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The Coaching With Results Monthly Newsletter 
Self Improvement Through Stories		Aug 2003
 								        

http://www.CoachingWithResults.com/
"Where We Achieve Success, Your Success"
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1. Inspirational Quote Of The Month
2. Story Of The Month (with a meaningful lesson)
3. The Road To Success Is Paved With Failure
4. Humor
5. How to recommend our newsletter to a friend
6. About CoachingWithResults.com
7. How to subscribe and unsubscribe to this newsletter	

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Editors note: This Newsletter has one Goal: To provide
quality self help stories that make a difference. It is
built on the premise that "Content is King". We hope you
will enjoy it, and please pass it on to a friend, because we
thats the only way we will be able to reach out to a large
audience. 
We thank you in advance, 
The Editor

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THEME OF THE MONTH: IS YOUR WEAKNESS REALLY A WEAKNESS?
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Section 1. Quote of the month

"Our strength grows out of our weakness"
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Section 2. Story Of The Month (with a meaningful lesson)

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest
strength. 

Take, for example, the story of one 10-year-old boy who
decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his
left arm in a devastating car accident. 

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The
boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after
three months of training the master had taught him only one
move. "Sensei," the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be
learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but
this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei
replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his
teacher, the boy kept training. 

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first
tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first
two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult,
but after some time, his opponent became impatient and
charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match.
Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals. 

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more
experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be
overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the
referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match
when the sensei intervened. "No," the sensei insisted, "Let
him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent
made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly,
the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match
and the tournament. He was the champion. 

On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in
each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to
ask what was really on his mind. "Sensei, how did I win the
tournament with only one move?" "You won for two reasons,"
the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of
the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the
only known defense for that move is for your opponent to
grap your left arm." 

The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.   

(Source: Bits & Pieces, August 15, 1996, Economic Press Inc)

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Section 3. The Road To Success Is Paved With Failure

Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University in 1975.

The same year Bill Gates formed Microsoft Corporation with
Paul Allen. Gates designed the software to run the first 
Microcomputers and became the worlds richest man.

This was a Book Excerpt from 
The Road to Success is Paved with Failure

     

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Section 4. Humor

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective
Sherlock Holmes, told of a time when he climbed into a taxi
cab in Paris. Before he could utter a word, the driver
turned to him and asked, “Where can I take you, Mr. Doyle?”
Doyle was flabbergasted. He asked the driver if he had ever
seen him before.

“No, sir,” the driver responded, “I have never seen you
before.”

Then he explained: “This morning’s paper had a story about
you being on vacation in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand
where people who return from Marseilles always come to.
Your skin color tells me you have been on vacation. The ink
spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are
a writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French.
Adding up all those pieces of information, I deduced that
you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”

“This is truly amazing!” the writer exclaimed. “You are a
real life counter-part to my fictional creation, Sherlock
Holmes!”

“There is one other thing,” the driver said.

“What is that?”

“Your name is on the front of your suitcase.”

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Section 5. Show your support by spreading the word!

Please show your support! please recommend our newsletter 
to a least one friend.  As a person who sees the the
importance of self growth and improvement, we ask you to
forward this newsletter to anyone who you feel could benefit
from these empowering messages.    

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Section 6. About Us
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others. We Coach people to achieve their goals and live the
life they always dreamed of. We are committed to helping
people help themselves. 

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Section 7. How to subscribe and unsubscribe to this
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