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"Two Stories On Perspective"
Story 1: The Butterfly A man found a butterfly cocoon. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to pull its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly emerged easily, but it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly fully expecting that, at any moment, it would unfold its wings and fly away. But that never happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its short life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the well-intentioned man, in his kindness and haste, had not understood was that the struggle required for the butterfly to squeeze through the tiny opening in its cocoon was Nature's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that they would be opened and ready for flight once their owner had fully emerged from its cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our business. If we were allowed to go through our business without obstacles, it would cripple us too. Moreover, most true blessings come in disguise. Even birthday presents come hidden, wrapped in paper and bound with strings. We never really know what we have until we open things up and look inside.
The concepts of help, training, and support in our business do not mean doing it for your downline. And the nature of these concepts evolve and change as your distributors develop into independent leaders. There are three phases in this evolution. In the first, you work together as one -- the new person brings excitement and circle of influence; the sponsor brings knowledge, experience and success stories. In the second, distributor and sponsor contribute equally. The sponsor is present as a resource and guide, as the distributor starts to do it on his own and learn from his own mistakes. The third phase is characterized by independence and cooperation between peers. While Deborah.nu and the upline provide valuable resources and show the way, like the butterfly that needs the pressure of its struggle to emerge from the cocoon, the distributor must take personal responsibility for doing his own work, so as to develop the skills and strength necessary to build his business.
I asked for Strength.... I was given difficulties to make me strong. I asked for Wisdom... I was given problems to solve. I asked for Prosperity... I was given the ability to work.. I asked for Love... I was given troubled people to help. I asked for Favors... I was given opportunities. I received nothing I asked for ... I received everything I needed!
Story 2: Teamwork and the Flight of Geese.
FORMATION FLYING
Flying in a V formation, migrating geese travel thousands of miles with ease and precision. As each bird moves its wings, it creates a lifting draft for the bird following. Formation flying is 70 percent more efficient than flying alone.
[People who share a common direction or purpose and a sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier than people on their own. This synergy is created because a group always has a larger pool of skills and talents than any individual can muster and because it is easier for people to create and preserve high levels of enthusiasm when surrounded by similarly enthusiastic people.]
ACCEPT AND GIVE HELP
When one of the great birds falls out of formation, it feels the increased drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly rejoins the formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front.
[If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed the same way we are going.]
EVERYONE LEADS
At a distance the flock appears to be guided by a single leader. The lead bird does in fact guide the formation. When the lead goose tires however, it rotates back into the formation and another bird flies the point position.
[It pays to take turns doing hard jobs -- with people or with geese. Also you must always look for ways to help others practice/exercise their leadership skills because it is only through grooming others for steadily greater leadership roles that we build our own success and security in the business.]
HONK AND ENCOURAGE
Each flock finds it own rhythm. The pulsating sound of the great wings beating together excites and energizes the whole formation. The geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
[What do we say when we honk from behind? Well done! Great Idea! Thank you! Remember, as your leadership responsibilities grow, the respect and support you give to your own upline will be returned to you multiplied a thousand times by your own group.]
GOOD TIMES OR BAD
When a goose gets sick or injured two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it is able to fly again or it dies. Only then do they set out on their own or with a new flock to continue their journey.
[If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other the same way.]
Work hard, have fun and we will see you on the beaches of the world! Your Deborah.nu Staff
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