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Today, I want to share a well-known story with you. It is perhaps a story that can help you in a difficult situation and give you strength and power. If it changes your outlook on life, so much the better for you.
A man whose business had failed could not get through the difficult days of constant trouble. No matter what he did, he could not fix it. He used to be one of the great businessmen of his time. Now, he had become a troubled man who could not cope with a huge debt burden, was constantly overwhelmed by credit debts, and could not make ends meet. On days when he felt very overwhelmed, he would go out into wide open spaces. On one such day, while he was thinking gloomily about how to avoid bankruptcy, an old man—whose origin he could not determine—sat down next to him. The man asked, “You look very sad and exhausted; is there any objection to sharing with me what is bothering you so much?”
Perhaps to relieve his stress, the businessman shared this difficult process with the old man. The old man said, “I can help you,” took out his checkbook, asked the man his name, wrote a check, and handed it to him. “This money is yours. When we meet here again in a year, you will pay me back your debt,” he said, and walked away. The businessman stood there for a long time; looking at the check in his hand, he saw it was a check for 500,000 dollars, and on the check was written the name of the world’s richest man, D. Rockefeller. He thought he could solve all his financial problems with this money, but he gave up on that idea and put the check in his safe.
Knowing that he had this much money in the safe and that it would help him when the time came was enough for him. He started working with this confidence. The business he took on continued to increase. By working, he paid off all his debts and at the same time started to earn money.
Exactly one year later, he went to the park with the check he had never cashed. He began to wait for the time they had agreed upon a year earlier. Right on time, he saw the old man coming rapidly towards him. Just as he was about to step forward to give him the check, a nurse ran up and pulled the man by the arm. The nurse said, “I am so glad I found him, I hope he hasn’t bothered you?” adding, “Because this gentleman constantly escapes from the nursing home and claims he is D. Rockefeller.” Finishing her sentence, she took the old man’s arm and walked away. The businessman stood watching them in astonishment. For a year, he had believed he had half a million dollars in the safe, and with that power, he had secured business and earned money. Suddenly, he realized that the thing that changed his life was not money, but self-confidence and belief.
The secret of success is actually not what is in the safe, but what is in our minds. Believing is actually the main rule that brings success. Let us never forget this.