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One of Alfred ’ s first childhood memories relates to his visits to his maternal grandmother . He remembers with fondness the visits , when he would go with his three other brothers and two other sisters . What Alfred recalls with particular vividness is how he at age four would avoid sitting down at his grandmother ’ s house so as not to crease his trousers , even if this meant standing up for a period of five hours . Alfred believes that one of his cardinal traits , perfectionism and being methodical in approach was present from his early days , and he feels that this characteristic would have allowed him to achieve success irrespective of the road taken .

In fact , Alfred suggests that his academic interests centred largely around mathematics , physics and that he showed a particular interest in electronics . Thus at the ages of thirteen and fourteen he was deeply engaged and fascinated by radios , frequencies , tuners and amplifiers , so much so that when asked about his future career path he would point towards the road of researcher . For Alfred life is conditioned by many factors “ such as upbringing , school , culture ”. However , beyond this there is the individual with his or her traits and personality . The pathway he chose was eventually influenced by family , as well as general opportunities . However , the outcome of the chosen path was determined by the personality factors .
FIRST STEPS
In 1956 , Alfred Pisani joined the workforce and his father ’ s business activities , and he had the luxury of being able to report to work with the family car . By leaving home at half past seven , Alfred had the possibility of arriving at work at ten to eight and from there support distribution trucks pick up their materials from the flour mill . After three weeks working there , Alfred realised that the trucks would have been waiting for hours
“ Perfectionism and being methodical in approach is the predominant characteristic which allows success irrespective of the road taken ”
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