You Should Have Come Earlier!
A while back I learned an important lesson at the
I couldn't believe it. When we got to the gate, three attendants were working at the counter. As we got closer to the counter -- breathing heavy due to our track and field sprint effort to get there on time -- I heard one of the flight attendants say, "Here they come." I smiled with a sigh of relief because I knew they were expecting us. However, when I got to the counter, one of the flight attendants looked at me with a smile, walked right over to the boarding gate, and closed it. She came back and said these words that have been ringing in my ears ever since: "YOU SHOULD HAVE COME EARLIER."
"How could she say that?" I asked myself. "Doesn't she know who I am? I am Jerry "DRhino"
After I realized that she didn't know or even care who I was, I thought I would try to pull a little status on her, so I said, "I travel over 100,000 miles per year with your airline and I'm an Executive Platinum Member. I'm taking the kids to Disney World. The plane is still here. Can you just let us on so we can go and enjoy sunny
All three of the attendants stopped what they were doing and looked at me as if they were practicing for a synchronized swimming event. And then one of the attendants said, "You're Executive Platinum? That's good, but YOU SHOULD HAVE COME EARLIER." She didn't have any sense of empathy... No sympathy... No pity... As I walked away like a whipped puppy dog with its tail between its legs, the lady's comment kept coming up in my head, "YOU SHOULD HAVE COME EARLIER."
As I walked to the ticket counter to check-in for another flight, I tried to get mad at the agent because I felt like blaming someone. But the expression "YOU SHOULD HAVE COME EARLIER" came to me. Every time I tried to forget about it, the expression "YOU SHOULD HAVE COME EARLIER" kept popping in my mind.
The kids and I sat down at a TGIF restaurant to have breakfast while we waited for the next flight. Once seated, I took out my laptop and wrote so I could get these emotions off of my mind. Hence, this Rhino Tip was created.
What's the point of this story and what does it have to do with your business or life? Good question.
Think of all the people in our society who, at the age of 65, get to the gate, only to have someone close it on them. These people were expecting to take a trip to the
The bottom line is that they should have thought about their family's future earlier. They should have prepared better. They should have taken care of things early on instead of waiting until the last minute. They should have read more empowering books. They should have listened to more uplifting tape programs. They should have attended more life changing seminars. They should have committed to CANI (Constant And Never-ending Improvement). That's right; THEY SHOULD HAVE COME EARLIER.
Don't let this happen to you. You have the ability -- through the power of Network Marketing -- to set yourself and your family up for life. Stay focused on your networking opportunity and commit to doing the simple disciplines that will yield you super success. You have time to prepare yourself if you DO IT NOW.
Don't miss your flight to The Land of Paradise. Your layover may be a lot longer than the three hours we spent waiting.
Go, Go, Go!!!
Jerry "DRhino" Clark