Years
ago, my friend Francis whom I first met through a local ski club, said,
“Clint, I’m really impressed by your many
achievements.”
Although I appreciated his admiration, I found his statement to be
somewhat perplexing. I wasn't sure what achievements he was
referring to. Sure, I was an MBA graduate working in a
pharmaceutical sales career and a decent skier, but I really didn't
feel anything out of the ordinary. After all, lots of people
graduate and begin successful careers.
Perhaps his
admiration had something to do with the trophies I had won from local
and regional martial arts competitions. But I was just
participating in an activity that I enjoyed. Maybe it was my
guitar playing but lots of people are musicians. Throughout
the
years, I've had other people tell me they were impressed by the
activities I did but I never thought much of it. These were
mostly my passions I've been doing all along. It's true that
I
have been through some very rough times and still managed to do well in
life. Maybe that's why some people were impressed.
Perhaps it
was surprising to them that I succeeded based on my history, but to me
continuing on with life with a positive attitude, despite hardship, was
the only option. It was just the right thing to do in my
mind.
It wasn't until I had a conversation with one
particular doctor during my pharmaceutical career when I really started
to understand what I've been through and why some people found my life
fascinating. I shared some details of my background with this
doctor and he said that most people who go through similar adverse
experiences that I went through usually do not come out okay.
These people usually end up on a dark road. But despite the
mess
that I went through, I never became clinically depressed, not even
once. The doctor found this quite
surprising. Maybe I
was lucky. Perhaps my unique biochemistry spared me from
depression. Of course, since this entire clinical area is
still
much of a mystery, I'll probably never be certain why I was depression
free. However, I do believe that I must have done some things
that were major factors in helping me keep off that dark
road.
This is when I finally appreciated the scope of my experiences and I
felt compelled to help others.
Given the complexities of
modern day life, many people are vulnerable to taking wrong turns
towards that dark road at some point. Today
especially,
with things like slumping economies, rising gas prices, 9/11, high
divorce rates and countless other complicated issues in our society,
perhaps all of us are vulnerable. Even after reading great
books
on achieving success by people like motivational speaker Anthony
Robbins, cyclist Lance Armstrong, and Dr. Wayne Dyer, many individuals
are not able to get past major hurdles in life. This is
because
people need continued motivation on a regular basis. And since there is
always room for more motivation and inspiration, I will contribute by
sharing my experiences and what can be learned from them.
One
thing I want to make clear before I continue. I am not a
psychologist or health professional. However, because of my
own
experiences that took me from personal tragedy to success, including
becoming a karate world champion, I feel that I know something about
motivation. I am certain that a lot of people can benefit
from my
experiences and apply the universal lessons learned for their own
unique
lives. After all, I was not always a champion, in
fact, far
from it. I was just like everybody else.
I could even
be considered as someone who experienced more serious setbacks than
many people have. So the purpose of this book's first chapter
is
to establish my origins and where my journey started. Be
prepared. There is some drama involved. But it is
my hope
that this book will prove as you read further on, that all of us can
become peak performing life champions achieving success, especially you!
Clint Cora
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