Sometimes a motivational speaker really does motivate. Such was the case with the subject of our First Person article this month (p. 44). The story is about Ken Wood, a bank director who runs a water-drilling business. Here's how he describes his reaction upon hearing a motivational speaker talk about conditions in Africa: "When God rings the phone, you better pick it up." All of us have moments when something awakens us to an opportunity-a comment from a trusted friend, a mentor, or our own intuition. These moments usually can be uncomfortable because they present us with a decision-will we act?
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