It's Your 5 Minutes

It's Your 5 Minutes


I love the story about the man who went to a job interview...and said nothing.

A man walks in to a CEO's office, introduced himself and sat down. The CEO stated that he was a very busy man. Every time he interviewed someone, he said the same thing. "You have 5 minutes, use them how ever you want to convince me you are the right person for the job." "Your 5 minutes start...now."

The man just sat there with a pleasant look on his face. He did not say a word. A minute went by. Then another. And then a third. Finally, the CEO could not help himself. "What are you doing?", he asked. "You only have 5 minutes and you have not said a word?"

The man politely said with a smile, "They are my 5 minutes and this is how I chose to use them."

The CEO smiled, put down the report in his hand and said to the man, "So, tell me about yourself."

I do not know the rest of the story, but I can almost guarantee the man got the job.

No one controls your time, unless you let them. No one controls your outcome, unless you let them.

How are you going to spend your next 5 minutes!