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Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study. 
-Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626)
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The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the
waters close to
Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed
the Japanese
population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther
than ever.
The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to
bring in the
fish. If the return trip took more than a few days,
the fish were
not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste. To
solve this problem,
fishing
companies installed freezers on their boats. They
would catch the
fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the
boats to go
farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could
taste the
difference between fresh and frozen and they did not
like frozen fish. The
frozen fish brought a lower price. So fishing
companies installed fish
tanks.

They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks,
fin to fin. !
After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped
moving. They
were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the
Japanese could
still taste the difference. Because the fish did not
move for
days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese
preferred the
lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish. So how
did Japanese
fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get
fresh-tasting
fish to Japan?


If you were consulting the fish industry, what would
you recommend?


As soon as you reach your goals, such as finding a
wonderful mate,
starting a successful company, paying off your debts
or whatever,
you might lose your passion. You don't need to work so
hard so you
relax.You experience the same problem as lottery
winners who waste
their money, wealthy heirs who never grow up and bored
homemakers who get addicted to prescription drugs.


Like the Japanese fish problem, the best solution is
simple. It was
observed by L. Ron Hubbard ! in the early 1950's.

"Man thrives, oddly enough, only in the presence of
a challenging environment." - L. Ron Hubbard

The Benefits of a Challenge:

The more intelligent, persistent and competent you
are, the more
you enjoy a good problem. If your challenges are the
correct size, and
if you are steadily conquering those challenges, you
are happy. You
think of your challenges and get energized. You are
excited to try
new solutions. You have fun. You are alive!


How Japanese Fish Stay Fresh:
To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing
companies
still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a
small shark to
each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the
fish arrive
in a very lively state.The fish are challenged.


Recommendations:

Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them. Beat
the heck out
of them. Enjoy the game. If your challenges are too
large or too
numerous, do not give up. Failing makes you tired.
Instead, reorganize.
Find more determination, more knowledge, more help.

If you have met your goals, set some bigger goals.
Once you meet your
personal or family needs, move onto goals for your
group, the
society, even mankind. Don't create success and lie in
it.
You have resources, skills and abilities to make a
difference."

So, put a shark in your tank and see how far you can
really go !




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