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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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Then, in May 2008, he became the 18th pitcher in the history of the storied Red Sox organization to throw a perfect game. I’ve learned that it’s not the disability that defines you,” Abbott explains. Be everything you want to be,” du Toit regularly reminds her fans during interviews. As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I

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Celebrating New Talent: Emerging Entrepreneurs Shines a Light on Up-and-Coming Entrepreneurs

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5 lessons we’ve learned from entrepreneurs Each of these stories from the pages of SUCCESS has redefined the road to success—and helped inspire the creation of these awards. Together with her husband, Kern Lima launched her company, IT Cosmetics, in 2008 out of their apartment living room in Studio City, California.

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How Badly Do You Want the Life You Dream About?

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You just haven’t learned how to access it. I know this because I’ve spent much of my life learning how to find my courage and rise above the fear that can so easily rob us of our freedom and hold our happiness hostage. And, like all skills, it can be learned and mastered. Think of courage as a muscle. It was a huge undertaking.

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Glenn and Mindy Stearns: Building a Legacy of Kindness

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In joint interviews and on their own podcast they interrupt each other, finish each other’s thoughts, tease each other, and riff on each other’s comments. I was going to the bar every single night,” he says in an interview with Giselle Fernandez for L.A. The lending crisis of 2007 and 2008 is a perfect example.

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