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The Guaranteed Formula For Success

Posted on 11 June 2007 by DeanHunt

This morning I read a story about a man called JP Morgan. It is a folk tale about how he paid $25,000 (a lot of money at the time) for the secret to success.

Enjoy:

One day, a man approached JP Morgan, held up an envelope, and said, “Sir, in my hand I hold a guaranteed formula for success, which I will gladly sell to you for $25,000.”

“Sir,” JP Morgan replied, “I do not know what is in the envelope. However, if you show me and I like it, I give you my word as a gentleman that I will pay you what you ask.”

The man agreed to the terms and handed over the envelope. JP Morgan opened it, and extracted a single sheet of paper. He gave it one look and handed the piece of paper back to the gent, pulled out his checkbook, and paid the man the agreed-upon $25,000.

The paper read:

1. Every morning, write a list of the things that need to be done that day.
2. Do them.

3 Comments For This Post

Harry Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 7:43 am
So now what’s the secret to getting the things on the list done everyday?!
DeanHunt Says:
June 11th, 2007 at 10:03 am
haha, good point Harry.

Hopefully these 2 articles will inspire you:

http://retiredat21.com/success-sure-sounds-super-smashing-simple/

http://retiredat21.com/get-off-your-ass/

Dean
Sterling Says:
June 13th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Ummm, #2 is the secret to getting #1 done everyday…

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I will let the author set the scene:

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