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It’s Not About How Hard You Hit…

It’s Not About How Hard You Hit…

“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows,” Rocky reminds us. “It’s a very mean and nasty place. And I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.”
Watch this video to get Rocky’s inspiring advice on what to do about it:

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Good Stories Don’t Happen By Accident

Good Stories Don’t Happen By Accident

By Carl Woolston
Like a great movie and story, great and successful lives aren’t created by chance.
The movie industry is huge! Each weekend, millions flock to see the newest releases. A DVD player is standard in almost any home.
We can now stream movies over our computers and even phones. The industry continues to grow — despite [...]

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Weekly Quote: Life in 3 Words by Robert Frost

Weekly Quote: Life in 3 Words by Robert Frost

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“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” -Robert Frost

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Don’t Mayk Purfection the Enimee of Prahgress

Don’t Mayk Purfection the Enimee of Prahgress

By Greg Fullerton
To Too meny many peeple people don’t tayk take akshon action beecuz because thay they spend to too much tyme time trying to bee be purfect perfect.
If there were a contest for the world’s worst speller, they wouldn’t just give me the crown — they’d build a monument to me and my “creative” [...]

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Weekly Quote: Be Very Afraid by Grace Hansen

Weekly Quote: Be Very Afraid by Grace Hansen

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“Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.” -Grace Hansen

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The Power of Determination

The Power of Determination

The little country schoolhouse was heated by an old-fashioned, pot-bellied coal stove.
A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived.
One morning they arrived to find the schoolhouse engulfed in flames. They dragged the unconscious little boy [...]

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There are No Shortcuts to Success

There are No Shortcuts to Success

By Greg Fullerton
One time, during a seminar I was teaching, a woman asked me to expand on the concept of needing to leave your comfort zone to reach a goal.
My response was sheer genius:
“Uhhhh…eeeyeah. To reach a goal you really, really, really need to leave your comfort zone.”
I’m pretty sure I got crowned the world’s [...]

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A Matter of Perspective

A Matter of Perspective

What matters most isn’t what happens to us; it’s how we perceive life events. Just a little twist in perspective is often all that’s needed to turn failure into success.
Watch this video to learn how to do that:

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How to Reach the Moon

How to Reach the Moon

By Carl Woolston
Why do some people seem to reach the moon, while others stay trapped in the pit of mediocrity?
How can we break the gravitational pull of mediocrity?
We start by understanding the relationship between habits, vision, and outcomes.
Success is like going to the moon. The ship (you) needs two main things in order to [...]

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How Are You Measuring Success?

How Are You Measuring Success?

By Bob Kaelin
If you’re feeling burned out with your Max business, it may be because you don’t know how to “keep score.” You haven’t defined the parameters of success clearly enough.
Charles Coonradt’s great book, The Game of Work: How to Enjoy Work as Much as Play, has the solution to this problem.
He observes:
“On a hot [...]

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