Henry Ford Determination

Henry Ford Determination

Millions of peoples look at the Achievements of Henry ford, after he has arrived, and envy him, because of his good fortune, or Luck or genius or whatever it is that they credit for Ford's fortune. Perhaps one person in every Hundred thousand knows the secret of Ford's success, and those who do know are too modest, or too reluctant, to speak of it, because of its simplicity. A single transaction will illustrate the "secret" perfectly. 

In 1930 , Ford decided to produce his  famous V-8 motor. He chose to built an engine with the entire eight cylinders cast in one block, and instructed his engineers to produce a design for the engine. The design was placed on paper, but the engineers agreed, to a man, that it was simply IMPOSSIBLE to cast an eight cylinder gas engine block in one piece.

Ford said, '' Produce it anyway.''
''But,"they replied,''it's IMPOSSIBLE!"
"Go ahead, '' Ford commanded,''and stay on the job until you succeed on matter how much time is required"

The engineers went ahead. there was nothing else for them to do, if they were to remain on the Ford staff. Six month went by, Nothing happened. The engineers tried every conceivable plan to carry out the orders, but the thing seemed out of the question; "IMPOSSIBLE!"

At the end of the year Ford checked with his engineers, and again they informed him they had found no way to carry out his orders.
"Go right ahead," said Ford,'' I want it, and I'll have it.''

They went ahead, and then as if by a stoke of magic, the secret was discovered.
The Ford DETERMINATION has won once More!

This story may not be described with minute accuracy, but the sum and substance of it is correct. Henry Ford is success, because he understands, and applies the principle of success.
One of these is DESIRE : Knowing what one wants. Remember this ford story as you read, and pick out the lines in which the secret of his stupendous achievements has been described. If you can lay your figure on the particular group of principles which made Henry Ford rich, you can equal his achievements in almost any calling for which you are suited.