A story of two shoe salesmen.

A story of two shoe salesmen.

Have you heard the story of the two shoe salesmen? One set new company records month after month, won awards, trips, and bonuses. He was happy and enthusiastic. The other hardly made a living. Same product. Same prices. Same offers. What was the difference? The...
A story about acorns and oaks

A story about acorns and oaks

You are ten times BIGGER than you think This story illustrates ways in which you are ten times better than you think. You are a whole lot bigger. In many cases, up to ten times bigger. If you are anything like the man in this story, you might be 500 times bigger. I...
A story about a fat toad’s big dreams

A story about a fat toad’s big dreams

Big dreams are exciting.The idea of dreaming big dreams hit its high-water mark in the 70s and 80s. They were times that proved little, ordinary, low-born people and ideas could be wildly successful. We saw the emergence of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, the Macintosh,...
A story about being a good listener

A story about being a good listener

‘And the award for Best Listener goes to Christine Pearce!’ The whole church clapped and cheered. It was a quasi-awards night at the end of the year and people were being awarded for outstanding contributions to the members. Half the cheering was because people...
A story about finishing the race

A story about finishing the race

I’m grateful. Lots of you have written in to say you appreciated the idea about asking your team or family about how you can be a better person. It’s certainly a clue about how to finish well. However one unhappy camper wrote: Thanks a lot Mr Colin Pearce, Last...