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the four teachers.”
    “What’s the contract?” I asked. I felt a bit afraid of losing out on what I sensed was the biggest opportunity to transform my mostly mundane life, yet I was also a little surprised that Tommy was imposing this obligation.
    “Don’t worry. It’s not a requirement that will be too hard on you. Actually, when you learn the leadership philosophy you are about to learn, I think you’ll do what I’m asking you to do automatically.”
    “So the contract is?” I wondered aloud.
    “Just make me a simple promise.”
    “To do what?”
    “To share the ideas and the method that you will soon learn from the four teachers with as many other human beings as you possibly can, Blake. The reward for you is that you’ll profoundly improve the lives of more people than you could have ever imagined. The reward for me is that I get to keep my contract with the four teachers.”
    “They made you promise the same thing?” I asked.
    “They did. And now that I’ve experienced the dramatic powerof their lessons, I know exactly why they did it. These are four of the most naturally powerful and radiantly noble people I’ve ever met. They know that their philosophy can shift anyone’s life and dramatically elevate entire organizations . Actually, there’s no doubt in my mind that what they will reveal to you can help entire nations make splendid breakthroughs. And so, given that they ultimately just want to help people become their best and the world to become a better place, they made me agree to spread their good words. And so that’s why I came here today, Blake. And this is why I’m asking the same of you.”
    “Okay, I agree. I’ll tell as many people as I possibly can about this special philosophy. If it’s as brilliant as you say it is, maybe I’ll even write a book about it. That way, everyone who reads it can also help us get the leadership message out there. We can all do our part to make people, businesses, and nations better. So yes, Tommy, I definitely agree.”
    “Perfect,” was his smooth reply.
    And then he was gone, leaving me alone by the books with a mind full of thoughts. And my heart beating wildly like I hadn’t known it to beat in years. I began to feel alive again. I started to know Hope again.
    But that was then and this is now. That first meeting with Tommy Flinn was quite a while ago. It’s still so hard to believe how quickly the time has passed. I guess life’s like that: the days slip into weeks and the weeks become months and it all goes by in a blink. The great news is that Tommy’s promises to me on that Monday morning in the SoHo bookstore all turned out to be true. Every single one of them.
    On learning the mysterious philosophy he spoke of, my world did radically transform. On following the lessons of the four remarkable teachers he introduced me to, I experienced explosive results in my career. On embracing the ideas that he and they brought to me, the happiness and inner peace that had alwayseluded me certainly did arrive. And, as Tommy had said, it all came a lot more quickly than I could have ever imagined.
    I’m proud to share with you that I’m now one of the youngest vice presidents in the history of Bright Mind Books. I travel across this great nation visiting different stores, doing business deals, and developing leaders at all levels of our rapidly expanding organization. We are extremely profitable and widely respected for the quality of our workplace as well as the excellence of our service. I not only love my work, I adore my life. I’m incredibly healthy, happily married to the woman who was my girlfriend, and the very blessed father of two amazing children. I’ve come to view my time at war as a precious period of personal development that, ultimately, made me a stronger, wiser, and more decent person. And the career that I once thought of as a dead end has instead been reshaped into something resembling a work of art.
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