In San Francisco last week a nice fellow walked up to me and said “Thank you.” I shook his hand and asked why and he then told me that he’d read about me in a book called Get It written by my colleague John Hayes. In the book John had written about the fact that I have a signed, $1 million check taped to the mirror in my closet. It’s a reminder of my economic ability, my earning power, and of the value of my contribution.  Think about it, if you wouldn’t write yourself a $1 million check, why should anyone else?

Anyway, this nice guy named Kirk said “Yeah, I taped a $300,000 check in my mirror, and this year, I’m going to earn $150,000.” Hmmmm. I thanked him for mentioning it and told him I was glad he’d read the book and found the idea helpful. But then later I got to thinking: “He had a $300,000 check taped to his mirror, but I wonder what size the check was in his heart?”

I’ll bet it was $150,000.