Parable of the Pencil
The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him
into the box.
“There are 5 things you need to know", he told the pencil,
"before I send you out into the world. Always remember them
and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can
be.”
ONE: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in Someone’s hand.- Giving yourself to be Mentored.

TWO: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you’ll need it to become a better pencil.- Seemingly hard challenges; but training in disguise.
THREE: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make.- Looking away from past errors into new chapters of your life.
FOUR: The most important part of you will always be what’s
inside.- The Gift/Talent deposited on your inside is the only thing that will make you stand out in the crowd.
AND FIVE: On every surface you are used on, you must leave
your mark at it's best. No matter what the condition, you must continue
to write.- Stoop for nothing less than excellence in everything you do no matter what.
The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went
into the box with purpose in its heart.
Have a mentor/mentors, see challenges as trainings in disguise, look away from your errors, bring out the deposit of Gold from your inside(your talent) and put in your best in all that you do.
Be the best version of you for you and for others.
Be Inspired.
Emmanuel Umukoro
CEO, HALLMARKS.