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I want to add my own tribute to the people who worked on the moon landings – not just the people who got to walk on the moon but everyone else as well.

This is one of those stories that should fill every person (regardless of nationality) with pride in the achievements of people. Those who made the landings possible were just ordinary men and women who found themselves in the position of being able to work on this incredible adventure.

We would be wrong to assume that they were somehow superhuman and different from ourselves, they were people just like us. They had been to school just like us, had been told off by parents, just like us. No doubt they had fallen in and out of love, been excited and disappointed just like us. They faced big setbacks and made some amazing advances but all with the same brain that we have. They even had the same kinds of tools that we have – in fact we probably have better ones today.

It is amazing what people can achieve when they apply themselves and work hard to overcome all obstacles. I often hear people comment on how amazing the animal kingdom is but I want to say how amazing people are. This is a day to celebrate being a person and then to allow ourselves to dream of what might be possible for us.

Go on have some dreams and then make some plans to bring them about – after all people have been to the moon so is your dream really that impossible?

In the days of the U.S.S.R. a study was made on athletes preparing for the winter Olympics. They discovered that having the right attitude was far more important than physical training.

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I demand more of myself than anyone else could ever expect.
Julius Irving

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Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
George S. Patton

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‘It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.” ‘
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Overview

What is it about “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” that makes you want to get up and help someone and how do they manage to achieve so much in so little time.

Introduction

Have you ever watched “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”? They build a house in record time to help a family in trouble.

I used to work in the construction industry so I know how hard it is to achieve what they do. It’s not just down to the numbers of people who work on the project – although this will help. It’s down to the way they get motivated for a project.

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I love to learn new things and I always have several books on the go at the same time. However I could know everthing about the world and still not be a success. There are some very clever people who never ‘make it’ as well as very talented people who stay in the same job for their whole lives. Some are like this because they chose to be but there are many more who were never successful. Why is this?

One of the reasons is that they never put what they know into action.

It’s better to have a bad plan in action than a good plan in a drawer.

What I mean is that the best plans in the world won’t help you if you never put them into action. So by all means plan but make sure your focus in on action rather than planning.