Jeff Heggie Daily Success Strategies
Episode 066: Acres of Diamonds
Russell Conwell Parable - Acres of Diamonds
There was once a wealthy man named Ali Hafed. One day a priest visited Ali and told him about diamonds. Ali heard all about the diamonds, how much they were worth, and went to his bed that night a poor man. He had not lost anything, but he was poor because he was discontent.
Ali sold his farm, left his family, and traveled to Palestine and then to Europe searching for diamonds, which he didn’t find. His health and wealth failed him. Dejected, he cast himself into the sea.
One day, the man who had purchased Ali’s farm found a curious sparkling stone in a stream that cut through his land. It was a diamond. Digging produced more diamonds – acres of diamonds, in fact.
The point of the story is that we often dream of fortunes to be made elsewhere. We ought instead to be open to the opportunities that are around us.
So how can you find your acres of diamonds in your own back yard?
- Be open to the possibilities that are around you. Don’t overlook the value of things because you believe you already “know it”
- Look at the familiar in a new way. Are you doing things regularly that you could do better by changing how you do it?
- Learn what people want and then give it to them
Are you one of those who looks for diamonds in faraway places? Is the grass really greener there? Is there an opportunity that has been in front of you all the time but you haven’t recognized it?
