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Of course, it pays to be prudent in all our actions; that‘s just plain horse sense. But, as in most other things, it can be overdone. Nothing‘s accomplished until somebody tries some thing "Faint heart never won fair lady" is a proverb that nowadays applies to both genders. If you happen to be in this sort of a situation, ask yourself which would be worse: to make a sincere try and be rebuffed, or to live forever wondering what might have been had you but tr ied? Selfâ€"reproach is something you can do without Remember what Shakespeare wrote in Measure For Measure: "Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." Geoff Fellows operates the Human Resource Development Institute, P.O. Box 642, Cambridge NIR 5W1, providing effectiveness training for business and industry. 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That is about as intelligent as refusing to drive your car unless you can be assured of getting all the green lights Wise people decide upon their course of action, figure the odds as carefully as they can, cover all eventualities that can be covered, and, with the best information available at the time, get started â€" knowing they they are bound to meet with obstacles and problems and setbacks, but with the determinaâ€" tion to overcome them un aimene Oonahetnit Iih id flls dinhoa in This is why the wiser old heads of companies recognize this and move up into top management younger, more ambitious and more adventurous people. It is jJust a natural tendency to play safe as we get older, but if we recognize this tendency, we can guard against it door wide open for other progressive companies to move in. It‘s the same with people. The older and more successful they become, the more they think about hanging on to what they have, and take fewer chances. And this is not bad, for it makes room for younger people with new, more modern ideas. PAGE A10 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER nc o e nc Instead of striving for more, as in the early days, it not seems more motivated toward conserving what it has. This leaves the door wide open for other browrsssive enmnaniog in mave in ! a m en e They are content to take a small piece of the market, copying what the leaders have shown to be safe. One wonders how they ever got up the nerve to go into business in the first place! In another respect, people and businesses are a lot alike. The more successful a business becomes, the more conservative it tends to be and the fewer risks it is willing to take. Psny insl L 1 ‘ to remove every possibility of loss before théy"li go;head’ As they always want others to take the chances with anything new, they are followers in the marketplace. At the other end of the scale, those that remain small, while others about them are growing with the times, are those who try It is not understanding that simple but meaningful sentence that has kept, is keeping and will keep a lot of people from reaching heights beyond their wildest imaginings. It applies to persons and, since businesses are collections of people, it applies there also. The largest companies in the fields of finance, manufacturing, transportation, utilities and merchandising are those that took the most risks. Not the greatest risks, but the most A top official of one of the largest companies in the world has this inseription hanging on the wall of his office: "Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome." The quotation is from Samuel Johnson. Taking risks is the key to growth $ . _ S Sogs ue g 56. ¢yfptgaty@t °3 o @ @9‘ $ PERSPECTIVE 11, 1991 Linder, a 32â€"yearâ€"old single mother, suffers from recurring cancer. She underwent her first operation for lung cancer in 1971, and developed breast cancer in 1984, which recurred in 1988, and again in 1990. "I have been treated four times for cancer, and I feel I wouldn‘t be here today if it weren‘t for the progress they‘ve made in treatments," Linder says. ‘"Without the money that‘s being raised and the new treatments they‘re able to find, I just figure I wouldn‘t have made it this far." us are. says Coulson, who was diagnosed as having breast cancer two years ago. "My own experience was with breast cancer. I have two daughters, so I will do anything I can to help raise money for cancer research," Coulson says of her involvement with Terry‘s Team. "Breast cancer is a hereditary ailment, and if anything should happen to them, I would like cancer research to be at the stage where breast cancer is very manageable " manageable," "One of therrbwrél;eauisit.es. if you will, Terry‘s Team is to be a cancer survivor, us are." says Coulson, who was diarnos Because they are survivors of cancer, as all Terry‘s Team members are, Coulson, Linder and Holmes will serve as shining examples that cancer can be beaten! And, like members of Terry‘s Team hope to do in Terry Fox runs throughout the country, the three Kitchener women will inspire people to financially support cancer research, as well as provide encourâ€" agement to cancer patients. Terry‘s Team members Barb Holmes, Catherine Coulson and Susan Linder know from experience that there is certainly life after cancer. Deborah Crandail photo Terry‘s Team is proof s en e i n e eureeepeneny But unlike the hundreds who will participate locally in the 11th Annual Terry Fox Run, Coulson, Linder and Holmes (a.k.a. "Terry‘s Team") will do more than raise funds. Like hundreds of other area residents, Catherine Coulson, Susan Linder. and Barb Holmes will lace up their running shoes Sunday morning and hit the 10â€"K trail to raise money for cancer research. 2 . 7e l w (olse money ic Deborah Crandall Chronicle Staff if you will, fon_- being on ) S 6 «5e 6 Srades Cedar , which all of House «: Cedar 210 Regina St. N., Waterioo 885â€"1711 Though each woman has her own personal reasons for joining Terry‘s Team, Coulson, Linder and Holmes share a common ambition â€" they want to take an active role in the fight against cancer. "It‘s good for me personally â€" it‘s good for me spiritually and emotionally â€" to be actively in volved in a cause like this where you know that every individual can make a difference," Coulson says. And they want to show people that, thanks to advances made through research, to be diagnosed with cancer does not mean the end. . "When Terry started his rum, the word ‘cancer usually meant death," Holmes says. "But it doesn‘t now â€" there‘s so many survivors of many kinds of cancer. We‘ve all had different kinds of cancer, and we‘re all survivors. There is hope." e We want to show people that there is life after cancer, and that you can lead just as active a life. Linder adds. "Life carries on." Linder even goes as far as to say that cancer has enhanced her life, and she values the experience it has ulsnls has given her 0 Pn EnE RRIIUITY. Though she was quite ill and had a long battle ahead before full recovery, Holmes followed Terry Fox‘s journey with keen interest. He inspired her and gave her the courage to keep up the fight. "I was interested and followed his route every day," Holmes said. "It was encouraging seeing him on T.V. and seeing what he was doing. He was very courageous. He encouraged me to do whatever I could do to help others." Sa c t LCNT omess 200 PAeepIvel AIF IP9U SOF NOR cancerâ€"related surgery when she was diagnosed has having colon cancer, and underwent cancer surgery in March of that year. One month after surgery, while Holmes was recovering in hospital, Terry Fox began his Maraâ€" th"D'{l of l"iope in St. John‘s Newfoundland. Holmes had been in hospital in 1980 for (Continued on page A14) YAMAHA BOB GRAYy MUSIC LTD 13 King 5t Sout (af Ei) Wataricg 886â€"0100