Audio Clip from a Recent Event!The Best Lesson I Ever Learned – It Made Me A Millionaire
by Dani Johnson
The worst thing about success is a little bit. This is when you begin to think that you’ve got it all together, all figured out, and don’t need any more help. You move from humble, desperate, and teachable all the way to completely stubborn, pig-headed, and unsuccessfully directing others to do what you don’t even know how to do. This is the worst thing about success!
But the best lesson that I ever learned that made me a millionaire is this:
I had a little bit of success in business which earned me an invitation into a board meeting with a man making a half-a-million dollars a month. I was the only woman in the room and all the other participants were within 5 years of my age.
Everyone was chiming in and talking, when I spoke up and said, “You know, I have a great idea!”
The millionaire slams his hand on the desk and completely humiliates me by saying, “You are so stupid!”
Steam came out of my ears and I know I turned a bright red. At this time, I had issues with men due to my upbringing, and I didn’t need much to be set off.
He asks, “How much money do you make?”
“Well, I’m just getting started.”
“Well, how much money do I make?”
“A half-a-million dollars a month!”
“You know what’s wrong with you 97-percenters?” he continued. “You’re so busy sizing yourself up to people like me in order to prove to yourself that you know something. But you’re so stupid. If I listened to your ideas, I’ll go broke just like you. Your ideas are worth ‘broke.’ My ideas are worth a half-a-million dollars a month. Sit down, shut up, and pay attention. Once your stack is as big as mine, then you can talk to me.”
Would you say that statement was mean, cruel, humiliating and wrong for a leader to speak like that to a young person who was just getting started? Would you have been totally offended by such a statement?
I would say that was the best day of my business career because that day, I learned that if I wanted to succeed I needed to learn from successful people. I learned not to try to size myself up to prove that others don’t know squat and that I know more or that I’m worthy to be in their presence.
This was the best lesson I learned, and using it helped me become a millionaire.
I completely agree. That guy needs to learn how to be nice to people
again, but I can see how a person can become that way, but GOD would
not be that way. We are in a learning experience from the time we are
born until we leave this earth. That is the way GOD planned it and we should follow that no matter how rich or poor we are.
thank you and GOD BLESS
Everett Jester
i really couldnt imagine talking to anybody like that whether he had a valid point or not.he should remember God made all men equal regardless of rich or poor.thank you to hans for your wonderful work may our awsome GOD continue to bless you all. ps come back to england a.s.a.p our country needs spiritual healing like no other
This is one of the best traning calls I have listened to and I have listened to many. Conquering is one also. I am slow in learning but I will make it to the top with your traning. I haven’t been able to come to first steps to success but I sent my son and I have 75% of your CD’s. I Thank you for all you have taught me and God for sending me to you.
Thank you Dani and God Bless
Ernest Tucker
I’m pretty sensitive but being thin skinned won’t get you far in this business. That man shocked you, made an impact, and perhaps was the catalyst that made you the successful business woman that you are today. Things aren’t always as they appear. I’m glad you didn’t take it to heart, but took it to head, and did what you were told! Bravo!!!