Les Brown – Be Creative Part 3 “It’s Not Over”

Its necessary for you to be creative when you’re working on your ideas, that you understand the importance of changing up and readjusting your strategies. Many times we can have a great idea but if you’re not advancing it in the right way and things don’t happen. You become discouraged and think the idea doesn’t work. No that’s not true it’s necessary that we become creative.

I remember when I was in New York walking down the street and a guy approached me and said “hey Mr can I shine your shoes?” and I said “I’m in a hurry I don’t have time.” I kept walking someone else said hey man your shoes look putty let me shine your shoes, I said no I don’t have time; I’m sorry I’m busy. I was walking past and many people solicited people my business and then suddenly a young man stepped in front of me and his excuse me he started counting 97… 98…99.. 100.

He said Sir! I said yes he said come here please. I said what is it? He said today is my birthday and every year just a thank God for another year of life. The 100th person who passes by shoe shine stand I offer them free shoe shine. Would you give me the honors I said why sure; I got up on the shoe shine stand judge and I sat there and he shined my shoes diligently and when I got down I looked at him they were sparkling.

I was walking away and I said thank you and I’ll stop I said excuse me but how much do you usually charge? He said only $2 I said tell you what today’s your birthday here’s five keep it change he said thank you as I was walking away looking in the opposite direction of other people coming he started counting again; 97 98,99, 100.