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asrai · 12-27-2006, 10:41 PM

In "Dare to Win" one of the authors (I can't recall which and i do not have the book anymore, but I think it was Jack Canfield) writes about being bankrupt, sleeping all day, driving around and putting $0.25 worth of gas in his car (this was in the 1970's I believe).

There are many more stories: a motivational speaker who was in jail, a successful real estate agent who disfigured when mauled by a bear. In all the stories, the "moral" was: if they can be succesful with all the losing things in their life, you can do it too.

Dr. Phil was raised by an alcoholic father. He talks about his father in glowing terms now, but he writes in one of his books about his childhood and how he threw himself into sports and school.

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asrai Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 34	Better late then never In "Dare to Win" one of the authors (I can't recall which and i do not have the book anymore, but I think it was Jack Canfield) writes about being bankrupt, sleeping all day, driving around and putting $0.25 worth of gas in his car (this was in the 1970's I believe). There are many more stories: a motivational speaker who was in jail, a successful real estate agent who disfigured when mauled by a bear. In all the stories, the "moral" was: if they can be succesful with all the losing things in their life, you can do it too. Dr. Phil was raised by an alcoholic father. He talks about his father in glowing terms now, but he writes in one of his books about his childhood and how he threw himself into sports and school.