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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. As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I I don’t think I had any idea what it would mean to others when I made it back,” Lester says.

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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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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

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Meanwhile, at 7:00 am, 9 attendees gathered in the OD Boutique for Coffee Chat to learn about Habits, Cues and Rewards, also a Wellness pillar event. In 2002, they discussed Becoming a World Class Assistant hosted by Catepillar Inc. In 2008, Sail to Success! After a Wellness Breakfast, we gathered in the meeting room.

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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.

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5 Tips For Incorporating Exercise Into Your Life

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And I ran the Chicago marathon back in 2002. The Book Of Life 2008 – The Outcome Overcoming Cravings On A Raw Food Diet Still think productivity means getting things done? Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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in his 2002 best-selling book, Authentic Happiness. And according to a 2008-2009 survey of 450,000 Americans led by Kahneman, personal well-being did increase as income increased—but only to a point. Optimism is another one of those character traits that can also be a learned state of mind, positive psychologists say.

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Glenn and Mindy Stearns: Building a Legacy of Kindness

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If there’s one lesson to gain from the combined and intertwined life stories of Glenn and Mindy Stearns and their attempts to leave lasting legacies —both individually and together—it is this: Trouble and hardship are essential building blocks of a dynamic legacy, as long as you overcome them and learn from them. * * *. You learn from pain.

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