Don’t Underestimate The Power of A Good Story
Here’s a recent one from my own life
Recently, I decided to sell my camera equipment that I had brought to make a few short videos.
I logged onto Facebook marketplace (which is big business where I live in Cape Town, South Africa), and uploaded some photos. I then wrote a short description and clicked publish.
Half an hour later, I was inundated with messages. It was overwhelming. I had no idea that so many people would want this camera. However, as my girlfriend pointed out, it was a crazily cheap price so anyone looking was ready to pounce.
I’m normally good in overwhelming situations but this was too much. I turned off my phone and forgot about it for the rest of the day.
I woke up feeling the same way so I continued to ignore my ever-growing inbox and hoped it would all stop soon.
Earlier that week, I had just come into some money so my girlfriend and I went out to celebrate.
There is a restaurant close to where I live that’s the best in town. We’d never eaten there before because it’s fancy and expensive and we had been saving up for a special occasion.
The restaurant lived up to its name. The meal was delicious and well worth the wait. As we walked to our car…
