tons of dirt to get an ounce of gold. But when you go digging, you don't go looking for the dirt, you go looking for the gold."
What is our focus? Become a digger for gold. If we are looking for what is wrong with people or with things, we will find many. What are we looking for? Andrew Carnegie's reply has a very important message. There is something positive in every person and every situation. Sometimes we have to dig deep to look for the positive because it may not be apparent. Some people are so used to looking for what is wrong with other people and situations; they forget to see what is right. Someone once said that even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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