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1、Unit7FamilyTiesPassageAThingsILearnedFromDad Threesuccessfulpeoplerevealhowfathersshapetheirdestiny.RebeccaLobo:BeLoving Iknew-evenwhenIwasveryyoung-justhowmuchmymomanddadlovedeachother.Wheneveroneofthemwentout,theykissedeachothergood-bye.Mybrother,sisterandIthoughtthiswasgross!Butw
2、henIgetmarried,IcanonlyhopethatIwillhavefoundsomeonewholovesmeasmuchasDadlovesMom.Becausetherewasalwayssomuchloveinthefamily,Igrewupwithanincrediblesecurityblanket. MombattledbreastcancerwhenIwasincollege.Despitehisworry,Dadwasapillarofstrengthforusandespeciallyforher.Afterhermaste
3、ctomy,shedecidedagainsttheaddedtraumaofbreast-reconstructionsurgery.MomtoldmethatintheirentiremarriageDadneversuggestedthatsheevenchangeherhairstyle.Insteadhehasalwaystoldherhowbeautifulsheis.Andthat'swhyshethinksfightingcancerwasn'tashardasitcouldhavebeen.Sheknewthatnomatterwhat,Da
4、dandhislovewouldbethere. RebeccaLobo,aformerCollegePlayeroftheYear,playsbasketballfortheWNBA'sNewYorkLiberty. RichardBranson:Encourage MysistersandIgrewupinalittlevillageinEngland.Ourfatherwasastrugglinglawyer,butIalwaysknewhewasspecial.Henevercriticized,butusedpraisetobringoutourb
5、est.He'dsay,"Ifyoupourwateronflowers,theyflourish.Ifyoudon'tgivethemwater,theydie." IrememberasachildIsaidsomethingunkindaboutsomebody,andmyfathersaid,"Anytimeyousaysomethingunpleasantaboutsomebodyelse,it'sareflectionofyou."HeexplainedthatifIlookedforthebestinpeople,Iwouldgetthebes
6、tinreturn.I'vetriedtofollowthisprincipleinrunningmycompany. Dad'salsoalwaysbeenveryunderstanding.At15,Istartedamagazine.Itwastakingupagreatdealofmytime,andtheheadmasterofmyschoolgavemeachoice:stayinschoolorleavetoworkonmymagazine. Idecidedtoleave,andDadtriedtoswaymefrommydecision,
7、asanygoodfatherwould.WhenherealizedIhadmadeupmymind,hesaid,"Richard,whenIwas23,mydadpersuadedmetogointolaw.AndI'vealwaysregrettedit.Iwantedtobeanarcheologist,butIdidn'tpursuemydream.Youknowwhatyouwant.Gofulfillthatdream." Asitturnedout,mylittlepublicationwentontobecomeStudent,anati
8、onalmagazineforyoun
