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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 520190" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>This is pretty long but worth the read!</p><p></p><p>Masterminding at the Barber Shop</p><p></p><p>The father was a third generation barber in a small</p><p>community in the Mid-west. The shop had been handed</p><p>down from his grandfather, to his father, and was not</p><p>only a barbershop but more of a community center.</p><p></p><p>Here you could not only get your hair cut, but could</p><p>enjoy coffee and donuts and spend time with your</p><p>neighbors sharing the news of farms and families. The</p><p>shop had grown to include 10 stylists who cut all the</p><p>men's hair and all the women's hair in the community.</p><p></p><p>The owner's son came home from graduate school over</p><p>spring break to find his father depressed and</p><p>reclusive. Finally getting his father to share what</p><p>the problem was, the father confided that there was a</p><p>new, national chain that had been moving across the</p><p>country, bringing in cheap hair salons into all of the</p><p>different communities and driving everyone out of</p><p>business.</p><p></p><p>Even though the community had loved all of the work</p><p>that he had done - the perms and the haircuts and the</p><p>styles over the years - right down the street opened</p><p>up this new national chain. It offered six dollar</p><p>haircuts. Person after person had left to go to the</p><p>new low cost shop, the father told his son,</p><p></p><p>"There is absolutely NO way I can compete with $6.00</p><p>haircuts. So much of my clientele has now gone to the</p><p>new shop that I have no choice but to close our shop.</p><p>After three generations, we are going bankrupt. I</p><p>can't pay the barbers or the overhead anymore," he</p><p>despondently said with his hands covering his face so</p><p>his son would not see the tears rolling out of his</p><p>eyes. The son said,</p><p></p><p>"You know, this last semester I took a 'science of</p><p>success' program that was offered for extra credit in</p><p>my marketing class. One thing I learned was something</p><p>that Einstein said:</p><p></p><p>"To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard</p><p>old problems from a new angle, requires creative</p><p>imagination." Albert Einstein</p><p></p><p>"So, Dad, we have to find another way to think about</p><p>this. We've got to find another way to see this.</p><p>Another one of the strategies I learned may help us."</p><p></p><p>So the son left the room and brought back a notebook</p><p>and a pen. He told the Dad about "Masterminding," a</p><p>strategy introduced in the 1930's by Napoleon Hill who</p><p>had been commissioned by Andrew Carnegie to study the</p><p>patterns of extremely successful people.</p><p></p><p>"Here's what we do. We let ourselves think of any idea</p><p>that comes to mind and we write it down. No editing.</p><p>We get a flow of ideas for 15 to 20 minutes and try to</p><p>get as many as possible. No idea is off limits. Let's</p><p>go." The father said,</p><p></p><p>"Well, the only idea I've got is to close the shop!"</p><p>The son said,</p><p></p><p>"Well, you're right that IS an idea." And he wrote it</p><p>down as Idea No. 1. Then the son said,</p><p></p><p>"Ok, let's keep going."</p><p></p><p>Before long the son and the father started getting a</p><p>flow of ideas and writing down every one of them, even</p><p>every crazy thing that came to mind. When they</p><p>finished, one of the ideas absolutely jumped off the</p><p>page and they looked at each other in astonishment and</p><p>said,</p><p></p><p>"This just might work!"</p><p></p><p>The son left the next day to go back to college. The</p><p>father implemented the idea. Within 6 weeks, not only</p><p>had his drop in clientele completely returned, but the</p><p>number of customers was now 11% higher than ever in</p><p>the history of the shop. Do you know what the idea was</p><p>that turned sure failure into a new course of</p><p>increasing success? The idea was, to place a BIG sign</p><p>on top of the shop that read,</p><p></p><p>"WE FIX SIX DOLLAR HAIRCUTS!!"</p><p></p><p>Any time we think we have a BIG problem that can't be</p><p>solved, THAT THOUGHT is the problem.</p><p></p><p>Learning to think in a new way brings Freedom and</p><p>Power.</p><p></p><p>~ Author Unknown ~</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 520190, member: 34"] This is pretty long but worth the read! Masterminding at the Barber Shop The father was a third generation barber in a small community in the Mid-west. The shop had been handed down from his grandfather, to his father, and was not only a barbershop but more of a community center. Here you could not only get your hair cut, but could enjoy coffee and donuts and spend time with your neighbors sharing the news of farms and families. The shop had grown to include 10 stylists who cut all the men's hair and all the women's hair in the community. The owner's son came home from graduate school over spring break to find his father depressed and reclusive. Finally getting his father to share what the problem was, the father confided that there was a new, national chain that had been moving across the country, bringing in cheap hair salons into all of the different communities and driving everyone out of business. Even though the community had loved all of the work that he had done - the perms and the haircuts and the styles over the years - right down the street opened up this new national chain. It offered six dollar haircuts. Person after person had left to go to the new low cost shop, the father told his son, "There is absolutely NO way I can compete with $6.00 haircuts. So much of my clientele has now gone to the new shop that I have no choice but to close our shop. After three generations, we are going bankrupt. I can't pay the barbers or the overhead anymore," he despondently said with his hands covering his face so his son would not see the tears rolling out of his eyes. The son said, "You know, this last semester I took a 'science of success' program that was offered for extra credit in my marketing class. One thing I learned was something that Einstein said: "To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination." Albert Einstein "So, Dad, we have to find another way to think about this. We've got to find another way to see this. Another one of the strategies I learned may help us." So the son left the room and brought back a notebook and a pen. He told the Dad about "Masterminding," a strategy introduced in the 1930's by Napoleon Hill who had been commissioned by Andrew Carnegie to study the patterns of extremely successful people. "Here's what we do. We let ourselves think of any idea that comes to mind and we write it down. No editing. We get a flow of ideas for 15 to 20 minutes and try to get as many as possible. No idea is off limits. Let's go." The father said, "Well, the only idea I've got is to close the shop!" The son said, "Well, you're right that IS an idea." And he wrote it down as Idea No. 1. Then the son said, "Ok, let's keep going." Before long the son and the father started getting a flow of ideas and writing down every one of them, even every crazy thing that came to mind. When they finished, one of the ideas absolutely jumped off the page and they looked at each other in astonishment and said, "This just might work!" The son left the next day to go back to college. The father implemented the idea. Within 6 weeks, not only had his drop in clientele completely returned, but the number of customers was now 11% higher than ever in the history of the shop. Do you know what the idea was that turned sure failure into a new course of increasing success? The idea was, to place a BIG sign on top of the shop that read, "WE FIX SIX DOLLAR HAIRCUTS!!" Any time we think we have a BIG problem that can't be solved, THAT THOUGHT is the problem. Learning to think in a new way brings Freedom and Power. ~ Author Unknown ~ [/QUOTE]
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