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

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As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I For Rudolph, the goal was everything. Never one to let a perceived disability stand in the way of his goals, he pursued athletics with his heart and soul. This article was published in June 2009 and has been updated. Any obstacles on the way were part of the journey toward greatness.

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in his 2002 best-selling book, Authentic Happiness. So although you may not be able to change your baseline range, your goal should be “to try to reach the top of that range as often as possible,” offers Rubin. Consider this chain reaction: Optimists set more goals for themselves, believing, optimistically, that they can attain them.

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6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." Ann Landers (1918-2002) US columnist, attrib. WinWeb TV Free Small & Home Business Videos for you. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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