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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. I’ve learned that it’s not the disability that defines you,” Abbott explains. “Instead, I asked how we get rid of this. I wanted to think positively and look forward.”.

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Life Is Not a Movie

Success

Roger Ebert’s cancer diagnosis Since about 2006, not that he was counting, Ebert had been unable to eat or speak. Diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002, Ebert, “the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism,” according to The Pulitzer Prizes , came through with what was considered flying colors. It was an act of Ebert.

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Product/Program Promotion Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned Expert Interview

Stephanie LH Calahan

Introducing Product/Program Promotion: Problems and Profits -- Launching Lessons Learned.  Thank you for your willingness to share some of your mistakes and lessons learned so that others could benefit! What didn’t go so well and what were your lessons learned?   Andrea, what a great lesson you learned

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

Office Dynamics

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 2006, Get Motivated! After a Wellness Breakfast, we gathered in the meeting room.

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5 Tips For Incorporating Exercise Into Your Life

Brilliantly Better

And I ran the Chicago marathon back in 2002. 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. I’ve also tried to get certain friends to exercise with me, but I’ve learned that it’s pretty much a waste of time.

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