We all know the idiom "That's a tough act to follow.". It's
when you do something or create something that's so awesome, so
excellent that it's going to be hard to improve, that it's unlikely
to be done better, that it'll be really difficult to surpass. It's
this sense in which I say
his discovering
transformation,
is a tough act to follow - and when I say
"discovering
transformation"
I say it in the sense of Newton discovering
gravity,
of Euclid discovering geometry, of Einstein discovering relativity,
or of Copernicus discovering the heliocentric theory of
the universe.
It's well known he didn't end there. But what's not well known is
he didn't start there either. Prior to
discovering
transformation,
he had established many successful business entities, all held in
high esteem by customers and staff alike, producing the kind of
success that's often emulated yet rarely duplicated. And his
self-taught
mastery
of and delivery of wildly popular and well-attended lectures,
seminars, and heretofore esoteric programs which allowed people to
take control of, and improve their lives, all of which and more,
led
to that fateful day out of time on the
Golden Gate Bridge
when he also just happened to
discover
transformation,
humanity's Holy Grail.
Hence began
his intention
to
share
transformation, appropriately in paid-for programs (they don't come
free) - and people do gladly pay for them, evidencing the value of
the work,
and proof of transformation's demand.
This story could have ended there. At that point he could have
simply cashed in his chips, up-anchored his
yacht,
and gone sailing for the rest of his life. But he didn't, choosing
instead to follow those tough acts by committing his life to yet
even tougher acts, acts like bringing forth distinctions that could
end world hunger,
that make possible integrity,
leadership,
and
mastery
inter alia, each of which could be deemed
difficult endeavors for teams of people
to accomplish, never mind that one man accomplishing all of them,
and accomplishing all of them immaculately and impeccably, was
commonly held as beyond reach, outright impossible, a total
non-starter.
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