Turning Liabilities Into Assets By Zig Ziglar

A group of villagers in the Orient decided that a towering hill with a bamboo thicket on top had to be leveled so the ground could be used for farming purposes. That same hill in the United States would have required the aid of giant earthmoving equipment to level the ground, but the Oriental mind didn’t see things quite that way.

Thousands of people who lived in the immediate area got together and started removing the hill basket by basket of dirt. They handed down the baskets from top to bottom, and in some cases the lines were 2 miles long. For many days it seemed as though nothing was happening; the hill was not disappearing. But over time, due to incredible teamwork and the commitment of thousands of people, the hill was leveled to a beautiful, flat farming area.

By their example, the Orientals demonstrated that when we are confronted with seemingly impossible tasks, if we break them down into small segments—or one basket at a time—we can literally accomplish the impossible and move mountains. The villagers took a liability and turned it into an asset. Think about it.

Examine your liabilities—maybe you can convert them to assets, even if it’s just a basket at a time.

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