What you think affects how you feel.  Thoughts and feelings shape your life because they influence your behavior and determine what you see as possible choices.  The process you use for identifying or recognizing opportunities becomes a closed loop – defining and self-reinforcing.  Eventually, you lose sight of the fact that you ever had options. […]

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I like listening to athletes’ stories about how they came to love and learn their sport, who they wanted to be like or compete against, their earliest dreams and visions for their career. Recently, I heard such an interview featuring Garbiñe Muguruza, professional tennis player and Serena Williams’ opponent in this year’s Wimbledon finals.  She […]

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Arianna Huffington says, “we need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions. that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” Appreciating the rewards of failure is something that sets achievers apart from people who allow fear and self-doubt to stagnate their […]

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