I like bananas any way you want to fix them: banana splits, banana sandwiches, bananas on my cereal, and of course, a banana by itself. Once I even ate a banana dipped in chocolate. Mmm! Mmm!
But before I can eat a banana, I have some business to take care of—I have to lose the peel. A banana peel is actually a double problem: it tastes bad, and if you step on it, you will slip and fall. Everybody knows that. The banana peel has become our metaphor for danger underfoot.
So with two of the three things I know about bananas being bad, when I see a banana why do I first think about how good it will taste? Why don't I dwell on the two negatives instead of the one positive? It is because I know that if I handle the banana correctly by removing the peel (including the strings, I hate those), and properly dispose of it, I will have a pleasing and healthy result.
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HUDDLE TIME
Stop Selling, Start Teaching
If you are not yet receiving the sort of referrals you want from your BNI chapter, chances are you are making one of the most common mistakes that new BNI members (in every country) make. During the 60-second commercials, too many members try to sell their products and services to fellow chapter members.
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