YTB and Sam's House

Sam was an elderly carpenter ready to retire after working 36 years for the same contractor. He told his employer that he was going to leave the house building business and live a more leisure life with his wife while enjoying his children and grandchildren. Sam knew he would miss the paycheck, but he felt the need to retire. If they adjusted their spending habits they could get by.

His boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked Sam if he would be willing to build just one more house as a personal favor. Sam reluctantly said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was just not in his work.

He resorted to shoddy workmanship and even used inferior materials. It really was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When Sam finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed him the front-door key. "This is your house," he said, "My gift to you."Imagine Sam’s shock!

What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he knew that he had not built too well.

Unfortunately, this is the way it is with most of us. We build our lives in a distracted way,reacting rather than acting, willing to put out less than our best. We do not give our best efforts when it comes to our jobs or our YTB businesses. We are given the opportunity to excel and secure our future, but we do not take advantage of the opportunity.

Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and too late we find that we are now living in the house we have built.

If we had realized, we would have done it differently. Of course!

Think of yourself as Sam. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one more day, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.

I have read, "Life is a do-it-yourself project.

Who could say it more clearly? Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

The success, or lack of success, of your YTB business today is the result of your attitudes and the choices you made in the past. What are you choosing to do about the foundation for your future with YTB?

You have the opportunity. You have all the tools you need.

But do you even go into your own back office to explore what you have available to you there? Do you get lost in your search engine and click on every link you see to find out what other opportunities are there for you? Do you treat your business as a business? Have you decided to make money instead making excuses? Are you ready to take action?

I hope that you decide to answer YES to the questions TODAY!