The Power of Persistence, Fifty Cents Lesson Short Stories March 3
This short story is taken from book of Napoleon Hill, Think And Grow Rich. This story has been inspired so many people specifically in insurance company, about the power of persistence. I just put summary in here you can read complete stories using Amazon .
A Fifty Cent Lesson
One afternoon in large farm the place of Mr Darby Uncle on which a number of sharecrop farmers lived. Quietly, The door was opened, and a small child, the daughter of a tenant, walked in and took her place near the door.
The uncle looked up, saw the child, and barked at ger roughly, “What do you want?”
Meekly, The child replied. “My Mum says send her 50 cent”
“I’ll not do it” the uncle retorted, “Now you run on home”
“YES sir,” the child replied. But she did not move.The uncle went ahead to work, he was so busy and didn’t notice that the child has not left. Then he yelled at her When he look up and saw her standing there “I told you to go on home! Now go, or I’ll take a switch to you”.
The little girl said “yes sir”, bu she did not budge an inch
The uncle dropped a sack of grain he was about to pour into the mill hopper, picked up a barrel stave and atarted towards the child with an expresion on his face that indicated trouble.When the uncle reached the spot where the child was standing, she quickly stepped forward one step, looked up into his eyes and screamed. “MY MAMMY’S GOTTA HAVE THAT FIFTY CENTS!”
The uncle stopped, looked at her for a minute, hen slowly laid the barrel stave on the floor, put his hand in pocket, took out half a dollar and gave it to her. The little girl slowly backed toward the door, never taking her eyes off the man whom she had just conquered.
Mr Darby point out: “Every time a prospect tried to bow me out, without buying, I saw that little girl standing there in the old mill, her big eyes glaring in defiance and I said to myself, “I’ve gotta make this sale”. The better portion of all sales I have made were made after people had said “NO”.
Now it your turn people, remember this little girl When you feel want to give up. It will give you courage to stand up like that little girl.
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