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Episode 235: Great Things from Humble Beginnings · Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support

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  Welcome to Positively three hundred and sixty five, a podcast by Joe wattis we
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  wish to entertain, instruct and motivate. If nothing else, hopefully we can
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  entertain and inspire you to live a more positive life three hundred and sixty five
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  days a year. We hope you enjoy this message. Several years ago,
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  Andy was sentenced to prison. During his stay, he got along well with
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  the guards and all his fellow inmates. The warrant warden saw that deep down,
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  Andy was a good person, and he made arrangements for Andy to learn
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  a trade while he was doing his time. After three years, Andy was
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  recognized as one of the best carpenters in the local area. Often he would
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  be given a week in past to do odd jobs for the citizens of the
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  community, and he always reported back to the prison before Sunday night was over.
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  The warden was thinking about remodeling his kitchen, and in fact he had
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  done much of the work himself, but he lacked the skills to build a
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  set of kitchen cupboards and a large countertop, which he had promised his wife.
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  So he called Andy into his office and asked him to complete the job
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  for him, but alas Andy refused. He said to the warden, Gosh,
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  I'd really like to help you, but counterfeiting is what got me into
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  prison in the first place. Do you ever stop and think that every great
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  thing has small, humble beginnings. We should not avoid the small and simple,
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  because within that are the seeds of greatness. We will talk about this
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  in this week's episode of Positively three sixty five, but first we have our
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  trivia question of the day. Are you ready for it? Here? It
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  is how many legs does a crab have? We will have the answer when
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  we come back. Do you enjoy listening to this podcast? One of the
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  ways we are able to continue is through listener support. Simply go to www.
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  Dot anchor dot FM, forward slash Positively three sixty five. From there,
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  you can access every episode of the podcast. You can also leave me
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  a message, and if you feel so inclined, you can click the support
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  button. For as little as night nine cents a month, you can become
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  a sponsor of this program. You will learn my undying affection and have the
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  satisfaction of knowing that you are doing something to spread more positivity in today's negative
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  world. Thank you for listening, and thank you for your support financially and
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  otherwise. Do you know the answer to this week's trivia question? The question
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  was how many legs do crabs have? The answer ten? Yes, crabs
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  are crustaceans with ten legs. However, they are often seen with only eight
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  legs because two of their legs are modified into claws. So how many legs
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  do crabs really have? The answer, of course, is ten. Now
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  you know there is a real power in starting small. There is a power
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  of humble beginnings in achieving greatness. In a world that often glorifies overnight success
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  and rapid growth, the concept of starting small may seem counterintuitive. However,
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  it is precisely in the realm of humble beginnings that profound transformations and extraordinary achievements
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  often take root. Whether we're talking about business, personal endeavors, or creative
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  pursuits, the journey of starting small holds the potential to lead us to the
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  greatest of heights. There is a small stream, a tiny outlet from Lake
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  Itasca in northern Minnesota. You can wade across this stream from here, though
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  it gets deeper and wider, it travels some twenty five hundred miles from this
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  humble beginning the mighty Mississippi River becomes part of the lifeblood of the United States.
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  There is an important lesson here. It's not about how or where you
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  start. It's about the journey to what you become. Even humble beginnings and
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  little things can lead to greatness. Thank you for joining us today. Please
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  consider taking a moment to like, rate, subscribe, and share this podcast.
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  You can also connect with us and join the conversation on Facebook. Just
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  search for Positively three sixty five. We would love to hear from you,
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  so until next time, stay positive today and every day, three hundred and
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  sixty five days a year. The preceding has been a canine Wattis production,
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  Sandy Rita Levi. Do you approve