A number of years ago, Mom and Dad decided to move from their house to a retirement community. This was a major down-size in space, so our whole family pitched in to help Mom and Dad decide what to keep, what to sell, what to give away, and what to throw away.
My job was to help Dad go through his library of books to determine which ones he wanted to keep. I estimate the number of books was close to 3000!
Because of Dad's health, he was not able to focus so the job was mainly up to me. As I started looking at all of the books, I realized we could take only a fraction of the total, so I came up with a solution.
We would keep only the ones that Dad had personally written in, highlighted, and marked up.
I would open the book, flip the pages, and look for his markings. Almost immediately, I found a book that was really marked up. I started reading the sections where Dad had underlined and made notes, and I realized this book was a source for one of the topics he loved to speak on.
It was like I was holding buried treasure! The genesis of one of Dad's speeches was in my hands!
I closed the book to see what book it was.
The title: Buried Treasure by Rabbi Daniel Lapin.
I had indeed found buried treasure - and Dad had left markers for us to see where his wisdom had come from!
X marks the spot! Looking through all of the books became a treasure hunt.
Question for you:
What buried treasure are you leaving your family?
Idea: What if the books that meant the most to you - the ones that influenced your thinking on success, family, business, and relationships - what if you marked them up and left personal notes for those you love to find?
A note like: "This section on love really makes me appreciate Mary even more." Or, "I am going to share this lesson on leadership with John as he starts his new year in school."
Yes, you can leave buried treasure for those you love.
To help you out, in case you need some books that have buried treasure in them, we are having a Christmas Special: Buried Treasure Book Sale!
Use Coupon Code: BURIEDTREASURE and get 35% off the following Zig Ziglar books:
Go here to see them all!
Born To Win
See You at the Top
Over the Top
Top Performance
Secrets of Closing the Sale
Ziglar on Selling
Zig - the autobiography
Courtship After Marriage
Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World
Conversations with My Dog
Better Than Good
Embrace the Struggle
The One Year Daily Insights
Confessions of a Grieving Christian
Confessions of a Happy Christian
Go here to see them all.
Sale ends Monday, December 12, 2016, at midnight or while supplies last! If we sell out, you missed it -- so don't delay!
You are Born To Win, so go ahead and Live To Win!
Tom Ziglar
P.S. Quote of the Day: Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself. -George Bernard Shaw
P.P.S. Bonus Quote of the Day: You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read. -Charlie Tremendous Jones