Saturday Story from Siva (1): Story of an African Farmer

Hi,
Lemme also post the saturday stories that I mailed earlier this month. The one I first mailed on 10 July is reproduced below.
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Story of an African farmer
The story was about a farmer who lived in Africa and through a visitor became tremendously excited about looking for diamonds. Diamonds were already discovered in abundance on the African continent and this farmer got so excited about the idea of millions of dollars worth of diamonds that he sold his farm to head out to the diamond line. He wandered all over the continent, as the years slipped by, constantly searching for diamonds, wealth, which he never found. Eventually he went completely broke and threw himself into a river and drowned.

Meanwhile, the new owner of his farm picked up an unusual looking rock about the size of a country egg and put it on his mantle as a sort of curiosity. A visitor stopped by and in viewing the rock practically went into terminal convulsions. He told the new owner of the farm that the funny looking rock on his mantle was about the biggest diamond that had ever been found. The new owner of the farm said, "Heck, the whole farm is covered with them" - and sure enough it was.

The farm turned out to be the Kimberly Diamond Mine … the richest the world has ever known. The original farmer was literally standing on "Acres of Diamonds" until he sold his farm.
Each of us is right in the middle of our own "Acre of Diamonds", if only we would realize it and develop the ground we are standing on before charging off in search of greener pastures. This story does not get old … it will be true forever …

Opportunity does not just "come along" - it is there all the time - we just have to see it.
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This is an excerpt from the book, “Acres of Diamonds” by Russel H. Conwell.
"Many of us spend our lives searching for success when it is usually so close that we can reach out and touch it." _ Russel H. Conwell

A free copy of eBook, “Acres of Diamonds” by Russel H. Conwell could be downloaded at the following URL:
http://moya-public-domain-books.s3.amazonaws.com/russell-conwell-acres-of-diamonds.pdf

To your SUCCESS,
With love and regards,
Siva
value4value@gmail.com

Saturday Story From Siva : Every adversity brings with it the seed of an equivalent opportunity

Hi,
I have started mailing Saturday stories to contacts in my mailing list on 10 Jul 2010. I have been able to continue to do that for the next 3 Saturdays. While mailing my story today, I thought why not place it on my blog and also link it to my LinkedIn and Facebook so that those of my connections who are not on my mailing lists could read my blog and get the benefit of my Saturday stories.

This week, I picked up an excerpt from the all time classic book of "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill, the story of a salesman of a grocery store. Here it is..
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During a depression, a salesman in a grocery store found himself without a position. Having had some bookkeeping experience, he took a special course in accounting, familiarized himself with all the latest bookkeeping and office equipment, and went into business for himself. Starting with the grocer for whom he had formerly worked, he made contract with more than 100 small merchants to keep their books at a very nominal monthly fee. His idea was so practical that he soon found it necessary to set up a portable office in a light delivery truck, which he equipped with modern book keeping and accounting machinery.

He now has a fleet of these "bookkeeping offices on wheels" and employs a large staff of assistants, thus providing small merchants with accounting services equal to the best that money can buy, at very nominal cost. Lat year, the owner of that business paid an income tax of almost ten times as much as was paid by the merchant for whom he worked when the depression forced upon him a temporary adversity which proved to be a blessing in disguise.
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Each one of us faces hurdles and hardships on our way. On the face of it, they may seem a misfortune, but in reality, they bring along with them an equal or greater opportunity. We should only be able to dig deep to find it. As Napoleon Hill says, "EVERY ADVERSITY BRINGS WITH IT THE SEED OF AN EQUIVALENT ADVANTAGE." With faith, the handicaps can be converted into stepping stones on which one may climb toward a worthy goal.

The complete unabridged classic "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill is available for immediate FREE download in PDF Format as an eBook at the URL given below:
http://www.selfstartersweeklytips.com/tagr.htm

I will be back with my next Saturday story again. At least that is going to keep me active on my blog. I hope to catch up and share with you my thoughts more often than what I have been able to so far.

With love and prayers for greater SUCCESS to you and your family!
Siva