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Please feel free to use the Article -
"PREPARATION IS YOUR KEY TO SUCCESS!"
in your publication. The article must
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Article was written in September, 1999.
Copyright © 1999-2000 by Bill Platt
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"Preparation Is Your
Key To Success"
"The best preparation for tomorrow is the proper use of today."
In essence, everything in life can be compared to the task of
trying to fix your own computer problems.
Learning to troubleshoot your own computer, seems a most daunting
task. Yet, in reality, it is just something that takes a little
time and study. I am constantly reading technical articles on the
web and in magazines. I am also talking to field technicians
about their own experiences. And often, when I come across a
problem I have no answers for, I will call one of many computer
technicians I know, to see if they may have an answer.
All in all, most information I read today, I will have no need
for in the immediate future. But, two years from now, or two
months from now, I will come across an issue that I have seen
in the past and I will remember the solution for it.
Case in point: My mother is also a competent computer technician.
She worked as a troubleshooter for a large computer company for
two years. A couple of years ago, she finally got my brother to
purchase a computer so that they could stay in touch across the
country. As such, when he has problems with his computer, he
calls my mom. She is usually able to get him back up and running
in no time.
But, in one particular situation, she was stumped for an answer
for more than two days. I just happened to talk to my brother on
the phone and he asked me if I had any suggestions. He explained
the problem to me, and presto, it hit me. I suggested he should
try this and this. Thirty seconds later, he was joyfully shouting
over the phone, "It works! It works!"
Now, my brother is convinced that I am a genius. But, between
you and me, I am no smarter than the next person, just better
prepared! The trick in this case was that I had seen it before.
The first time I had come across this problem, I was stumped for
six hours until I had called a technician friend of mine, and he
had told me the answer.
Whatever occupation or endeavor you may pursue, this same
principle will always apply. Whether you are trying to impress
your boss or your customers: if you make the preparations today,
and you are prepared to seize the opportunity when it arises
tomorrow, you may also have the chance to personally realize,
"your key to your success truly rests in the preparations you
have made today."
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