SELLING COMBS TO THE MONKS

Question: If your company, Comb manufacturers assigned you to sell combs to the monks in the temples? Can you do it?

What will be your answer?
a) No Way. Impossible.
b) Crazy.
c) I will give it a try in order to follow my boss instruction .
d) Well, I will try.
e) Ya, I think I can sell 5pcs, 10pcs, 50pcs, or more (you name it) .

Pick an amswer above and read below to find out if you are going to be a successful person or not at all . . .

The Story: SELLING COMBS TO THE MONKS ===================================

There was one company manufacturing combs which intends to expand its business and so the management wanted to employ a new Sales Manager. The company ADVERTISED the vacancy in the newspaper. Many people turned up for the interview everyday... almost a hundred people in just few days. The Company now having the problem to choose the right candidate for this position. So the interviewer had set a Difficult Task to those who want to come for final interview. The Task: Selling Combs To Monks In Temples Only 3 Applicants willing to stay on for this Final Interview challenge. (Messrs A, B and C).

The Interviewer instructed, "I want three of you here to sell these wooden combs to the monks in the temples. You only have 10 days to do it and report back to me." After 10 days, they reported. The Interviewer asked A: How many have you sold? A Answered: Only One. Interviewer: How did you manage to sell? A: The monks in the temples scolded me when I show them the comb. But on my way back to downhill I met a young monk who bought it to scratch his head due to dandruff."

Interviewrer then B: How many did you sell? B replied: 10 pieces. I went to a shrine and noticed many devotees's hair was in bad shape due to strong wind outside the shrine . The monk in there listened to my advice and bought 10 combs for their devotees by showing respect to the Buddha statue.

Then, the Interviewer asked C: How about you ? C replied: 1,000 units. The Interviewer and the other 2 candidates were astounded. Interviewer: How did you manage that?! C replied: I went to a famous temple. After observing for few days I discovered that there were many tourists. I then told the Chief Abbot,"Sifu, those who come here are very devoted. If only you could give them a gift, this will surely elate them. I told him that I have a bulk of combs here and ask him to endorse on the combs as a present to those visit here. He was very delighted and straight away ordered 1,000 pieces."

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MORAL OF THE STORY: HARVARD UNIVERSITY had done a research that says:-

1) 85% of success is due to attitude and 15% is capability.
2) Attitude is more important than intelligence, specials skills and luck . In other words, professional knowledge only constitutes 15% of success of a person and 85% is due to self-cultivation, public relation and ability to adapt.

Still remember the story of Selling Shoes to Africans?
When 2 Salesmen were sent to that continent, one of them remarked: Can not do it. No one wears shoes there? The second saleman said: It is good to market. A lot of opportunities. Success and Failure is dependant on how we face problems.

My dear friends , Do you know eagle lives up to about 70 of age? But when it reach 40, its claws start to age and can not grab the preys. It also can not fly as well. So, it is time for the eagle to make a choice; wait for death or goes through a renewal process. If it choose to live, it must try its best flying to the top of the hill where it will stay for 150 days. There it will rub its feather against stones so that they will drop off and wait for new ones to grow. When the feather has grown enough which takes about 150 days, it will continue its balance of 30 years life.

Dalai Lama used to say: If you only have smooth sailing in life, you will be weak. Teething troubles helps to shape you up so that you have the gut to resolve problems . Though the world is undergoing financial turmoil, we still must greet our future with optimism.

My dear friends, make your vow and build a better tomorrow . Remember: When economy is good, there are also people going bankrupt. When business is bad, there are new millionaires produced.