----- Original Message ----- From: "MountainWings" <[email protected]> To: "Cynthia Gropman" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:10 AM Subject: MountainWings:Thursday - Sweet Facts
> ------------------------------------------------- > MountainWings A MountainWings Moment > #1010 Wings Over The Mountains of Life > ------------------------------------------------- > > Sweet Facts > ============ > > Do you know what the number one candy in America is? > > What sells the most? > > What package of confectionary delight satisfies the sweet tooth > of more Americans than any other? > > You probably don't know. > > This is just one of those interesting facts that I will throw in > from time to time. You never know what to expect from > MountainWings. If you did, you wouldn't get that little boost > every day. > > Remember, an Eagle never has the same air under its wings. > So it is with life, there is something different each day. > > So it is with MountainWings. > > So what is the number one candy in the U.S.? > > I would have said Mr. Goodbars if you had asked me before I knew > the answer. I like Mr. Goodbars. They are full of fat and > sugar, which are not very healthy, but I like them anyway. > > Does that sound familiar to you? > > Does that sound like you? > > Liking something that you know is not good for you. > > You probably think Snickers or some other candy bar is number > one. > > No. Actually, it's not a candy bar at all. > > It's M&M's. M&M's are the number one selling candy in America. > > "So what," you say, > > "What's it to me if M&M's are the number one candy?" > > You can often learn a lesson from number one. > Number one more often than not has done something right, > something very right. No matter what the business, > number one's have found and adhered to sound principles. > > So what did M&M do? > > They solved a need. > > The rumor is that M&M's were developed so that soldiers could > eat candy without getting their hands sticky. Soldiers weren't > the only ones who needed to keep their hands clean while eating > candy. Your hands can get awful messy eating a Mr. Goodbar on a > warm day. You know the slogan, > > "Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand." > You don't get messy hands with M&M's. > > You would have thought that the best tasting candy would have > been number one. No, it's the candy that doesn't mess up your > hands. > > M&M's are the only candy on the Presidential Jet, Air Force One. > The number one man in the country eats the number one candy. > > The business principle is this: > Fill a genuine need and people will buy your product. > Every problem has inherent within it a product that provides a > solution. Even religion is like that. > It promises to solve problems. > > If you are in business or wish to be, learn to look at the > problems of life as potential best selling products. All you > have to do is identify the solution and figure out how to > package it. > > There are greater problems in life than sticky fingers. You may > have the answer to one of them that is a potential top seller. > > Now isn't that a sweet thought? > > ~A MountainWings Original~ > > > Thank you for inviting MountainWings in your mailbox. > See you tomorrow. > > Forward this issue to a friend or send them the link below: > http://www.mountainwings.com/past/1010.htm > > **************************************************************** > www.MountainWings.com "Wings Over The Mountains of Life" > To: Subscribe, Un-Subscribe, Get a Book, T-Shirt, Rate Issues, > Tell Friends about MountainWings, Read Past Issues, Donations, > Submit a MountainWings Moment or Prayer Request, Set homepage to > Daily issue in larger type Go To: http://www.mountainwings.com > Click to unsubscribe: http://www.mountainwings.com/remove.html > **************************************************************** > MountainWings, POBox 43725, 120 Selig Dr., Atlanta, GA 30336 USA > You are subscribed as: [email protected] > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
