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LESSON #20: OLD HABITS DIE HARD

Once a mistake is made, not only must you be certain to learn the true lesson, you must also take special care not to dwell on the mistake. Telling everyone about the mistake only reinforces it.  Remember, practice is just repetition of behavior.  By repeatedly telling the story of your mistake, you are through practice, setting […]

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Lesson #21: How To Face The Music

A person has NO CHANCE of fixing a mistake they will not admit! Hiding from a challenge will not make it go away.  I learned that the quicker I confronted a challenge the quicker I could identify a solution and move on, it’s that simple.  Ignore a leak and watch it turn into a flood! […]

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Lesson #22: Accept The Gift Of Darkness

Some of the MOST beautiful things in the world are born out of darkness! Consider the fact that the most captivating photos were developed in a DARK ROOM; that the wonders of SPACE and STARS can only be seen AT NIGHT; or that the highest form of creation, human life, is nurtured in a DARK WOMB […]

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Lesson #23: Keep Going…

Lesson #25 is another one of those that could have very well been Lesson #1.  Keep going until you get it or no longer need it.  Life has taught me that you will ALWAYS get what you need! If you find yourself not getting what you want out of life there are 1 of two […]

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Lesson #24: If It’s Not Working …STOP!

Sometimes as creators we get too involved or too attached to our creations.  Creation by definition is: the act or process of bringing something into existence; not the act or process of attaching yourself to an idea or methodology for life!  In theory all ideas, be they events, services or products, are created to benefit others. […]

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Lesson #25: Keep A Clear Mind

Too often we take memories from experiences in the past into new experiences in the present.  Some may argue experience is the best teacher, that’s actually TOTALLY wrong! Evaluated experience is the best teacher! You will continue to get the same lessons in life until you learn them, because life is the ultimate classroom! In school if […]

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Lesson #26: There Is NO SUCH THING As Perfect Vision!

PERFECTION IS THE MOTHER OF PROCRASTINATION!!!  Practice does not make perfect, practice makes habitual.   Some of the most acclaimed, highest paid athletes miss half of their shots.  HALF! They don’t just stop because half of their attempts have failed. The only reason they don’t miss 100% of their shots is because they keep shooting! Imagine […]

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Lesson #27: Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff

Things will break, things will get lost; people will back out and perhaps even worse.  When we focus on small things that ultimately don’t affect the BIG picture we MISS OUT! Truly making a connection and impacting someone’s life should be the goal of  every “self awareness/self improvement model”.  You never know in the BIG […]

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Lesson # 28: Admit Your Mistakes Quickly

  Oscar Wilde said “experience is simply the name we give our mistakes”.  Everyone makes them, it’s what you do with yours that them motivation instead of mountains.  Admit your mistakes quickly and move on.  Had I allowed myself to get stuck on every mistake made, I would still be somewhere looking for blind folds.  Yes! […]

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LESSON #29: BE FLEXIBLE

Awwwwee to be flexible! When speakers cancel on you the week of the event, when the entire event runs late and you have to scrap breakout sessions you LEARN FLEXIBILITY! There is no time to dwell on what has gone wrong, all you can do is move on to the oh so many things that are […]

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