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    "ocrText": "President Gerald R. Ford's handwritten reflections, 1977 or 1978\nScanned from the collection Gerald R. Ford: Materials from the writing of A Time\nTo Heal at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nWhile writing his autobiography, A Time to Heal (New York: Harper & Row, 1979), President\nGerald R. Ford composed a series of personal reflections on twenty-seven topics. What makes\nthese documents so unusual is not only their introspection but also their form. President Ford\nrecorded these observations by hand, writing in blue ball point on his favored yellow writing\ntablets. He did not expend time and energy to polish and edit his writing, apparently planning to\ndo so when incorporating them into the book. Therefore occasional spelling or grammatical\nerrors or incomplete thoughts appear.\nFor each reflection the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library has scanned President Ford's\nhandwritten document and added a Library-produced transcription below to aid in reading the\nreflection.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nadvice to a young man going no his own.\nLork upon \"going off on your oron\" as a\nmight mental attitude is crucal. you must believe\nnew challenge with optimion of opportunity. The\nin yourself and you must have conviction that\n\"out there \"ther is a \"pot of gold at the end of\nthe It matters not that our goals are different.\nInsurtally they Cover The spectrum life\nwill be disappointments and the best way to avoid\nyou must recognize along the path of life there\nanother is to plan better of work harden Remember-\nthe harden you work The luchin you are\nbe different for each individual. Satirfaction of happeness\nyou must set a goal realizing that it will\nare the best targets. for one The target is material with.\nfor another it mians public recognition. To another it is\nwhich by unlocking the mysters Incrince. OThers\nmight prefer a quet, metine life.\nWhatever your objective get up everyday pledging to\nyourself 2 am going to make propers and remember one\nfundamental - one must learn to walk before trying to then.\nAdvice to a Young Man Going Off on his Own\nLook upon \"going off on your own\" as a new challenge with optimism & opportunity. The right\nmental attitude is crucial. You must believe in yourself and you must have conviction that \"out\nthere\" there is a \"pot of gold\" at the end of the rainbow. It matters not that our goals are\ndifferent. Inevitably they cover the spectrum of life.\nYou must recognize along the path of life there will be disappointments and the best way to\navoid another is to plan better & work harder. Remember - the harder you work the luckier you\nare.\nYou must set a goal realizing that it will be different for each individual. Satisfaction &\nhappiness are the best targets. For one the target is material wealth. For another it means public\nrecognition. To another it is achieved by unlocking the mysteries of science. Others might\nprefer a quiet, routine life.\nWhatever your objective get up every day pledging to yourself I am going to make progress and\nremember one fundamental - one must learn to walk before trying to run."
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