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Anyway, he shook his head seriously at me, we said goodbye. As I approached the house, I received a message from Ann. It says, ‘You have to go your own way, so I'm going to increase the amount to one million dollars.’
At that moment, Anne's deep confidence in the potential of Khan Academy helped more than money. Many would say today that Ann had a lot of money, so she was able to help. I don't have enough money to donate a million dollars to anyone. This is my disagreement. I spoke to at least 50 people whose financial situation was much better than Ann's. But they did not come forward!
One thing I would say very emphatically, if you are ever in a position where a little help from you can be of great benefit to others, never ignore it. What I try to do all the time and tell others to do, is that if you ever see someone doing or trying to do something extraordinary, don't sit idly by. Praise him, thank him, help him get recognition for his work. Let her boss know what the potential is. Let her family know how much work she is doing. You can't imagine how a small step, a compliment can change a person's life. With your encouragement, someone may change the purpose of his life. A person with positive thinking can change the lives of countless people around him, so always think positive. And the important thing is, if you want to make your dream come true, always try to learn from everything. I can't explain how important it is to always be ready to learn something new. Invest in learning the time that is waiting for you. Since I am with Khan Academy, I have witnessed very well how people change their lives by learning. I received a letter in 2006 from a patient with incurable cancer. Then his life span was only two months. With such a positive attitude, a dying person can write, ‘I have been teaching calculus for many days, now Khan Academy has given me that opportunity. Hopefully in the last two months of my life I will be able to learn calculus! ' After seeing that letter, I decided that as long as I lived, I would never stop learning.