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Don’tRestonYourLaurels
Haveyoueverheardthesaying“Don’trestonyourlaurels”?“Laurels”meanstheachievementsyouhavealreadygot.Thesayingsuggeststhatyoushouldn’tbesosatisfiedwithyourachievementsthatyou’llnolongertrytoimprove.
Astothissaying,MikePerhamhassetusagoodexample.Bornin1992inHertfordshire,England,Mikewasjust14whenhebecametheyoungestpersontosailacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Youmightthinktheachievementsaregoodenough,butMikedoesn’tthinkso.Attheageof17,hebecametheyoungestpersontosailallbyhimselfaroundtheworldonanine-monthvoyage(航海).
Mikeisnow19,andheisstilltryinghisbesttobreaktherecordsandpushhimselffurther.Forhisnextadventure,heplanstoflyaroundtheworldonhisown,makinghimthefirstpersonofallagestobothsailandflyaroundtheworld.
Mikewantshisachievementstoencourageyoungpeopletorealizetheirdreams.Sincehisadventures,hehastravelledwidely,speakingatschoolsandyouthclubsintheUK,HongKongandAustraliaonthethemeof“LivetheDream”.
AmazingFacts:
Mikestartedsailingwhenhewasseven.
Histrans-AtlanticcrossingbeganatGibraltarandendedinAntigua.
Hisround-the-worldyacht(游艇)wascalledTotallyMoney.com.
Title:Don’tRestonYourLaurels
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