Overcoming Failure: from Agony to Victory

March 26, 2012

Are you old enough to remember the opening footage to the Wide World of Sports on ABC? I don’t even remember what they showed as the announcer crooned “The thrill of victory…” But I sure do remember the snow skier’s wipeout to the words”…and the agony of defeat!” How about you? Do you have your […]

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Overcoming Self-Doubt

March 18, 2012

Sometimes we do all the right things and we feel completely on track. We know that we can reach our goals. We know that life is good. And then something happens. If we’re talking about overcoming anxiety, perhaps something happens that triggers our overwhelming sense of self doubt. And there we stand. Adrenaline rushing. Heart […]

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Valentine’s Day Success Tip

February 13, 2012

Millard was a guy who knew how to make money. While he was still in college he started a marketing company. He was a millionaire by the time he was 29 and his young wife had everything, or so he thought. In Millard’s words, “I ensconsed my  wife, Linda in a giant ranch, but I […]

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Embracing Your Greatness – Fight the Good Fight

January 18, 2012

At one time I may have hated the video below, because I didn’t understand Muhammed Ali’s “big mouth,” I disliked fighting and I thought celebrating our own greatness was a form of arrogance.   I guess it could be, but today everything about this inspirational video speaks to me, especially where the fighter is baptized […]

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A Year for Peace at Home

January 9, 2012

I read on FoxNews recently that the divorce rate among military couples is up 43% since the beginning of the Iraq/Afghanistan war. I also happen to know that on some military installations, like Ft. Campbell, the divorce rate is now a staggering 90%. Really? We went to war and ended peace at home? Our military […]

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