Nothing is Impossible because Everything is Possible!

Question: If your company, a comb manufacturer assign 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 answer 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."Interviewer then asked 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."MORAL OF THE STORYHARVARD 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 as well. So, apply now the 85% right working attitude fully.All the best!Source: http://bit.ly/QfcWoGood Luck,Nafis

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Mahdi November 16, 2009 13:18

Dear Nafis
Your nice story help us to solve a problem else ,we must see all of things that due to problem
We must see exactly all of angles a problem to be success in solve it. and we must think well
before that we do our task. and absolutely for a difficult problem we must try a lot.
By the way i appreciate you
Hhave a nice time
Mahdi
Mahdi November 15, 2009 13:16

Dear Nafis
Excellent story,thank you a lot for your wonderful post.
Sam November 14, 2009 15:31

wow , dear Nafis this text shook my body and especially my brain , i am always interested to read and hear about such subjects , and it was one of the nicest of them ,
thanks dear so much ,
as we say in Persian , after each difficulty there is a comfortable life :)
very nice
again thanks
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Sami
Nafis November 5, 2009 3:47

Dear Manuela,

I don't think I am optimistic. I always try to see reality. But, when we believe something, we are going to see it too. So, if we want to make a change, we should believe in our inner self so that others can believe us too. If we don't believe in what we can do, how do we expect others believe us too?

Thanks,
A big huggggggggggggg,
Nafis
Nafis November 5, 2009 3:44

Dear Ameur,

Thanks a lot for reading it. Every time that I see your comment makes me so happy. So grateful that you liked the article.

Have a nice time,
Nafis
Nafis November 5, 2009 3:43

Dear Miki,

Thanks a lot for your nice and kind comment. You are my lovely sister as well as a great friend. I don't know exactly why they say 85/15 instead of 80/20. But, I think the exact number is not very important, they in fact want to emphasize that attitude is more important than the work itself.

Have a great time my sis,
Nafis
Forget-me-Not November 2, 2009 9:39

Whaou, dearest Nafis,

You sure belong to the very optimistics ones and that's great ! A positive attitude is said to help a lot and i agree but, to my opinion, it's far to be enough...

Lots of love.
Manuela
Ameur October 31, 2009 10:49

Dear Nafis:my simple view on this subject ,is the human does not live alone in this world .. we all live in a society. Our families and our brothers and friends and colleagues( work) ... I think that there are many things in our lives is hard to achieve but this is not excuse enough .. because the will and cooperation, and love We can make the impossible a small matter ....
will and unity and cooperation we can get our goal.

very good topic Nafis,take care.

? AMEUR
Miki October 30, 2009 20:11

Hi sis Nafis,

This is why I always love your posts, sis Nafis. It's really Food for our Thoughts.

I like this sentence "Success and Failure is dependant on how we face problems". It makes me feel more positive to look at the matter to find out the solution. :D

I just wonder why it is 85%-15% but not the golden ratio 80-20 ;)

However, thanks sis Nafis so much for your nice work.

Wish you health & luck,

Miki
Nafis October 28, 2009 3:28

Dear Mojtaba,

Thanks a lot and glad that you liked it.
Take care,
Nafis

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