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PROFOUND LESSON - WHAT YOU PLANT IS WHAT YOU REAP!
executives in his company together.
shocked, but the boss continued. 'I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant
the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then
judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO.'
story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had
grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.
he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however. He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - He so wanted the
seed to grow.
to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot
to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful --
in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him!
be appointed the next CEO!'
the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, 'The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!'
Chief Executive Officer!
substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with
my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer!'