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this is how it all started with words my
this is how it all started with words my father once told me the words are like
father once told me the words are like
father once told me the words are like boxes that contain meaning and I thought
boxes that contain meaning and I thought
boxes that contain meaning and I thought that was a lesson
that was a lesson
that was a lesson it wasn’t he went on to say focus on the
it wasn’t he went on to say focus on the
it wasn’t he went on to say focus on the meaning and then the same very manner I
meaning and then the same very manner I
meaning and then the same very manner I would like you to consider your
would like you to consider your
would like you to consider your experiences and the lessons that they
experiences and the lessons that they
experiences and the lessons that they contain I came across the golden verses
contain I came across the golden verses
contain I came across the golden verses of Pythagoras and was exposed to a very
of Pythagoras and was exposed to a very
of Pythagoras and was exposed to a very interesting practice at the end of every
interesting practice at the end of every
interesting practice at the end of every day the pythagorean’s with contemplates
day the pythagorean’s with contemplates
day the pythagorean’s with contemplates on the events of the day in the
on the events of the day in the
on the events of the day in the following manner they’d consider what
following manner they’d consider what
following manner they’d consider what they’ve done and accomplished what they
they’ve done and accomplished what they
they’ve done and accomplished what they had not done and most importantly what
had not done and most importantly what
had not done and most importantly what they had done wrong and to be honest
they had done wrong and to be honest
they had done wrong and to be honest just changed my life forever and in that
just changed my life forever and in that
just changed my life forever and in that regard I’d like to go back to
regard I’d like to go back to
regard I’d like to go back to experiences I’d like to save an
experiences I’d like to save an
experiences I’d like to save an experience I had and how it helped me
experience I had and how it helped me
experience I had and how it helped me identify five elements that have served
identify five elements that have served
identify five elements that have served me in my life I used to work for a
me in my life I used to work for a
me in my life I used to work for a company based in Shanghai China early my
company based in Shanghai China early my
company based in Shanghai China early my career that produced relocatable
career that produced relocatable
career that produced relocatable structures and we were approached by a
structures and we were approached by a
structures and we were approached by a interesting man actually he wanted us to
interesting man actually he wanted us to
interesting man actually he wanted us to help him develop a fully relocatable
help him develop a fully relocatable
help him develop a fully relocatable cold storage warehouse now he had
cold storage warehouse now he had
cold storage warehouse now he had already visited other companies and he
already visited other companies and he
already visited other companies and he was turned down we thought about it and
was turned down we thought about it and
was turned down we thought about it and based on a lot of deliberation and a
based on a lot of deliberation and a
based on a lot of deliberation and a little bit of our gut feeling we decided
little bit of our gut feeling we decided
little bit of our gut feeling we decided to take on the challenge and either into
to take on the challenge and either into
to take on the challenge and either into my first lesson the value of challenge
my first lesson the value of challenge
my first lesson the value of challenge it gave us drive from there we know that
it gave us drive from there we know that
it gave us drive from there we know that and most of the times financing would be
and most of the times financing would be
and most of the times financing would be an issue however in our case it wasn’t
an issue however in our case it wasn’t
an issue however in our case it wasn’t the client had already agreed to finance
the client had already agreed to finance
the client had already agreed to finance the project
the project
the project godless of the outcome and that taught
godless of the outcome and that taught
godless of the outcome and that taught me the value of collaboration we didn’t
me the value of collaboration we didn’t
me the value of collaboration we didn’t know much about the technology of cold
know much about the technology of cold
know much about the technology of cold stories we didn’t so we had everyone in
stories we didn’t so we had everyone in
stories we didn’t so we had everyone in our team actually hit the books we
our team actually hit the books we
our team actually hit the books we started to study and from that I learned
started to study and from that I learned
started to study and from that I learned the value of education and knowledge
the value of education and knowledge
the value of education and knowledge having done that we decided to it was
having done that we decided to it was
having done that we decided to it was time we pulled in all our resources and
time we pulled in all our resources and
time we pulled in all our resources and went ahead to successfully manufacture
went ahead to successfully manufacture
went ahead to successfully manufacture our first prototype and seeing that I
our first prototype and seeing that I
our first prototype and seeing that I learned the value of cooperation halfway
learned the value of cooperation halfway
learned the value of cooperation halfway through our celebrations we received our
through our celebrations we received our
through our celebrations we received our first purchase order and it turns out
first purchase order and it turns out
first purchase order and it turns out our client had already started marketing
our client had already started marketing
our client had already started marketing earlier on in the process and he taught
earlier on in the process and he taught
earlier on in the process and he taught me the value to sell it early now if we
me the value to sell it early now if we
me the value to sell it early now if we were to consider this we took a comma a
were to consider this we took a comma a
were to consider this we took a comma a product from concept to market in less
product from concept to market in less
product from concept to market in less than ten months and we learned five very
than ten months and we learned five very
than ten months and we learned five very important elements from one experience
important elements from one experience
important elements from one experience challenge collaborate etiquette
challenge collaborate etiquette
challenge collaborate etiquette cooperates and most importantly try to
cooperates and most importantly try to
cooperates and most importantly try to sell early now we can stop here but
sell early now we can stop here but
sell early now we can stop here but there was one more lesson that we
there was one more lesson that we
there was one more lesson that we learned and one one that set the pace
learned and one one that set the pace
learned and one one that set the pace for the rest of my career in fact and
for the rest of my career in fact and
for the rest of my career in fact and that was a vanta toot and for this I’d
that was a vanta toot and for this I’d
that was a vanta toot and for this I’d like to refer to a quote by one of my
like to refer to a quote by one of my
like to refer to a quote by one of my favorite authors Alan Watts and if you’d
favorite authors Alan Watts and if you’d
favorite authors Alan Watts and if you’d allow me I’d like to read it to you it
allow me I’d like to read it to you it
allow me I’d like to read it to you it says this is the real secret of life to
says this is the real secret of life to
says this is the real secret of life to be completely engaged with what you are
be completely engaged with what you are
be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now and instead of
doing in the here and now and instead of
doing in the here and now and instead of calling it work realize it’s play if I
calling it work realize it’s play if I
calling it work realize it’s play if I was to leave you with anything today if
was to leave you with anything today if
was to leave you with anything today if I was to aspire to leave you with
I was to aspire to leave you with
I was to aspire to leave you with anything to think about it would be this
anything to think about it would be this
anything to think about it would be this this will be about attitude I would hope
this will be about attitude I would hope
this will be about attitude I would hope you’d be able to think of an attitude
you’d be able to think of an attitude
you’d be able to think of an attitude that would allow you or even better
that would allow you or even better
that would allow you or even better encourage you to consider your project
encourage you to consider your project
encourage you to consider your project think of your experiences
think of your experiences
think of your experiences the lessons that they contained within
the lessons that they contained within
the lessons that they contained within and then look at the world and say watch
and then look at the world and say watch
and then look at the world and say watch us play thank you and good luck in your
us play thank you and good luck in your
us play thank you and good luck in your ventures
ventures
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