Words of Wisdom
A 2500-year-old Chinese philosophy holds new meaning for modern-day entrepreneurs.
By Mark Henricks •
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Paul D'Souza had been trying to contact two prospectiveclients for more than a week and had all but given up. Then one dayover lunch, he felt a sudden urge to try again. "I got thephone numbers, one in Milpitas, California, and the other in NewYork City, and called these people. They were both in, and readyand willing to talk," says the vice president and partner ofHealth Innovations, a 15-person health-care consulting firm inSanta Cruz, California.
What may sound like a lucky break is much more to D'Souza,who is a longtime student of the Chinese philosophical systemcalled Taoism. Says D'Souza, "What I call theTao--intuition or what have you--told me to call thesepeople."
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