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Wednesday 12 July 2017
Ten Times Caribbean World Champion Explores Failure and Success

ORANJESTAD - Jerry Mor-
ris is the writer of the book
‘To Fail or to Succeed is a
Choice’. The Aruban born
47-old author is enjoying
vacation on his island (he
lives in The Netherlands)
and gave a lecture on his
book Monday evening.
Morris achieved the title of
World Champion Thai Kick-
boxing and Shidokan Kara-
te ten times in a row, -from
1995 to 2006- which made

him a success story. But as hold you back from suc-
a child this did not seem ceeding and on the most
at all to be his journey in important necessities that
life. At the age of 6 months are essential for you to
he moved from Aruba to succeed. His story is inspir-
the Netherlands, where he ing, moreover because he
lived in foster care and at states that failure is part of
a later age moved many the way to success, it brings
times from one school to you closer every time. His
another. The ways to find mindset is about determi-
his new place in the crowd nation and perseverance
was often inevitable with which triggers the audi-
the fists; he had to defend ence to see things from an-
himself against the ‘wel- other perspective.
coming’ teams of boys at “If you have a dream, you
school. Morris would never go out there and pursue it”,
have thought that these says Morris. It sounds easy,
rough childhood times but he proved it works. Mor-
would take him to fulfilling ris is a passionate dreamer,
his dream as an adult. a true believer in his own
The lecture focused pri- potential and an achiever.
marily on the realization of His books will take you with
one’s dreams, on the most him on the emotional jour-
common obstacles that ney to success.q