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Get In the Pool! Overcoming the Fear of Failure

Summer is here and in Arizona it means some really hot weather. Those of us who live here spend time moving from an air-conditioned house to an air-conditioned car to the air-conditioned store and back again. Or we end up in a swimming pool. As soon as our kids are out of school, they start [...]

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Stretch! 3 Ways to Do More With What You Have

The teacher stopped the presentation and asked for a volunteer from the class. A young lady was the first to raise her hand and was brought to the front of the room. “I want you to stand against this wall and reach your hands up as high as they can go.” said the teacher. The [...]

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An Open Letter to My Critics

This morning I read this wonderful post from a man named Russ Hill. If you haven’t read any of his stuff, it is very well-written. His blog is here: www.russhillmedia.com. We all have critics. Especially when we set lofty goals or dare to try something new. Even if you are just trying to express your [...]

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Fear: A Figment of Your Imagination?

This weekend I heard a wonderful illustration about fear and focus that I thought deserved to be repeated on a larger scale. Let us imagine that I took a long plank that was 50 feet long and 1 foot wide. I put it up on cinder blocks so that it is about 3 feet off [...]

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