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this did not stop her from becoming a highly prolifc writer.
Franklin Roosevelt had polio yet managed to become the
32nd president. Albert Einstein had dyslexia, which made
it challenging for him to focus. He could not speak until he
was 4 or read until he was 7, his teachers described him as
mentally slow and unsociable, he was expelled from high
school, and was refused admittance to the Zurich Polytech-
nic School.
Studies show that talent is not genetic, it is learned.
You may object to such stories claiming certain individuals
have special talent or genetic qualities. People who achieve
success, some capable of motivating nations, are not ini-
tially any different from you and me. They choose an action
they are passionate about, and with relentless dedication,
pursue it until they become the best at it.
Michael Jordan, arguably the most talented basketball play-
er of all time, was not born with this talent. Did you know
that he failed to make his varsity basketball team…twice?
Undaunted, to gain skill, he practiced basketball eight hours
a day. He did this until the day he retired.
Tiger Woods, a highly talented golfer, was not born with
that talent. He began practicing golf before he was two
years old; he’s now in his mid-thirties and still practices
nearly twelve hours a day.
Sure we are all different. We possess special attributes that
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this is your time
STEP ONE
Rare picture of Franklin
Roosevelt in a wheelchair
Albert Einstein
1905 - Zurich