On Fire: Finding Your Gift And Using It

On Fire: Finding Your Gift And Using It

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When you’re so D O N E with it

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You’ve tried and tried. Rattled doors. Researched, strategized and planned. Pushed forward. Worked. Hoped and prayed. But nothing seems to get traction. Your dream is going nowhere. You feel empty and alone. Broken-hearted. Here’s what to do: for today (and [...]

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A horse that loves to run ~ Is this you?

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Steven Pressfield writes about watching a famous trainer work with his thoroughbreds. To Steven’s surprise, the trainer took great pains to make the training sessions “fun” for the horses. The trainer explained: Horses understand the whip but I don’t want [...]

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“But I don’t fit anywhere!” (I hate to tell you this…)

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Perhaps you thought when you grew up you’d inherit your father’s business. Carrying on the family legacy would be your contribution to bettering the world. But it didn’t happen. Maybe you planned to be a wife and mom with a [...]

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Giving your Gift: What Works ~ what Doesn’t

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When it comes to being real and giving the Gift we’re here to give, there are two tactics that don’t work—and two that do. 1. Shame.  It doesn’t work. Growing up, shame was the tool of choice for adults—parents, teachers, [...]

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