Ben Carson? who’s he?
I have just finished the book Gifted Hands by Ben Carson: he’s the neurosurgeon who in the late eighties successfully separated Siamese twins joined at the head. Both twins survived.
What an inspirational story of a guy who, from the ‘ghettoes’ of Detroit, became the first black faculty member at Johns Hopkins. He used to do a lot of talks to young people about the will and attitude required to succeed in life. His acronym for it was THINK BIG. I’m not going to reproduce all that he said about each heading but I thought it might be helpful to give you headlines:
Talent and Time
Hope and Honesty
Insight
Nice
Knowledge
Books
In-depth learning
God
He went on to say in his conclusion, and I happen to agree with him, that there is a lack of role models in our society today.
“When media don’t emphasise sports, it’s music. I often hear of groups - many of them good - who pour out their hearts in a highly competitive career, not realizing that only one group in 10,000 is going to make it big. Rather than putting all their time and energy into sports or music these kids - these bright, talented young people- should be spending their time with books and self-improvement, ensuring that they’ll have a career when they’re adults.”
Couldn’t have said it better myself. If you want to know the details of THINK BIG either buy the book or ask me.
