Do You Make This EQ Mistake?
April 10th, 2007 by Galba Bright
Can I tell you a joke and make a serious point?
Walking down the street one night, a man came across a drunk, on his hands and knees, searching for something on the ground under a streetlight. Being a helpful sort, the man asked if he could help.
“Sure”, the drunk slurred “I’vvvveeellllostmykeeeeys”. The helpful man asked the drunk where exactly he’d lost them.
“Onnn Harrrrt Street” he gasped.
The helpful gentleman was now confused.
“But that’s two blocks away” he said. “Why on earth are you searching here?”
The drunk was nobody’s fool. Quick as as flash, he stood bolt upright and replied:
“Because the light’s much brighter here.”
The first quarter of the year has come and gone. Can I ask you:
Where are you on your path of improvement. Are you searching in the right road, or you on Hart Street “because the light is brighter ?”
Do let me know and I’ll share my thoughts soon.
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