May 11

Display of Power – Point of the Week

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CAN I BORROW 25 DOLLARS?… This week I’m gonna switch it up and tell you a story my man Barrie Blue shared with me:

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: Daddy, may I ask you a question?
DAD: Yea sure, what is it?
SON: Daddy, how much do you make an hour?
DAD (angry): That’s none of your business! Why do you ask such a thing?
SON: I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?
DAD: If you must know, I make $50 an hour.
SON: Daddy, can I please borrow $25?
DAD (furious): If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy some silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don’t work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.
The little boy quietly went to his room. The man sat down and started to get angrier – how dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man calmed down and started to think. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $25. The man went to his son’s room.
DAD: Are you asleep, son?
SON: No Daddy, I’m awake.
DAD: I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here is the $25 you asked for.
SON (smiling): Oh, thank you daddy!
Reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money and started to get angry again. The little boy counted his money, and then looked up at his father.
DAD: Why do you want more money if you have some?
SON: Because I didn’t have enough. Daddy, I have $50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his son and begged for forgiveness.

This story is a reminder to spend time with those who love and need you! Your job will find somebody to replace you quickly, but the ones that love you may never find a replacement and don’t want to! Those with “TRUE POWER” know that “NO ONE ON THEIR DEATH BED HAS EVER REGRETTED NOT SPENDING MORE TIME IN THE OFFICE…”

Questions and comments are welcomed here or catch me on twitter @DaymondjohnFubu

Have a great week!

-Daymond

  • http://twitter.com/olivia1978 missolivia1978

    Back in the day people could start businesses without any formal training and perform services by word of mouth. I do believe that hands on experience is better than any book knowledge. Situations and reactions can present themselves different every time, textbook procedures should only be considered when the situation calls for them. No matter how things are written it does not mean that the circumstances will be the same. In some fields people may have gone to school and still do not know what they are doing, but as long as they have a degree they are hired. How many internships are offered at your business throughout the year? Companies usually only wanna use very few people. An intern is a free worker,why not have each person in the company followed by an intern? More production may get done because two heads are better than one. At any rate people nowadays should know that not having a degree hurts because even if you have been answering phones, taking messages and getting coffee for someone you cannot be a secretary without a paper stating you have gone to school to learn such skills.

    I think alot of people may struggle with the idea that they already know how to do certain things so why do they need to “waste” time and go get a degree to officially say they can do what they already know how to do.

  • Tamara

    I also feel that internship and experience is the best teacher in business. I started my first business eight years ago and went through alot of ups and downs..during my down times I took up employment and volunteered within agencies in the same field as my business. This gave me an insight on what mistakes I was making in my own business as well as help build a social network for the future. I also began to take business courses and gained the educational component on my own. In the classroom, due to my experience, I excelled faster than my peers. I was a late bloomer as far as college was concerned…but now I consult companies and foundations who’s employees have multiple degrees but still have no clue or vision on how to advance their organization.

  • Carl wesley

    Knowledge is king! Someone onced asked me would I rather someone give me $10,000 cash up front or have a chance to work under Daymond john and establish a solid relationship?

    Well that was a no brainer! $10,000!! lol j/k

    knowledge king

  • http://www.google.com KrisBelucci

    da best. Keep it going! Thank you

  • http://www.google.com AndrewBoldman

    Hi, good post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for posting.

  • http://www.sonicity.com Electronics

    Great post, thanks for sharing this with me :)

    I look forward to reading your future posts!