Little things can make a big difference.

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Do you love inspiring stories? 

I do and I love sharing them with my immediate circle, when I come across one.

I heard this story while listening to a podcast of one of my favorite motivational speakers, Jay Shetty. It was told by one of the guests on his show, Jim Kwik, who is an expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, brain performance and accelerated learning.

One day, a power plant shut down completely causing all operations to halt. The employees started running around frantically, to figure out ways to resume the plant. 3 hours in and nothing changed. The operations manager then decided to seek outside help and called a local technician, who said it was great timing as he was just around the corner. 

He came in and checked a few electric boards. He identified one particular board to work on, opened it and in a couple of minutes, found a screw and turned it. Like a miracle, the power plant came back on and everyone cheered. The manager was thrilled to see the issue fixed quickly and praised the technician for helping them out in such a short amount of time and bringing them back to normalcy. 

Manager    : Ï can't thank you enough for the timely help and exceptional service. How much would that be?
Technician: That would be 10,000$, Sir.

Manager (shocked): 10,000$ for just being here a few minutes and turning a screw? That's unheard of. Can you please give me an itemized bill for the service?
Technician: Sure, I can.

He pulls out a notebook, scribbles down a few lines and hands it over to the manager. The manager immediately understands, takes out a cheque and writes it for 10,000$. The technician thanks him and leaves.

A snippet of the invoice is below.

Turning the screw                      - 1$
Knowing which screw to turn- 9,999$


Little things can make a big difference. 

When what you think, what you say and what you do are aligned, you experience harmony. 

Do you have an inspiring story to share? :)


Comments

Unknown said…
This is really amazing ...thanks for posting. Looking forward for more of these type.
June 29, 2020 at 5:50 PM
Chaileo said…
Awww, thank you for the encouraging words, Vin!

June 29, 2020 at 6:04 PM
Dhanya said…
A meaningful story that absolutely relates to the current market.
June 29, 2020 at 6:47 PM
Chaileo said…
@Dhanya: Thank you so much for the feedback!
June 29, 2020 at 8:12 PM
HARESH said…
A good learning for all!! An excellent example �� waiting for the next ��
June 29, 2020 at 10:40 PM
Chaileo said…
@Haresh: Thanks for reading and glad you found it as a good example! ;)
June 29, 2020 at 11:28 PM
Ajay said…
Lovely story! 99% of the times the solutions to pressing problems in our life are simple! It’s that 1% which is the realization and execution that is the most difficult!
July 7, 2020 at 6:48 PM
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