Veteran Bill (An Inspiring Classic Motivational Story That Touched a Century)

Author: Peter B. Kane
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: This story has been told for nearly a century, and it still moves readers today. Beyond the reverence for veterans, it offers many vivid lessons: how to shape a leader's posture and image; how to build loyalty with the person who assigns you work and observes your performance; how to express your intention to take the next step in your career; how to determine your tasks before diving into work; how to judge how many obstacles you might encounter. Whether you are a career rookie or an experienced employee who feels their passion waning, whether you are a middle-level manager or a high-level decision-maker, you can benefit greatly from it. A war veteran, who threw half an arm onto the battlefield and had nothing to his name, faced repeated setbacks in his job search. However, his war experience gave him an incredibly determined heart, which allowed him to seize every opportunity and achieve extraordinary success. He applied everything he learned on the battlefield to his work: staying true to his commitments in the face of immense difficulties, maintaining courage in isolation, remaining sincere in a skeptical environment, burning with passion for every challenging task, and paying attention to every detail with focus. He earned the respect of everyone and landed a good job.