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<p>我听过的关于“毅力”的最鼓舞人心的一句名言，出自布赖恩·特蕾西之口。他说：“成功者和失败者的区别是，成功者比失败者要经历更多的失败。”那些最伟大的人都有着相同的经历：一次挑战……一次困难……一次突破……每次都是一小步的成功。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="authors">authors</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="envisioned">envisioned</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bookstore">bookstore</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benevolently">benevolently</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Atlanta">Atlanta</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Phoenix">Phoenix</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dragon">Dragon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="inspirational">inspirational</span> <span word="bookstore">bookstore</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="its">its</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="event">event</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5<span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>.</p><p><span word="Brimming">Brimming</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anticipation">anticipation</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="exhibiting">exhibiting</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="The">The</span> 9 <span word="Insights">Insights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wealthy">Wealthy</span> <span word="Soul">Soul</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="passed">passed</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span>.</p>
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