Two Important Management Lessons You All Must Learn From A 500 Naira Note (Must See)

Two Important Management Lessons You All Must Learn From A 500 Naira Note (Must See)

Two Important Management Lessons You All Must Learn From A 500 Naira Note (Must See)

MAKE A MOVE
1. It happened some time ago. I was in an audience listening to a motivational speaker. The speaker got out his wallet & pulled out a 500 Naira note. Holding it up, he asked, “Who wants this 500 naira note?” Lots of hands went up. Including mine. A slow chorus began to build as people began to shout “Me!” “Me!” I began to wonder who the lucky one would be who the speaker would choose. And I also secretly wondered (and I am sure others did too) why he would simply give away 500 naira. Even as the shouts of “I want it” grew louder, I noticed a young woman running down the aisle. She ran upon to the stage, went up to the speaker, and grabbed the five 500 naira note from his hand. “Well done, young lady,” said the speaker into the microphone. The speaker simply say “Most of us just sit and wait for good things to happen. That’s of no use. You’ve got to make things happen. Make a move” ‘Simply thinking about doing something is of no use and not good enough’. Our lives are like that. We all see opportunities around us. We all want the good things. But the problem is we don’t take action. We
all want the 500 naira notes on offer. But we don’t make the move. We look at it longingly. Get up, and do something about it. Don’t worry about what other people might think.

TAKE ACTION
2. Later, the speaker got another 500
naira note and held it up for all to
see, I thought I knew what’s up. But
he just asked a simple question.
“How much is this worth?” “Five
Hundred naira!” the crowd yelled in
unison. “Right,” said the speaker. He
then took the note and crumpled it
into a ball and asked “How much is
it worth now?”
“Five Hundred naira!” screamed the
audience. He then threw the note on
the ground, stamped all over it and
picked up the note and asked one
more time: “And how much is it
worth now?” “Five Hundred naira!”
was the response. “I want you to
remember this,” said the speaker.
“Just because someone crumples it, or
stamps on it, the value of the note
does not diminish. We should all be
like the 500 naira note.. In our lives,
there will be times when we feel
crushed, stamped over, beaten. But
never let your self-worth diminish.
Just because someone chooses to
crush you — that doesn’t change your
worth one bit!
Don’t allow your self-worth to
diminish because someone says
something nasty or does something
dirty to you.” Never let your self-
worth diminish.
Culled from Nairaland.