Instead I
will place my uniqueness on display in the market place. I
will proclaim it, yea, I will sell it. I will begin now to
accent my differences; hide my similarities. So too will I
apply this principle to the goods I sell. Salesman and
goods, different from all others, and proud of the differences.
I am a
unique creature of nature.
I am
rare, and there is value in all rarity; therefore, I am
valuable. I am the end product of thousands of years of
evolution; therefore, I am better equipped in both mind and body
than all the emperors and wise men who preceded me.
But my
skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will stagnate, rot, and
die lest I put them to good use. I have unlimited potential.
Only a small portion of my brain do I employ; only a paltry
amount of muscles do I flex. A hundredfold or more can I
increase my accomplishments of yesterday and this I will do,
beginning today.
Nevermore
will I be satisfied with yesterday’s accomplishments nor will
I indulge, anymore, in self-praise for deeds which in reality
are too small to even acknowledge. I can accomplish far more
than I have, and I will, for why should the miracle which
produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle
to my deeds of today?
I am
nature’s greatest miracle.
I am not
on this earth by chance. I am here for a purpose and that
purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of
sand. Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the
highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it
cries for mercy.
I will
increase my knowledge of mankind, myself, and the goods I sell,
thus my sales will multiply. I will practice, and improve, and
polish the words I utter to sell my goods, for this is the
formulation on which I will build my career and never will I
forget that many have attained great wealth and success with
only one sales talk, delivered with excellence. Also will I seek
constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the
sugar to which all are attracted.
I am
nature’s greatest miracle.
I will
concentrate my energy on the challenge of the moment and my
actions will help me forget all else. The problems of my home
will be left in my home. I will think naught of my family when I
am in the market place for this will cloud my thoughts. So too
will the problems of the market place be left in the market
place and I will think naught of my profession when I am in my
home for this will dampen my love.
There is
no room in the market place for my family, nor is there room in
my home for the market. Each I will divorce from the other and
thus will I remain wedded to both. Separate must they remain or
my career will die. This is the paradox of the ages.
I am
nature’s greatest miracle.
I have
been given eyes to see and a mind to think and now I know a
great secret of life for I perceive, at last, that all my
problems, discouragements, and heartaches are, in truth, great
opportunities in disguise. I will no longer be fooled by the
garments they wear for mine eyes are open. I will look beyond
the cloth and I will not be deceived.
I am nature’s greatest miracle.
No beast, no plant, no wind, no rain, no rock, no lake had the
same beginning as I, for I was conceived in love and brought
forth with a purpose. In the past I have not considered this
fact but it will henceforth shape and guide my life.
I am
nature’s greatest miracle.
And
nature knows not defeat. Eventually, she emerges victorious and
so will I, and with each victory the next struggle becomes less
difficult.
I will
win, and I will become a great salesman, for I am unique.
I am
nature’s greatest miracle.
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