PRINCIPLE 6

Work Hard(You’ll Be Amazed atHow Many People Don’t)

I had a scheduled meeting at a client’s office for 9:00 A.M., and as I pulled into their parking lot at 8:52 I was surprised at the number of people who were sitting in their cars. Some were reading the newspaper or talking on their cell phones. Others were just sitting there staring into space.

I walked slowly to the front door, looking back at the parking lot every few seconds since I hadn’t a clue what was going on.

At 8:58, it looked as if all those people in the parking lot received a signal only they could hear. They all stopped what they were doing, got out of their cars, and headed into the building. They were employees of the firm and they were going to be at their desks ...

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