A group of very smart students were asked to make a list of what they considered to be the contemporary Seven Wonders of the World.
After much discussion and disagreement, the students were asked to write down their individual choices and pass them to the front of the room.
Once the papers were collected the teacher tallied up the list and wrote on the board the responses that had gotten the most votes:
1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Stonehenge
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter’s Basilica
7. China’s Great Wall
Everyone was excited about the list, except for one student who was sitting in the back of the classroom and who remained extremely quiet. She hadn’t even turned in a paper.
The teacher asked, “Are you having trouble with your list?”
The girl quietly answered, “Yes, I am having a little trouble—I couldn’t quite make up my mind because there were so many great wonders!”
The teacher said, “Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help.”
The girl hesitated, but then slowly and quietly began to read her version of the Seven Wonders of the World:
1. To see
2. To hear
3. To touch
4. To taste
5. To feel
6. To laugh
7. To love
Lead From Within: The seven wonders of the world may be places on our list—places we want to visit, places where we see beauty or greatness. But if you really think about it, what are the seven wonders in your life and leadership? Which ones of them make the biggest difference? How can you make them matter even more?
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Of Lolly’s many awards and accolades, Lolly was designated a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc. magazine. Huffington Post honored Lolly with the title of The Most Inspiring Woman in the World. Her writing has appeared in HBR, Inc.com, Fast Company (Ask The Expert), Huffington Post, and Psychology Today, and others. Her newest book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness has become a national bestseller.
Sunil Jogdeo
25. Nov, 2014
Real wonders ! Truly sweet write up. Thank you for reminding wonders we possess with us.
lollydaskal
25. Nov, 2014
Yes Sunil, Sweet reminders, but truths that truly matter.
Lolly
LaRae Quy
25. Nov, 2014
What a beautiful illustration, Lolly!
Thanks so much for sharing. A great reminder that we are surrounded by many wonders of beauty, kindness, and graciousness.
And a great reminder to tell you that I am very grateful for you, Lolly, and thankful that our lives have crossed paths.
Garren Fagaragan
25. Nov, 2014
aloha Lolly…
as LaRae stated, what a beautiful illustration.
Truths that truly matter. Yes.
I am too reminded of these beautiful truths and I am grateful.
Thank you bringing this to us today.
Panteli Tritchew
25. Nov, 2014
Lovely…
Lovely…
Lovely…
lollydaskal
28. Nov, 2014
thank you
Thank You
THANK YOU.
Rehan Uddin
26. Nov, 2014
Lolly Apu Thank you for excellent exalt and sustainable post. This post remember to us modern view.
Daymond Lopez
26. Nov, 2014
Awesome!
We use to complain a lot and don’t realize how blessed we are.
Anisa Menza
29. Nov, 2014
Lolly you are lovely and you sharing about the seven wonders just fantastic.
You have made my day.
I have stopped thinking of the wonders outside and appreciating the wonders within thank you sooooooomuch!
Ana
26. Nov, 2014
Wonderful reminder of our blessings as we enter into the Christmas season.
Beverly Kennedy
29. Nov, 2014
Beautiful and insightful. Simple and yet so uniquely powerful. Thank you!
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30. Nov, 2014
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more attention. I’ll probably be back again to read more, thanks for the info!
Russell
02. Dec, 2014
My seven. It took more than one work to capture/describe a wonder.
To think, to decide, to choose
To give and to share
To mentor, to support, to befriend, to care, to include
To dream, to pursue, to fail, to pursue again, to succeed
To learn, to discover, to marvel, to be awed
To find happiness, even if sometimes fleeting
To be
ante
24. Nov, 2015
I would add only freedom based on love and truth.
Garry Samuels
03. Dec, 2014
I’m always happy to share your content (under @HR_Aspects_Mag) but, more than ever, this was an excellent, thought-provoking piece.
Maria Pescaru
27. Jan, 2015
Good lesson,thanx!Have nice day!Un saludo ,Maria
Dave Shank
22. Apr, 2015
The most Wonderful Things in our lives are so often the one’s we take for granted. We all are so blessed! Thank you so much for this Beautiful post.
True wonders are best expressed from the heart.
Have a Spectacular Day!
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03. Jun, 2015
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Dawood Chishti
28. Jul, 2015
Love matters the most both in life and leadership.
Love lives love!
Dawood Chishti
28. Jul, 2015
Love reside with love.
Dawood Chishti
28. Jul, 2015
Love breeds love.
Ayodele stephen
07. Nov, 2015
Nice one
Ayinde Oalekan
17. Mar, 2016
How we get so carried away with the things around us that we forget that the things that matter the most in this World takes root within us.
It is indeed a wonder to sleep and wake up each day because everyday itself is a day never seen in history before so today is the first Wonder of the World because today never existed before. How Wonderful!
Worku Lemma
14. May, 2016
Lolly; it is best thing that I read this Saturday morning, May 14th, 2016 just before leaving office from my half- day work. God bless you.
Binoy
26. Aug, 2016
Wah, so simple but very powerful thought. Thank you Lolly for bringing this up. I’m an avid reader of your blogs, must say you are well informed and well researched.
It’s a learning pleasure to connect with your blogs.
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