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Call for course information"What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
I receive a lot of mail every day -- piles of it. Not too long ago I received a letter from my kindergarten teacher. It was a big surprise for me to come across that in one of those piles of letters. She mentioned that what she remembered most clearly about me is that I never stopped asking questions. I was the most inquisitive student she had ever had. I wrote back to her that some things never change - I still ask a lot of questions - but that my curiosity and sense of discovery have served me well for all these years. I also thanked her, belatedly, for her patience many years ago, listening to all my questions.
I started thinking back to those early days. Every one of my questions was the beginning of a new discovery back then, and that's how it is with me today. I hope it's the same with you.
Emerson's quote, "What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" is a good thought to keep in mind. It allows your mind to think big because there are big reservoirs of ideas inside all of us. It's a way to open the channels of creative thought, which leads to discovery and achievement. It's also a reminder that no matter how much you've accomplished already, there's still more waiting for you to get done.
Give yourself a chance - cultivate a sense of discovery.
Today’s blog post is adapted from: Trump Never Give Up: How I Turned My Biggest Challenges into Opportunity, the newest book by our Chairman, Donald J. Trump.
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Hey, Mr. Trump, you should consider doing THE APPRENTICE - TEACHERS. Since kids learn little about business and finance in school, it would be a chance for everyone to learn a thing or two. It would be an opportunity to show just how dedicated so many teachers are to their profession. The winning teacher would win money for his/her school...books, computers, supplies, etc... I realize that there is a certain curriculum that teachers must follow, but, they could still learn a lot from you, and your teaching methods. Just a thought.
Get back in the fight...have the faith and courage to overcome and go the distance!
Great entrepreneurs know who they are and are not a product of someone else's belief system. They know WHY they believe in what they believe in. By questioning the world in which they live and work they grow as a person and as an entrepreneur; in other words, their belief system is firmly grounded and is what they use to build their empire.
I wonder how many people have taken the time to do this?
John - eVentureBiz.com
And it's genuine. There's one thing I know for sure ---> I absolutely love to learn. Maybe it comes from parents. My mom would always say, "go find the answer." Dad's was "always play chess with someone greater than you at it." When I was like, three.
Coo
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p.s.
Hope to see Your book on Croatian market.
Your books are penicilin for virus called ''communist methods''.
Control, control, control.
Sheeps, sheeps, sheeps.
Fear, fear,fear.
Ina Matijevic
Everyone can not believe his reads every letter(if so I would be amazed).
Does he have a system in place that acknowledges mail received with a note-THANK YOU
and.... or Thank YOU but...
Conviction comes from knowledge but also from taking action and using one's time to the best of one's ability within that action is the only way to go.
This is such a great title for your book! I can't wait to read it!
Thank you for helping people.
Cordially,
Nina M. Sherwood, Professional Freelance Writer/Editor/Proofreader/Researcher
www.giftedwriting.com
www.websitewrite.com
Don't give up
Sometimes, things are better left "undiscovered." His questions gave me a clue.
Thank you for reminding me,
Cheryle Gagnon
exceptionaladvice@gmail.com
In New York I've discovered that to enter one's circle of friends you have to show yourself worthy. How can you do that when you're poor? I'm tired of churches and sitting on bench parks where the only people you meet there are unempowered women and stupid pigeons.
I love this Quote from Emerson; the mind is an amazing tool, and companion. It is either your best friend cheering you on to discover your best self, pushing you to be your best self, or it is your worse nightmare working in overtime to scare you day and night. Learning what my head is capable of imagining and developing myself into a decent human being that produces something in print everyday was something I knew I would do from the time I was 12. I just never expected it would happen this way; the head once injured is a fragile organ. Many people underestimate the true value of their brain till all they have left are the parts that can imagine, and think of ideas, but not piece them together. I love being able to do this one thing, write, and I imagine being able to write about anything and everything as I grow old. Business is to me, is just something else to write about, just like real estate, stocks bonds, and trains. I love to write about things I have never seen, like the top of a mountain that I can only imagine in my minds eye. So many people in the world will take and take and take away the creative imagination from people, and never let them in on the secret that they have long since achieved success only so that they might drain the life out of the creative engine they have discovered. I accepted this fact long ago, still I write because I must, and dream of vacations without conditions, and book deals and management that honestly cares about me as a human being.
In my mother land, I like to ask why everywhere, but to my disappointed, people treat me like a rubbish. THey will tell you these things are common, but they never tell your the reason. It's ridiculous.But in China, it is true.
In acient Times, we,Chinese, are the most intelligent people around world. There is no doubt that a lot of inventions were invented by our forefather generation. But now, we never take interest serious any longer.
If we want to improve, ,make interest to be your teacher is a good tool~