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Nitty-Gritty Reasons (An excerpt from “Seven Strategies for Wealth and Happiness)
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be motivated to achievement by such a lofty goal as benevolence? I must confess, however, that in the early years of my struggle to succeed my motivation was a lot more down-to-earth. My reason for succeeding was more basic. In fact, it fell into the category of what I like tot call “nitty-gritty reasons”. A nitty-gritty reason is the kind that any one of us can have — at any time, on any day — and it can cause our lives to change. Let me tell you what happened to me.
Shortly before I met Mr Shoaff I was lounging at home one day when I heard a knock at the door. It was a timid, hesitant knock. When I opened the door, I looked down to see a pair of big brown eyes staring up at me. There stood a frail little girl of about ten. She told me, with all the courage and determination her little heart could muster, that she was selling Girl Scout cookies. It was a masterful presentation — several flavours, a special deal, and only two dollars per box. How could anyone refuse? Finally, with a big smile and ever-so-politely, she asked me to buy.
And I wanted to. Oh, how I wanted to!
Except for one thing. I did not have two dollars! Boy, was I embarrassed! Here I was — a father, had been to college, was gainfully employed and yet I did not have two dollars to my name.
Naturally, I could not tell this to the little girl with the big, brown eyes. So I did the next best thing. I lied to her. I said,”Thanks, but I’ve already bought Girl Scout cookies this year. And I’ve still got plenty in the house.”
Now that simply was not true. But it was the only thing I could think of to get me off the hook. And it did. The little girl said, “That’s okay, sir. Thank you very much. ” And with that, she turned around and went on her way.
I stared after her for what seemed like a very long time. Finally, I closed the door behind me and, leaning my back to it, cried out, “I do not want to live like this anymore. I’ve had it with being broke, and I’ve had it with lying. I’ll never be embarrassed again by not having any money in the pocket. ”
That was the day I promised myself to earn enough money to always have several hundred dollars in the pocket at all times.
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