Never Stop Learning

	Chapter 1
	BECOMING A DYNAMIC LEARNER Whatever we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. —Otto Rank1

My paternal grandfather, Preston William Staats Sr., grew up in New Braunfels, Texas, where his father owned the Candy Kitchen, a small store that sold sweets and soft drinks. Recognizing a growth opportunity when he saw one, my great-grandfather, Preston Senior’s father, had secured Coca-Cola bottling rights for the region. Preston Senior worked at the plant as a child and then, when the time was right, headed forty-five miles up the road to Austin to attend the University of Texas. After college he returned to New Braunfels ...