Visiting my local Barnes & Noble I discovered a book called "This Glorious Quest" by Colin Pearce. Leafing thru it I found a little story that I quite liked.

Quote: Robin Hood lay dying.

Maid Marion gathered Merry Men to hear his last words and dying wishes.

'Good Friar Tuck', he said. 'Please open yon window that I may gaze one last time upon my beloved Sherwood.

'Sweet Marion, place downy pillow under my shoulder that I may rest thereon.

'Little John, my old friend, hand me my trusted long bow fashioned from springy yew tree.

'Honest Will Scarlet, pass me an arrow crafted of birch, fletched with feathers of King's grey goose.'

As each one quietly and reverently did as asked, Robin Hood gasped hi instructions, 'Now I bid thee, swear an oath on my life'.

'On thy life, old friend', they choked, struggling to hold back their tears.

Or maybe you're more sedate, more low keyed. It doesn't matter.

What matters is that people leave you thinking, "I just met a real person, a genuine human being, a positive honest spirit not trying to trick me to do anything."

All Hype Masters are missing boat when they try to take you where they want you to go. Whatever they build won't last.

Get real. Be honest. Tell your story and listen. Care.

You'll build a business. A real one with real people. And have fun doing it.

Play with dog on floor. Stand up blocks with kids. Share your past, tell your story. Listen!