When Henry Ford decided to produce his famous V8 motor, he chose to build an engine with the entire eight cylinders cast in a single block, instructing his engineers to produce a design that could be cast in one piece. The design was placed on paper, but the engineers agreed, to a man, that it was simply impossible to cast an eight-cylinder engine block in one go.
Ford said, "Produce it anyway."
"But," they replied, "It's impossible!"
"Go ahead," Ford commanded, "And stay on the job until you succeed, no 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 months passed and nothing happened. Another six months passed, and still 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 stroke of magic, the secret was discovered.
Ford's determination had won once more!
This story may not be described with minute accuracy, but the sum and substance of it is correct. Deduce from it, you who wish to think and grow rich, the secret of the Ford millions, if you can. You'll not have to look very far.
Henry Ford was successful because he understood and applied the principles of success. One of these is desire: knowing the lines in which the secret of his stupendous achievement has been described. If you can do this, if you can lay your finger 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.
