| Okay, so you've lost the "big one" - the
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| | It looked like another dead-end.Did this
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| deal that was supposed to put you over
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| | stop Soichiro? No. He decided to start
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| the top. The one that was supposed to
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| | making his own small engines. However,
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| catapult your career to a new level,
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| | there was one small problem - he had no
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| separate you from your peers, assure that
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| | money! So he wrote letters to bicycle
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| you got that promotion or maybe even pay
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| | shop owners throughout Japan, explaining
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| off your mortgage. Now what?When the rug
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| | his idea to make motorbikes and asking
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| gets pulled out from under you, the usual
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| | them to invest. With the money that a
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| reaction is shock and disbelief. After
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| | few of them invested, he started
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| all, you have been working on this
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| | manufacturing his own engines and
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| project for what seems like forever and
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| | motorbikes. The first motorbikes he made
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| thought everything was perfect. Then,
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| | were too big and bulky and very few
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| unanticipated forces suddenly
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| | Japanese bought them. Was this another
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| materialized and torpedoed your success.
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| | dead end?No. Soichiro listened to the
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| The next thing you feel is anger. Then
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| | feedback and adjusted accordingly. This
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| come depression and disillusionment.The
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| | is what creative persistence is all
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| real challenge comes after you cycle
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| | about. Soichiro changed his approach.
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| through these emotions. You need to
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| | He stripped his motorbike down and made
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| decide your next step. What you do from
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| | it much lighter. The new design won the
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| here will determine whether you are able
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| | Emperor's Award. In time, this little
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| to bounce back or spiral downward into
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| | motorbike captured 60% of the Japanese
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| more failure and more depression. The
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| | market and Soichiro began exporting them
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| decisions you make from here are
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| | to Taiwan. In 1948, Soichiro established
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| critical.Now is the time to make these
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| | the Honda Motor Company, which is one of
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| three critical decisions: (1) What to
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| | the biggest manufacturers of cars and
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| focus on; (2) what to believe; and (3)
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| | motorcycles in the world today.What can
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| What to expect - from this point
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| | you learn from Soichiro Honda? True
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| forward.CHOOSE YOUR FOCUSOne of the most
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| | survivors know the difference between
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| profound and liberating truths discovered
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| | blind persistence and creative
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| by behavioral scientists and
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| | persistence. What if you say, "But I'm
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| psychiatrists in recent years is that you
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| | not a very creative person. I'm out of
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| can choose what you focus on - no matter
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| | ideas." Take comfort - there is no
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| what is going on in the world around you.
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| | reason to reinvent the wheel. Find
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| Here's an example. Most people don't
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| | people who are already succeeding at what
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| know that Walt Disney suffered a great
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| | you want to do and learn their secrets.
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| business defeat early in his career.
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| | Read books and articles about the legends
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| While living and working out of his
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| | in your industry. Get into the minds of
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| uncle's garage, Walt Disney had created a
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| | these icons. There is no excuse for
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| cartoon character called "Oswald the
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| | blindly stumbling in the dark to find
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| Lucky Rabbit" and signed a contract with
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| | your way. Find and follow the path of
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| Universal Studios to create animated
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| | those who have gone before you. If there
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| short films about the little fury critter
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| | is a method or system to their success,
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| that would be shown before the main
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| | then it is capable of being learned. If
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| feature film at theaters. The short
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| | it is capable of being learned, then it
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| films enjoyed great success, but in his
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| | is capable of being duplicated. Study
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| youth and naivete, Walt did not realize
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| | it. Duplicate it. Then improve upon
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| that he had signed away the rights to the
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| | it.CHOOSE YOUR BELIEFS AND
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| character. When his contract came up for
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| | EXPECTATIONSThe decisions you make from
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| renewal, Universal Studios refused to
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| | here are largely dependant on your
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| renew the contract and announced that it
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| | expectations of the world and of
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| owned the exclusive rights to produce
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| | yourself. What you are expecting today
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| films using "Oswald The Lucky Rabbit."
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| | determines whether you will or will not
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| Walt was devastated.Starting over from
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| | be able to see the possibilities all
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| scratch, Walt desperately needed to come
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| | around you. Those who survive and
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| up with a new character. The garage he
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| | prosper in the midst of adversity are
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| was living in was infested with rats and
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| | able to see and hear opportunities that
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| mice. Instead of sulking in his misery,
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| | no one else can. But how do they do
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| instead of turning bitter, instead of
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| | it?Psychologists and behavioral
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| filing a lawsuit, Walt focused on what he
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| | scientists have long-known that we tend
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| had left - his gifts, talents and
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| | to see what we're expecting to see and
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| abilities - and his incredible
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| | filter out what we're not expecting to
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| imagination. Drawing inspiration from
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| | see. For example, if you are looking for
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| his miserable surroundings, Walt created
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| | the red copy of The Adventures of
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| a cute little mouse character that he
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| | Huckleberry Finn,you are not likely to
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| named "Mickey Mouse." And the rest, as
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| | see the bluecopy of The Adventures of
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| they say, is history!What can you do when
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| | Huckleberry Finnsitting right there on
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| someone or something has pulled the rug
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| | the bookshelf in front of you. Why?
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| out from under you?- First, don't look
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| | Your mind creates a model of the universe
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| backward at what "could have
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| | based on your expectations and you tend
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| been."- Second, don't dwell on your anger
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| | to make decisions based on that model.
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| or it will consume all of the creative
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| | What you are expecting literally
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| energy and brain cells. These are the
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| | determines what you can and cannot see.
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| same brain cells that you will need to
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| | It follows logically, that if you can
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| come up with your next move.- Third,
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| | learn to choose your expectations, you
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| avoid litigation if at all possible. The
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| | will literally determine what you can and
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| only people who get rich in litigation
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| | cannot see.So what should you choose to
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| are the attorneys.- Fourth, focus on the
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| | expect from this point forward? First,
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| gifts, talents and resources you have
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| | make a decision to write the final
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| left.- Fifth, make a firm commitment to
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| | chapter in the book of your life. It is
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| start over from where you are.Remember,
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| | your life - after all! Don't let someone
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| "they" may take away your office, your
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| | else write it for you. If you expect
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| status, and your income. But they can't
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| | that you will have the final say, you
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| take away your determination to succeed,
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| | brain cells will literally open up and
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| your inherent abilities, your
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| | you will be able to see opportunities you
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| intelligence or your creativity. These
| |
| | never saw before.Three days after Lance
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| are the very things that have brought you
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| | Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer, he
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| all of your past successes. These gifts,
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| | boldly declared, "I want you all to know
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| talents and abilities haven't gone
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| | that I intend to beat this disease, and
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| anywhere. Wherever you go, they are
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| | further, I intend to ride again as a
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| still with you!CHOOSE CREATIVE, NOT BLIND
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| | professional cyclist." Was he a prophet?
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| PERSISTENCEPersistence in pursuit of your
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| | Did he receive a message in a dream?
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| goal is a good thing - as long as it's
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| | Did he know something the rest of the
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| the right kind of persistence. Blind
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| | world didn't? The answer is - none of
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| persistence is lunacy! Creative
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| | the above. He simply made a conscious,
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| persistence is genius. Persevering
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| | deliberate choice to believe. This
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| against the odds doesn't mean blindly
| |
| | belief is what drove his expectations.
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| ignoring the road signs. If something
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| | He expected to make a come-back because
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| isn't working, change it.Soichiro Honda
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| | he truly believed he could make a
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| is a classic example of creative
| |
| | come-back - and he did. His beliefs and
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| persistence in action. In 1945, Soichiro
| |
| | expectations allowed him to see
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| was making piston rings at a small plant
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| | possibilities that others could not see.
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| in Japan. The plant was destroyed by a
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| | Likewise, your beliefs and expectations
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| U.S. air raid along with most of the city
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| | literally determine whether or not you
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| it was in. But Soichiro was a survivor.
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| | will be able to see the possibilities
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| He chose where to put his focus. He
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| | that exist all around you from this point
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| collected the metal from left over
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| | forward.Take active, conscious control of
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| military vehicles and airplanes and moved
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| | your focus, your beliefs and expectations
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| to a new city to open a small factory and
| |
| | and you will take control of your fate
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| continued production on a small scale.
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| | and your destiny. These are the three
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| The end of the war brought an end to his
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| | most critical choices you can
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| piston ring production business. Even
| |
| | make.Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.
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| though he survived the war, he could not
| |
| | Daniel R. Castro, author of Critical
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| survive the end of the war.At the end of
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| | Choices That Change Lives: How Heroes
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| World War II, Tokyo and most industrial
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| | Turn Tragedy Into Triumph. To download
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| cities had been destroyed. Gasoline was
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| | the first two chapters free, go to the
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| rationed and sometimes impossible to
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| | principles that heroes have been
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| find, so he came up with an idea. In
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| | following for thousands of years to turn
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| 1946, he took regular bicycles and
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| | tragedy into triumph. Dan Castro is an
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| installed small, military surplus engines
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| | attorney who spent nine years studying
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| on them and started selling them. But he
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| | the patterns of people whose critical
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| soon ran out of military surplus engines.
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| | choices turned them into heroes.
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