This story is about a man who once upon a time was
selling Hotdogs by the roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read
newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes
were weak, so he never watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots
of hotdogs. He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to
increase his sales. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more and
more raw material and buns and sold more. He recruited more
supporting staff to serve more customers. He started offering home deliveries.
Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove. As his business was
growing, the son, who had recently graduated from college, joined his
father. Then something strange happened. The son asked, "Dad,
aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?"
The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." The son said,
"The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even
worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times." The man
thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to
the radio and watched TV, he ought to know and his advice should not be taken
lightly. So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw
material order and buns, took down the colourful
signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and
was no longer as enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs.
Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his Hotdog stand. And his
sales started coming down rapidly and so did the profit. The father said to his
son, "Son, you were right”. “We are in the middle
of a recession and crisis. I am glad you
warned me ahead of time."
Moral of the Story: It’s all in your MIND! And we actually
Moral of the Story: It’s all in your MIND! And we actually
FUEL this recession much more than we think.
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