A
thought by John C. Maxwell (2013-02-15) From his book, Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships
(p. 74). David C. Cook. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to
go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
That is so
important to realize. John goes on, “The
key is to use a crisis as an opportunity for change. You’ll never succeed if
you throw up your hands and surrender.”
He then
quotes the Greek poet Homer who understood the value of a crisis. He wrote,
“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous
circumstances would have lain dormant.”
John goes
on, “Remember the story of the chicken farmer whose land was flooded virtually
every spring? Even though the floods caused him horrendous problems, he refused
to move. When the waters would back up onto his land and flood his chicken
coops, he would race to move his chickens to higher ground. Some years,
hundreds of them drowned because he couldn’t move them out in time. One year
after suffering heavy losses from a particularly bad flood, he came into the
farmhouse and in a voice filled with despair, told his wife, ‘I’ve had it, I
can’t afford to buy another place. I can’t sell this one. I don’t know what to
do!’ His wife calmly replied, ‘Buy ducks.’”
I love that, “Buy ducks.”
In every
crisis there is an opportunity to grow, to learn to change. Don’t waste the crisis. Learn the lesson. Make the change. Be creative.
John started
this section by saying, “Everyone faces problems. The ability to creatively
find solutions will determine the success or failure of each difficulty.”
So what crisis
or opportunity are you facing today?
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