Page 38 - The Way to the Top

Robert C. BOWEN

Chairman and CEO of Scientific Learning Corporation

My grandmother counseled me repeatedly at a very young age that the
most important decision I would make throughout my life and in all my
endeavors would be with whom I elected to associate myself. Whom I

chose as friends, as business associates, as mentors, and what I chose as a
workplace would not only determine my successes, but more importantly
who I would become. The times I have compromised this advice have led
to some of my greatest failures. Fortunately, I have mostly stayed true to

her wisdom. The result has been a rich and rewarding life, from both
personal and business perspectives. The highly principled people with
whom I have been fortunate enough to associate have enabled me to
achieve well beyond what would have been reasonable to expect, despite

some major disappointments and setbacks along the way.

Be careful with whom you associate