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    The Great Gordino Newsletter - Issue 332 - Mon 12th Sep 2005
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    Hi There,

    I hope Monday finds you well.

    Last week I talked about the powerful technique of putting the most positive
    spin you can on every situation.
    It really does lead to a higher level of contentment, and leads you to make
    much more positive decisions.

    I suggested it as a counter to the events following Hurricane Katrina.

    As good a technique as it is, it is so much more effective if you do it
    continually, not just for one week.
    Yesterday saw the anniversary of the other recent disaster in the US, 9/11.

    It seems almost contradictory to call stories from these events life-affirming,
    but I think it's the best way to go.
    I saw a documentary about a worker in the twin towers, and I thought I'd pass
    it on today.

    Rick Rescorla was the head of security for Morgan Stanley, working in Tower 2.
    Born Cyril Rescorla in England, he was impressed by the US forces that were based
    in his village during the war.

    He wanted to join the US army, so that's exactly what he did, after telling
    people that he now wanted to be called Rick.
    He won medals for bravery serving as a lieutenant in Vietnam, and afterwards
    settled in the US, and became a proud US citizen.
    After the basement of the World Trade Center had been bombed in 1993, Rescorla
    was convinced that the complex was likely to be a target again, and that the
    method of attack would most likely be by air.

    He worked out an evacuation plan for the 2700 Morgan Stanley employees, and held
    regular drills.
    Despite the fact that these didn't make him the most popular person, they ended
    up all up knowing exactly what to do and where to go in the event of an incident.

    When the first plane hit on 9/11, the Morgan Stanley employees stopped what
    they were doing, and started to leave the building.

    The Port Authority who owned the buildings, announced that Tower 2 was safe,
    and people should not leave it.
    Most of the Morgan Stanley people decided to stick with Rescorla's advice,
    that if in any doubt, they should get out of the building.

    This meant that by the time the second plane hit, a huge number of workers were
    either already out, or getting out.

    Rick rang his wife, telling her that he was doing his job and that she shouldn't cry.

    When other workers told him he needed to get out, he told them he would do so
    once everyone else was out.

    One of the last things heard from him was when he said he was going back up to help
    people trapped on higher floors.

    Out of 2700 Morgan Stanley employees, there were only 6 losses.

    Rick Rescorla was one of them, as when the tower collapsed, he was still inside,
    trying to save others.
    His body was never found.

    His life ended that day, but his actions then and in the years leading up to it,
    helped to save hundreds and hundreds of other people.

    Now that's what I call a life-affirming story, and another prompt, in my opinion,
    to view life as positively as possible.

    This newsletter aims to focus on goal achievemnt, self improvement and wealth creation,
    and a big component of that is to make sure we appreciate the wealth of abundance
    we already have.

    Ok, that's it for today, have a good week.

    Next week I'll be showing pictures of my brand new see-through purple acrylic guitar!

    'Til Next Time,
    Health and Happiness,
    Gordon
    email me at gordon@gordonbryan.com - you'll have to copy and paste
    thanks to the idiot online spammers!



    
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