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About this Book
We all desire to be successful at our jobs. The
problem is, there seems to be a set of unwritten rules that successful
people know and others don’t. Now these mysterious rules are revealed.
The Merchant is a life-changing story that delivers the five
simple principles one needs to put to use in order to excel on the job.
This entertaining parable is set in beautiful Natchez, Mississippi
during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It teaches the reader how to
plant the seeds of on-the-job-success in their own lives.
The reader will learn how to: open doors of
opportunity, energize his or her workplace, become more effective at
work, gain other’s respect, maximize his or her potential, enjoy his or
her time on the job more.
Five
seeds you can plant for a better future
Seed #1: Excel first, reap later.
—If you do more than you are paid to do,
eventually you’ll be paid more for what you do.
Seed #2: Treat others as you wish to be treated.
—Things were created to be used and people were created to be loved,
but most often we love things and use people.
Seed #3: Work with a sense of urgency.
—Time is money.
Seed #4: Be the solution, not the problem.
—One person’s problem is another person’s opportunity to shine.
Seed #5: Never say “It’s not my job.”
—Help out when and where you are needed.
Table of Contents
1. Sam Wishes His Mom a Happy Birthday
2. The Great Depression Threatens
Sam’s Job
3. Sam Learns of the Seeds of Success
Seed of Success #1
4. Sam Plants the First Seed of Success
5. Sam Learns the Second Seed of Success
Seed of Success #2
6. Sam Applies the Second Seed of Success
7. Sam’s Good Deed Does Not Go Unrewarded
8. Me, Myself, and I, Inc.
Seed of Success #3
9. Sam Delivers on Time 5
10. Sam and Carly’s First Date
11. Of Lieutenants and Solutions
Seed of Success #4
12. Sam Keeps on Trucking |
