#ISMEianWrites
Monday Melancholy is an old thing...
cause we have Monday Coffee...!!!
(Selected Thought-Provoking Stories of ‘Monday
SHUBHAM NAIK
PGDM, 2015-17
ISME
2015 - 17
positive spirit and would like to offer
you a job.’
Logue -1
A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a
soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone.
He climbed onto the carton so that he could
reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded
to punch in seven digits (phone numbers). The
store-owner observed and listened to the
conversation.
Boy: ‘Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting
your lawn?
Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): ‘I
already have someone to cut my lawn.’
Boy: ‘Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price
Boy: ‘No thanks.’
Store Owner: But you were really pleading for
one.
Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance
at the Job I already have. I am the one who is
working for that lady I was talking to!’
Moral: This is what we call ‘Self-Appraisal’. Every
time if we don’t get ahead of others, we blame
others for it. We should look to our self and
compare, find own weaknesses and work hard
to throw away weaknesses. Always Work Hard,
Honest and with full Dedication. It will always
pay up.
of the person who cuts your lawn now.’ Logue -2
Woman: I’m very satisfied with the person who stopped, confused by the fact that these huge
is presently cutting my lawn. creatures were being held by only a small rope
Boy: (with more perseverance): ‘Lady, I’ll even
sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on
Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of
Palm beach, Florida.’
Woman: No, thank you.
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly
tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was
obvious that the elephants could, at any time
can break away from their bonds but for some
reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these
animals just stood there and made no attempt
With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced to get away. “Well,” trainer said, “when they
the receiver. The store-owner, who was listening are very young and much smaller we use the
to all this, walked over to the boy. same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s
Store Owner: ‘Son… I like your attitude; I like that
enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are
conditioned to believe they cannot break away.