Motivational Stories

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

People often wonder, "Why some people have such great friends & manage to keep them?

"If you manage to apply the following in your life, the same could work for you:

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.

One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?

"Hold on a minute, " Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."

There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village. As he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite a few big fish.

Buddha was seated among his disciples one morning when a man approached the gathering. "God doesn't exist, does he?" he asked.

"No, God doesn't exist," Buddha answered.

After lunch, another man appeared. "God exists, doesn't he?" he asked.

"Yes, God exists," Buddha answered.

Late in the day, a third man asked Buddha, “Does God exist? I wonder.”

Buddha's response was, "You must decide for yourself."

"Master, this is absurd," said one of the disciples, "How can you give three different answers to the same question?"