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Whenever you are going against the “norm” for a rational reason, even if it is self-edifying (the reason I worked until I finished is because I did not want to have come back tomorrow), you are learning the skills necessary to go counter to your “advisors” when their guidance is against your best self-interest.
The final analogy in Part One is the Road. It was the first thing the Queen had to do to achieve happiness. It all has to do with planning. Reward others for setting goals, short term, intermediate and long term goals. “If you want to (be a... or get a... ) what will you have to do today, next week, next month to achieve that goal. Now write it down as well as everything that is necessary to get that done today, next week, etc. Every day, list which of those things you have accomplished to be sure that you are moving down your Road.
As this story moves into Part Two and concludes, you and your children will see that there is nothing magical about success and happiness. It all has to do with a rational belief system and hard work. Too often, this understanding comes late in life and even more often, it never comes.
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