And now, onto today's "Something Extra": Could You Be The Next CEO?
A successful businessman was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business.
Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together.
He said, "It is time
for me to step down and choose the next C.E.O.. I have decided to choose one of you."
The young executives were 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 C.E.O.."
One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly told his wife the 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.
Jim kept checking his seed but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing. By now others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he
felt like a failure.
What is Jim going to do now? Continue reading:
http://motivateus.com/stories/chief-executive-officer.htm
Get ready for greatness, ; I believe she is looking for you!
May love and blessings be with you all day,
