THE GIFT OF A DREAM (23); IT CAN'T BE DONE?

"Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas." - Henry Ford

Henry Ford

Like we have already heard in the past, "a dream isn't those pictures you see in your sleep at night, but those pictures that prevent you from sleeping at night". The Gift of a dream is the best gifts any human being can be blessed with in his lifetime. Irrespective of the fact that most dreams are divine, we should understand that their fulfillment will be fraught with difficult challenges.

He started two companies that went bankrupt before he successfully invented the Ford Motor Company. At the beginning of the 20th century the automobile was a plaything for the rich. Henry Ford had a dream, which was to build a simple, reliable and affordable car; one the average American worker could afford. Out of this determination came the Model T and the assembly line - two innovations that revolutionized American society and molded the world we live in today. Henry Ford did not invent the car; he produced an automobile that was affordable by the average American. While other manufacturers were content to target a market of the well-to-do, Ford developed a design and a method of manufacture that steadily reduced the cost of the Model T. Instead of pocketing the profits; Ford lowered the price of his car. As a result, Ford Motors sold more cars and steadily increased its earnings

- transforming the automobile from a luxury toy to a mainstay of American society. The Model T made its debut in 1908 and four years later the price dropped to $575.00 and sales soared. Central to Ford's ability to produce an affordable car was the development of the assembly line that increased the efficiency of manufacture and decreased its cost. Prior to the introduction of the assembly line, cars were individually crafted by teams of skilled workmen - a slow and expensive procedure. The assembly line reversed the process of automobile manufacture. With the introduction and perfection of the process, Ford was able to reduce the assembly time of a Model T from twelve and a half hours to less than six hours.

We should have an infinite capacity, to, not know what can't be done. For if we look around we'll find so many detractors whose dreams; as it were is to identify dreams that can't be done. Like Walt Disney, let's pursue our dreams when everyone else rejects it.