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

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After receiving his diagnosis in August 2006, Lester went through treatment, worked his way back into the major leagues and pitched—and won—a World Series game. Widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time, Hogan won a total of 71 professional tournaments over the course of his career. In 1953, he won both again.

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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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What I took from this is that, if we don’t deny ourselves small pleasures, we have a better chance of sticking to our main goal. Of course, I never let them order breakfast there, because one breakfast for three could cost as much as a one-night stay at the budget accommodations we’ll move over to for the rest of our trip.

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Too Busy for Relationships? 5 Ways to Make Time for Connection

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Of course, whether your friends live across the street or across the country, building and keeping close relationships takes time and effort—things it seems we have too little of these days. Set personal relationship goals and give them a high priority in your life. That number was only amplified with the effects of 2020.

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Enter to Win Your Spot in the Damn Fine Words Writing Course

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It''s that time of year again: The Damn Fine Words writing course opens to new students on February 2, 2015. This writing course works. You see, many people tell me that they''d love to register for the course, because if they could just get in…. I support those goals wholeheartedly. Way Off Topic'

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How to Understand People’s Personality Types

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Understanding people’s personality types can also help us achieve success in our pursuits, whether we’re attempting to get our kids to pick up their toys or motivating a sales team to reach a lofty goal. Ultimately, the path to self-awareness remains the goal. “So Los Angeles-based author and researcher Dario Nardi, Ph.D.,

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How Achieving Your Goals Kills Your Motivation

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A goal of ‘constant improvement’ won’t lead to success. I learned this when I signed up for Damn Fine Words , James Chartrand’s writing course. I was excited because I was taking action towards my goal of ‘constant skill improvement’ so I could further build my business. Of course I felt guilty.

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

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For the two of us, the experience was a crash course in what intrigued our heads and our hearts. We improbably joined forces in 2006, and we have founded and grown two multimillion-dollar enterprises. We were just two highly ambitious friends who had reached a stage in our lives when working for someone else no longer fit our goals.