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Know the Story of the Starfish?

I heard this simple, yet profound, story on a matter of perspective in making a difference the other day … and would like to share it:

Mike Schoultz
2 min readDec 10, 2020

Once upon a time, there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he started his work.

One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. As a result, he walked faster to catch up with this individual.

As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that so a young man and he was not dancing after all. He was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects and throwing them into the ocean.

As he approached, he called out “Good morning. May I ask what it is that you are doing?”

The young man paused, looked up, and…

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Mike Schoultz
Mike Schoultz

Written by Mike Schoultz

Mike Schoultz writes about improving the performance of business. Bookmark his blog for stories and articles. www.digitalsparkmarketing.com

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