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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。 I personally experienced the wisdom of that understanding right after my first book was published. Like many authors, I envisioned hundreds of bookstore customers lining up for me to benevolently sign copies for them. I'm afraid to say, it didn't quite happen like that. I was living in Atlanta at the time and arranged my first signing at The Phoenix and Dragon, the largest inspirational bookstore in the city. The store was celebrating its 15th anniversary and had authors scheduled to appear throughout the three-day event. I was scheduled Sunday at 5pm, the last day and time slot of the celebration. Brimming with anticipation, I was put into a private signing room in the beautiful store, and for the next hour and a half, had little more to do than to read my own book and wonder for what purpose in the world I had felt so driven to spend four years writing it. Despite a nice sign placed outside the room exhibiting images of both me and my book, The 9 Insights of the Wealthy Soul, not a single customer entered the room. As each minute passed, I became increasingly anxious. | 
