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Gunnar thought for a moment. “Because
Maddocks don’t give up?”

“That’s right. Try, fail, learn; try, fail learn; try,
succeed, repeat. Never give up! Right? What else?”

At this point Gunnar was stumped. He thought
for a moment and then said he didn’t know. Besides,
he could sense a lesson coming and was anxious to get on with it.
So I asked him, “Gunnar, we’ve been here for a week. Have you
seen anyone else digging for treasure?”
He looked around. The beach was full of sunbathers, surfers and
families. Nobody was digging. He shook his head and said, “Nope.”
“Well Gunnar, I want to tell you something and it is really,
really important. The people who are looking for treasure are almost
always the ones who find it. So if you want to find treasure, be look-
ing for it. And guess what Gunnar? There are treasures on every
beach, in every room, in every relationship. My hope is that you go
through life looking for them.”
I hope you do, too. Your job as an Idea Monkey or a (Ring)leader
is to find treasures or help others find treasures.

Keep digging. Be grateful. Be wonder-full.

— Mike

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