Have you ever regretted not trying something new because you worried about failure or looking bad? How many artificial barriers have you constructed in your life
Have you ever regretted not trying something new because you worried about failure or looking bad? If you have, think about this story.
The transcontinental railroad, laid across America in the 1860s, is one of the greatest engineering feats of history. Mountain passes were leveled, miles of tunnels drilled using only dynamite and picks, rivers bridged, and vast expanses of prairie graded for the iron horse.
There was one concern that almost derailed the project. It wasn't the heights of the Rockies, the raging rivers, or even the desert that caused this concern.
You see, in the 1850s some people claimed that the human body couldn't withstand the pressures of the fantastic speed of sixty miles an hour. The steam engine proved this theory to be an artificial barrier.
How many artificial barriers have you constructed in your life? The transcontinental railroad proved that many barriers simply disappear by having the courage to believe in your dream and putting forth the effort to lay the tracks one day at a time.
Have you ever regretted not trying something new because you worried about failure or looking bad? If you have, think about this story.
The transcontinental railroad, laid across America in the 1860s, is one of the greatest engineering feats of history. Mountain passes were leveled, miles of tunnels drilled using only dynamite and picks, rivers bridged, and vast expanses of prairie graded for the iron horse.
There was one concern that almost derailed the project. It wasn't the heights of the Rockies, the raging rivers, or even the desert that caused this concern.
You see, in the 1850s some people claimed that the human body couldn't withstand the pressures of the fantastic speed of sixty miles an hour. The steam engine proved this theory to be an artificial barrier.
How many artificial barriers have you constructed in your life? The transcontinental railroad proved that many barriers simply disappear by having the courage to believe in your dream and putting forth the effort to lay the tracks one day at a time.
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