Shortcuts In Life
There is a story about a man named Emmanuel Ninnger who in the 1880's paid for his weekly groceries with a twenty-dollar bill. The clerk counted out the change and Ninnger left the store.
The clerk then noticed smudges on her sweaty hands. She picked up the twenty and noticed smudges on it, too, which she then showed the store manager. The manager called the police who identified the bills as being counterfeit. In fact, the officer said it was a masterful piece of counterfeiting. Detectives got a warrant for Ninnger's apartment, and in their investigation, discovered an easel near the window to which was clipped a twenty dollar bill.
Amazing as it sounds, what Ninnger did was painstakingly hand paint each twenty-dollar bill, one at a time. They were near perfect copies. Continuing the search, in an attic workroom the police discovered three discarded portraits previously painted by Ninnger which when sold at auction fetched over $5000 a piece. The ironic part of this story is that it took Emmanuel Ninnger about the same time to paint a $5000 portrait as it took to hand paint a twenty dollar bill. Emmanuel Ninnger was quite a thief, and probably would not have been caught except for the grocery clerk with sweaty hands. But from whom did Ninnger steal most? From none other than Ninnger himself.
Trying to take shortcuts in life is only stealing from yourself. Are you utilizing your abilities to their fullest potential, or are you stealing from yourself?
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Motivational speaker and author, Paul Huff, offers proven concepts and step-by-step methods to achieve and sustain success in professional and personal arenas. He is the author of numerous book and audio recordings, Paul has performed before audiences throughout the U.S. and in 12 other countries. Visit his site at http://www.paulhuff.com
There is a story about a man named Emmanuel Ninnger who in the 1880's paid for his weekly groceries with a twenty-dollar bill. The clerk counted out the change and Ninnger left the store.
The clerk then noticed smudges on her sweaty hands. She picked up the twenty and noticed smudges on it, too, which she then showed the store manager. The manager called the police who identified the bills as being counterfeit. In fact, the officer said it was a masterful piece of counterfeiting. Detectives got a warrant for Ninnger's apartment, and in their investigation, discovered an easel near the window to which was clipped a twenty dollar bill.
Amazing as it sounds, what Ninnger did was painstakingly hand paint each twenty-dollar bill, one at a time. They were near perfect copies. Continuing the search, in an attic workroom the police discovered three discarded portraits previously painted by Ninnger which when sold at auction fetched over $5000 a piece. The ironic part of this story is that it took Emmanuel Ninnger about the same time to paint a $5000 portrait as it took to hand paint a twenty dollar bill. Emmanuel Ninnger was quite a thief, and probably would not have been caught except for the grocery clerk with sweaty hands. But from whom did Ninnger steal most? From none other than Ninnger himself.
Trying to take shortcuts in life is only stealing from yourself. Are you utilizing your abilities to their fullest potential, or are you stealing from yourself?
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Motivational speaker and author, Paul Huff, offers proven concepts and step-by-step methods to achieve and sustain success in professional and personal arenas. He is the author of numerous book and audio recordings, Paul has performed before audiences throughout the U.S. and in 12 other countries. Visit his site at http://www.paulhuff.com