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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein                                                                     "People with goals succeed because they know where they're going."  - Earl Nightingale                                                                      "Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs" - Henry Ford                                                                    "We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes." - John F. Kennedy                                                                    "Chance favours the prepared mind." - Louis Pasteur                                                                      "The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going." - Ralph Waldo Emereson                                                                     "Opportunities multiply as they are seized" - Sun Tzu                                                                     "It's kind of fun to do the impossible" - Walt Disney                                                                     "All glory comes from daring to begin." - William Shakespeare 

The Trouble With Ego
Here is an alleged radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995. The Chief of Naval Operations released this radio conversation on the 10th October 1995.

Canadians:

Please divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.

Americans:

Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision.

Canadians:

Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.

Americans:

This is the captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

Canadians:

No, I say again, you divert YOUR course

Americans:

This is the Aircraft Carrier USS LINCOLN, the second largest ship in the United States Atlantic Fleet. We are accompanied with three Destroyers, three Cruisers and numerous support vessels. I DEMAND that you change your course 15 degrees north. I say again, that's one-five degrees north, or counter-measures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of this ship.

Canadians:

This is a lighthouse - Your call!

Thoughts:

I have found various versions of this story, each claiming to be the authentic one. I don't believe that the incident actually took place, but it sends a powerful message. For me the message is that sometimes we think that we are so important that we forget what the really important things in our lives are - we lose our life balance. Personal Coaching can often help us to get that balance and perspective back. 

If your life is running onto the rocks, why don't you contact me and together we will steer you a new course.

Eric Sutherland
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