“Whether you think you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.” (Henry Ford)

There are very few people who truly believe they can do anything they set their minds to.  Such people are so rare that they become the subject of news items, even whole TV series.  They are sometimes labelled ‘heroes’ or ‘freaks’.  We are thrilled by their achievements and delight in their failures.  The thrill comes from our wishing we could do extraordinary things and the delight comes from wishing we could do extraordinary things.

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