But are you ready to listen?
I am reminded of the old, old story of the great warrior Naaman that goes to visit the Profit in Israel to have his leprosy cured at the behest of his wife's hand maiden (II Kings 5).
"And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean."
But Naaman was "wroth" with the solution and questioned the Profit on several issues. The method. The setting (or environment) for the procedure. Plus, on some level he was upset at the simplistic nature of the cure: "Go and wash in Jordan seven times."
There must be more to it
No. We learn over and over that obedience is better than sacrifice. But yes, we are all human. It is a tough lesson to learn. Even after you experience the parting of whatever "waters" you are facing at the moment, it is so easy to fall back into disbelief. Especially in business.
Despite consecutive quarters of economic growth in 2008, some Democrats still insist the economy is in a recession. Senator Charles Schumer of New York tells Cybercast News Service, "I think if you ask the average middle class American, they would clearly say we are in a recession."
—Brit Hume, Fox News
Senator Schumer fails to mention that the "average middle class American" has been bombarded by the media calling this turbulent time a recession for over eight months! Although by textbook definition, it is not. (In fact, growth continues to improve significantly each quarter.)
Therefore, I understand when you ignore my advice
Take human nature (as exposed by Naaman's thought process) and throw in some public disbelief (peddled via a variety of channels), and one might easily conclude that tough times are here to stay.
But that is not true
Wrong headed thinking is still, wrong. No matter who or how many agree with the wrong answer. Les Brown loves to quote, "If you think you can't, you can't." As I have shared before, my favorite car salesman looks at life this way: "There is always somebody who needs to buy a car."
"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear"
Another favorite quote. If you awoke this morning, bumped into this article, read it, then went about your day like all the other days before it, then I can be of little help. On the other hand, if you awoke and said to yourself, "Today I will find my answer!"
You just did!
Gravity works whether you understand it and all of its ramifications. Business principals too.
Need a fresh prospective? Give me a call.
Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey, Jonah
Throughput.us LLC
(330) 432-3533
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