“When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.”
Fuente: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
Benjamin Solomon «Ben» Carson, Sr. es un médico neurocirujano pediatra retirado, escritor y político estadounidense.
Fue precandidato presidencial republicano en 2016 y desde el 2 de marzo de 2017 es el actual Secretario de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, siendo el primer afroamericano en formar parte del gabinete del presidente Trump.
En 2008, fue galardonado con la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad por el presidente George W. Bush.
Es conocido por realizar operaciones de muy alto riesgo, como la separación de los gemelos siameses alemanes Patrick y Benjamin Binder en 1987, con un equipo de 70 personas, tras un período de 22 horas.
Después de pronunciar un discurso ampliamente difundido en el 2013 durante el Desayuno Nacional de Oración de ese año, se convirtió en una figura conservadora popular entre algunos sectores de la comunidad política por sus opiniones sobre temas sociales y políticos,[1] y se presentó como precandidato presidencial por el Partido Republicano.
El 5 de diciembre de 2016, el entonces presidente electo Donald Trump, lo nominó como Secretario de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, recibiendo el consentimiento del Senado de los Estados Unidos, con 58 votos a favor y 41 en contra. El 2 de marzo de 2017, Carson recibió el consentimiento después de que fuera aprobado por unanimidad por el Comité de Bancos, Vivienda y Asuntos Urbanos, siendo uno de los aspirantes de Trump que menos dificultades ha enfrentado en su confirmación pese al retraso de sus audiencias.
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“When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.”
Fuente: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
Fuente: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
Fuente: Think Big (1996), p. 152
Fuente: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
Contexto: THINK BIG means opening our horizons, reaching for new possibilities in our lives, being open to whatever God has in store for us on the road ahead.
T=TALENT : If you recognize your talents, use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, you will rise to the top of your field.
H=HONEST : If we live by the rule of honesty and accept our problems, we can go far down the road of achievement.
I=INSIGHT : If we observe and reflect and commit ourselves to giving our best, we will come out on top.
N=NICE : If we are nice to others, other respond to us in the same way, and we can give our best for each other.
K=KNOWLEDGE : If we make every attempt to increase our knowledge in order to use it for human go, it will make a difference in us and in our world.
B=BOOKS : If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.
I=IN-DEPTH LEARNING : If we develop in-depth knowledge, it will enable us to give our best to others and help to make a better world.
G=GOD : If we acknowledge our need for God, he will help us.
Fuente: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
Fuente: Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
“It's not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.”
Fuente: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
“By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.”
Fuente: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Fuente: One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future
“How did we become so intrigued by risk – and so worried about it at the same time?”
Fuente: Take The Risk (2008), p. 47
Speech in Harlem https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-should-follow-ben-carsons-lead-on-black-lives-matter/2015/08/17/cd242572-44d7-11e5-8e7d-9c033e6745d8_story.html (August 2015).
"CARSON: Expanding our energy resources serves peace" http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/25/carson-energys-role-in-the-path-to-peace/, The Washington Times (March 25, 2014)
“It is not where we have come from but where we are going that counts!”
Fuente: Think Big (1996), p. 193
Fourth Republican debate https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/10/well-be-annotating-the-gop-debate-here/ (10 November 2015).
"Famed Surgeon Ben Carson on Overcoming Adversity" http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4633158, National Public Radio (May 6, 2005)
As quoted in "Evolution? No" http://archives.adventistreview.org/2004-1509/story2.html, The Adventist Review (2004)
“Someone told me that creativity is just learning to do something with a different perspective.”
Fuente: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (1990), p. 84
“We don't have to explain miracles; all we have to do is accept them.”
Fuente: Think Big (1996), p. 146
“Because they believed in my ability, I was able to believe in it as well.”
Fuente: Think Big (1996), p. 60
“Be nice to people – all people – even when you don't have to be. Everybody is important.”
Fuente: Think Big (1996), p. 86