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How To TURN Life’s Toughest Challenges Into Your Greatest Opportunities (Or, 8 Building Blocks to Turn Every Problem Into a Good Thing) N I C K D I N A R D O
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Page 1: The Game of Adversity:  8 Principles to Turn Life's Toughest Moments into Your Greatest Opportunities

How To TURN

Life’s Toughest Challenges Into Your

Greatest Opportunities ( O r , 8 B u i l d i n g B l o c k s t o T u r n E v e r y P r o b l e m

I n t o a G o o d T h i n g )

 

N I C K D I N A R D O

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“Sweet are the uses of adversity,

Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,

Wears yet a precious jewel in his head;

And this our life, exempt from public haunt,

Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,

Sermons in stones, and good in everything.

- Shakespeare, As You Like It Act 2, scene 1, 12-17

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H o w d o y o u a p p r o a c h l i f e ’ s

c h a l l e n g e s ?

W h e n y o u h e a r t h e w o r d “ s t r u g g l e ”

w h at c o m e s t o m i n d ?

H o w d o w e b u i l d a l i f e w o r t h l i v i n g ?

O n e t h at w e a r e p r o u d o f ?

How Do You Solve Your Problems?

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T h e m o s t s u c c e s s f u l p e o p l e o n t h e p l a n e t f i n d

a w ay t o t u r n e v e r y d i f f i c u lt y i n t o t h e i r

g r e at e s t h i t s c o l l e c t i o n . A n d m o s t o f t h e m

u s e d a va r i at i o n o f t h e 8 p r i n c i p l e s I ’ l l l ay

o u t h e r e . T h e y f i n d a w ay t o m a k e s u r e t h at

f a i l u r e d o e s n o t d e s t r o y t h e m , b u t i s t h e v e r y

r e a s o n t h e y p r o s p e r .

Here’s the Secret

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Benjamin Franklin was Wrong

F R A N K L I N O N C E S A I D “ I N T H I S W O R L D N O T H I N G C A N B E

C E R T A I N , E X C E P T D E A T H A N D T A X E S .

H E W A S W R O N G .

T h e r e a r e t h r e e t h i n g s i n t h i s w o r l d t h a t a r e c e r t a i n :

d e a t h , t a x e s , a n d a d v e r s i t y.

C a l l i t w h a t y o u w a n t : a d v e r s i t y, s t r u g g l e , c h a l l e n g e ,

f a i l u r e , o b s t a c l e s … w e A L L s t a r e i t d o w n a t o n e p o i n t o r

a n o t h e r e a c h d ay, w e e k , m o n t h , a n d y e a r o f o u r l i v e s .

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W h at ’ s t h e s t o r y Y O U t e l l y o u r s e l f a b o u t a d v e r s i t y ? B e c a u s e t h e s t o r y y o u t e l l

y o u r s e l f w i l l d e c i d e y o u r f at e . A d v e r s i t y c r e at e s o p p o r t u n i t y. E a c h m o m e n t s h o u l d b e

leaned into, not avoided.

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W e c a n l e a r n t h e s k i l l s n e c e s s a r y t o u s e a d v e r s i t y t o o u r a d v a n t a g e . R e s p e c t e d r e s e a r c h i n b r a i n s c i e n c e a n d p s y c h o l o g y r e v e a l h o w. A n d t o b o o t, h u m a n s t o r i e s f r o m

a r o u n d t h e w o r l d demonstrate it’s power.

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I ’ve built a formula f o r d e v e l o p i n g a s k i l l s e t f o r t h e i n e v i ta b l e b at t l e s w i t h

a d v e r s i t y. W o r k e d o n t o g e t h e r , y o u ’ l l b e a b l e t o t u r n e v e r y a d v e r s i t y m o m e n t t o y o u r

a d va n ta g e . S p o r t s p r o v i d e s a p o w e r f u l v e s s e l i n w h i c h t o i l l u s t r at e t h e s e p r i n c i p l e s . H e r e ’ s

a s n e a k p e e k at h o w y o u c a n u s e t h e m t o

overcome adversity

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Principle ONE

“A n d t h e d ay c a m e w h e n the risk to remain

t ight i n a b u d w a s m o r e p a i n f u l t h a n t h e r i s k

i t t o o k TO BLOSSOM ” - A n a i s N i n

MINDSET

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THE GROWTH MINDSET T h e g r o w t h m i n d s e t i s t h e c o r n e r s t o n e …t h e k e y s t o n e h a b i t, t o u s i n g a d v e r s i t y t o y o u r a d va n ta g e . T h e g r o w t h m i n d s e t i s t h e f i r s t

s t e p – a n d t h e m o s t i m p o r ta n t o n e – i n g e t t i n g e v e r y t h i n g r i g h t.

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“ I n a f i x e d m i n d s e t s t u d e n t s b e l i e v e t h e i r b a s i c

a b i l i t i e s , t h e i r i n t e l l i g e n c e , t h e i r ta l e n t s , a r e

j u s t f i x e d t r a i t s … I n a g r o w t h m i n d s e t s t u d e n t s

u n d e r s ta n d t h at t h e i r ta l e n t s a n d a b i l i t i e s c a n

b e d e v e l o p e d t h r o u g h e f f o r t, g o o d t e a c h i n g a n d

p e r s i s t e n c e . T h e y d o n ’ t n e c e s s a r i ly t h i n k

e v e r y o n e ’ s t h e s a m e o r a n y o n e c a n b e E i n s t e i n ,

b u t t h e y b e l i e v e e v e r y o n e c a n g e t s m a r t e r i f

t h e y w o r k at i t ” – C a r o l D w e c k , A c c l a i m e d

P s y c h o l o g i s t

THE GROWTH MINDSET

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B i l l W a l s h – h a l l o f f a m e h e a d c o a c h a n d G M o f t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o 4 9 e r s – e f f e c t i v e l y u s e d t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f g r o w t h m i n d s e t t o c h a n g e t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o 4 9 e r s f r o m w o r s t t e a m i n t h e N F L t o a w i n n i n g d y n a s t y. H E f o c u s e d e v e r y o n e – f r o m t h e r e c e p t i o n i s t t o t h e q u a r t e r b a c k – t o d o e v e r y t h i n g t h r o u g h t h e l e n s o f l e a r n i n g a n d g r o w t h . W h e t h e r i t w a s t y i n g y o u r s h o e l a c e o r t h r o w i n g t h e w i n n i n g t o u c h d o w n , e v e r y t h i n g w a s d o n e t h r o u g h h i s s t a n d a r d o f p e r f o r m a n c e . T o d a y, h e i s n o w k n o w n a s o n e o f t h e m o s t P R O L I F I C A N D i n n o v a t i v e c o a c h e s o f a l l t i m e .

BILL WALSH

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Principle TWO

“IF THE PATH BE BEAUTIFUL, LET US NOT

ASK WHERE IT LEADS” - ANATOLE

FRANCE

RESPECT THE PROCESS

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T h e u n d e r s ta n d i n g o f t h e p r o c e s s i s c r u c i a l . B y r e a l ly k n o w i n g a n D u n d e r s ta n d i n g t h e p r o c e s s w e c a n ta k e a d va n ta g e o f o u r “ h u m a n c o m p o u n d

i n t e r e s t ” . T h e m o r e w e f o c u s o n t h e p r o c e s s r at h e r t h a n t h e o u t c o m e , t h e m o r e w e f o c u s o n

p r a c t i c i n g r at h e r t h a n t h e t r o p h y, t h e m o r e l i k e ly w e w i l l g e t t h e t r o p h y. F o c u s i n g o n t h e

s m a l l s t e p s m a k e s t h e b i g s t e p s P S Y C H O L O G C I A L LY a n d p s y c h i c a l ly s u r m o u n ta b l e .

THE SANCTITY OF PROCESS

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M i c h e l l e K w a n – t h e m o s t d e c o r a t e d f i g u r e s k a t e r i n u . s . h i s t o r y – s p e n t h e r e n t i r e s k a t i n g c a r e e r “ r e s p e c t i n g t h e p r o c e s s ” . A f t e r a d i s a p p o i n t i n g s i l v e r m e d a l i n t h e 1 9 9 8 O l y m p i c s , p e o p l e q u e s t i o n e d w h y s h e w a s r e t u r n i n g t o c o m p e t e i n t h e 2 0 0 2 O l y m p i c g a m e s . K w a n r e s p o n d e d “ W h e n p e o p l e s a y I s t a y e d t o w i n t h e O l y m p i c s , n o , I s t a y e d i n t o t R Y a n d w i n t h e o l y m p i c s ” . I t w a s n ’ t t h e e n d g o a l t h a t m a t t e r e d – I t w a s t h e w o r k t h a t d i d . I t w a s t h e d r i p - d r i p - d r i p p r o c e s s o f c o n s t a n t l y l e a r n i n g , c o n s t a n t l y i m p r o v i n g , t h a t m a t t e r e d t o h e r . S h e e n d e d h e r c a r e e r c a r e e r w i t h f i v e w o r l d c h a m p i o n s h i p s a n d n i n e u . s . c h a m p i o n s h i p s . ”

MICHELLE KWAN

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Principle THREE

“To be in hell is to drift;

to be in heaven is to steer” - George Bernard Shaw

Focus on what you can control

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W e a r e a l l f a c e d w i t h c o n s t r a i n t s – w h e t h e r s o c i a l , r a c i a l , o r s o c i o e c o n o m i c . S t o i c i s m p o s i t s t h at f o c u s i n g o n w h at w e c a n n o t c o n t r o l i s a d e s t r u c t i v e e m o t i o n , a n d t h at t h e h e a lt h i e r , m o r e p r o d u c t i v e s t r at e g y i s t o f o c u s o n w h at w e c a n c o n t r o l . A n d t h e y ’ r e r i g h t. W a s t i n g o u r m e n ta l e n e r g y o n t h i n g s w e c a n ’ t i n f l u e n c e d i s t r a c t s o u r m i n d f r o m t h o u g h t s a n d a c t i o n t h at c a n b e n e f i t u s a n d o t h e r s .

THE POWER OF CONTROL

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J i m A b b o t t w a s a r e m a r k a b l e a t h l e t e . A s o f 2 0 1 4 , t h e r e h a v e b e e n 2 3 9 n o - h i t t e r s i n M a j o r L e a g u e B a s e b a l l h i s t o r y. J i m A b b o t t w a s o n e o f t h e m . Y e t , w h a t m a k e s t h i s n o - h i t t e r m o r e u n i q u e t h a n a n y t h i n g – a n d w h a t m a k e s J i m ’ s a t h l e t i c l i f e m o r e u n i q u e t h a n a n y t h i n g e l s e – i s t h a t h e w a s b o r n w i t h n o r i g h t h a n d . I t w a s a c o n s t r a i n t t h a t m a d e h i m f o c u s o n w h a t h e c o u l d c o n t r o l . A n d d e s p i t e h i s i m p e d i m e n t , h e n o t o n l y s u c c e e d e d , b u t s u c c e e d e d b e y o n d h i s w i l d e s t d r e a m s .

Jim abbott

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Principle FOUR

“ I H AV E B E E N A N D S T I L L A M A S E E K E R , B U T I H AV E

C E A S E D T O Q U E S T I O N S TA R S A N D B O O K S ; I H AV E

B E G U N T O L I S T E N T O T H E T E A C H I N G My BLOOD

WHISPERS TO ME” – H E R M A N N H E S S E

SELF-AWARENESS

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S E L F - A W A R E N E S S I S A S E N S E O F K N O W I N g W H O Y O U A R E , W H AT Y O U ’ R E D O I N G , A N D H O W T H I S A L L F I T S I N T O T H E C O M P L I C AT E D C H A O S O F Y O U R L I F E . D e p e n d i n g o n o u r s e l f - a w a r e n e s s , w e a d j u s t h o w a n d w h e r e w e i m p r o v e o u r c i r c u m s ta n c e s . B a s e d o n o u r s e l f - a w a r e n e s s , w e a p p ly a n a r r at i v e a b o u t w h at o u r l i v e s a r e a n d h o w w e s h o u l d g o a b o u t i t.

THE science OF self-awareness

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D u r i n g h i s f i r s t s e a s o n i n t h e N F L w i t h t h e n e w y o r k g i a n t s , v i n c e l o m b a r d i d i d n ’ t g e t t h e r e s p e c t f r o m h i s p l a y e r s t h a t h e w a n t e d . H i s p l a y e r s d i d n ’ t v i b e w i t h h i s a w k w a r d , h a r d e n e d c o a c h i n g s t y l e , a n d a s h i s f i r s t y e a r p r o g r e s s e d , t h e t o l l w a s u n b e a r a b l e . B u t l o m b a r d i l o o k e d i n s i d e h i m s e l f . H e a p p r o a c h e d t h e m o s t r e s p e c t e d p l a y e r s o n t h e o f f e n s e , h a t i n h a n d , t o s e e h o w h e c o u l d i m p r o v e a n d e a r n t h e i r r e s p e c t . A n d s u r e e n o u g h , h e c h a n g e d . S o d i d t h e p l a y e r s . V i n c e l o m b a r d i w o n f i v e n f l c h a m p i o n s h i p s , i n c l u d i n g t h e f i r s t t w o s u p e r b o w l s . T h e s u p e r b o w l t r o p h y i s n a m e d i n h i s h o n o r .

VINCE LOMBARDI

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Principle FIVE

“He who has a why to live for can bare almost

any how” – friedrich nietzche

The clarity of PURPOSE

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THE CLARITY OF PURPOSE I t ’ s n o t a b o u t h o w m u c h m o n e y y o u c a n m a k e o r h o w m a n y c a r s y o u c a n b u y. I t ’ s a b o u t f o c u s i n g o n a h i g h e r p u r p o s e – s o m e t h i n g l a r g e r t h a n y o u r s e l f. I n p o s i t i v e p s y c h o l o g y, m o r e n o ta b ly i n S e l i g m a n ’ s r e s e a r c h , t h e g o o d l i f e , t h e p l e a s a n t l i f e , a n d t h e f u l l l i f e a r e a l l v e r y m u c h a v a i l a b l e o p t i o n s . B u t t h e f u l l l i f e o f f e r s t h e m o s t: i t ’ s t h e l i f e w h e r e y o u h a v e t h e p l e a s u r e s , t h e e n g a g e m e n t , t h e p u r p o s e , a n d t h e m i s s i o n . F o c u s o n t h e g o a l s t h at a r e b i g g e r t h a n y o u , w h i l e a l s o c h a n n e l i n g y o u r e f f o r t s c l o s e r t o a h i g h e r p u r p o s e , a n d y o u ’ l l r e a p t h e b e n e f i t s .

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Terry fox T e r r y F o x – a y o u n g C a n a d i a n a t h l e t e – w a s d i a g n o s e d w i t h c a n c e r , j u s t w h e n h i s c o l l e g i a t e a t h l e t i c c a r e e r w a s s t a r t i n g t o l o o k u p. W h e n h e w a s f o r c e d t o a m p u t a t e h i s l e g , F o x n o t i c e d t h e o t h e r c h i l d r e n i n t h e h o s p i t a l . T h e i r s u f f e r i n g w a s s o m e t h i n g h e w o u l d n e v e r f o r g e t . F o x s t a r t e d a m o v e m e n t – t h e M a r a t h o n f o r H o p e – t o r a i s e $ 1 d o l l a r f o r e v e r y C a n a d i a n i n t h e c o u n t r y. A f t e r h i s d e a t h , t h e r e s u l t s o f h i s e f f o r t s s o o n e x c e e d e d a n y t h i n g h e w o u l d e v e r d r e a m o f - $ 6 5 0 m i l l i o n , w h i l e a l s o i n c r e a s i n g c u r e r a t e s f o r o s t e o s a r c o m a b y 8 0 % . T o d a y, h e i s a c e l e b r a t e d h e r o i n C a n a d a .

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Principle SIX

“great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half

their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy

tale.” - Peter s. beagle

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

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Standing on the shoulders of giants

S ta n d i n g o n t h e s h o u l d e r s o f g i a n t s i s a b o u t u s i n g t h e s t o r i e s o f t h o s e a r o u n d y o u t o p r o p e l y o u e v e n f u r t h e r t h a n y o u t h o u g h t p o s s i b l e . F r o m t h e w a r - t o r n , s n o w y p a s t o r a l s o f t h e A m e r i c a n R e v o l u t i o n t o t h e p e n n i l e s s , N e w Y o r k e r a r g u m e n t s o f y o u r g r a n d p a r e n t s , f r o m b i g t o s m a l l , t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s t o j u s t n o w, a l l l i v e s h a v e b e e n d e f i n e d b y s t r u g g l e . B u t t o o v e r c o m e t h at s t r u g g l e , p e o p l e a p p r e c i at e d t h e a d v e r s i t y a r o u n d t h e m . P e o p l e a p p r e c i at e d t h e s t o r i e s o f t h o s e w h o h a d o v e r c o m e m u c h g r e at e r o d d s . A n d t h e y u s e d t h e s e n a r r at i v e s t o f u e l t h e i r o w n l i v e s .

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BILL BELICHICK B i l l b e l i c h i c k i s t h e h e a d c o a c h o f t h e n e w e n g l a n d p a t r i o t s , a n d a 6 - t i m e s u p e r b o w l c h a m p i o n . W i t h a l l o f b e l i c h i c k ’ s s u c c e s s , h e b e l i e v e s h e o w e s m u c h t o t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s p r o v i d e d t o h i m . H e s t a n d s o n t h e s h o u l d e r s o f g i a n t s . F o r m a n y r e a s o n s : t h e f o r t i t u d e o f h i s g r a n d p a r e n t s e m i g r a t i n g t o t h e U . S . , t h e c o a c h e s , o w n e r s , a n d p l a y e r s t h a t d e v e l o p e d t h e g a m e o f f o o t b a l l i n t o t h e s p o r t i t i s t o d a y , a n d t h e p e o p l e i n h i s t o r y w h o h a v e a l l o w e d u s t o b e f r e e , s a f e , a n d p a v e d t h e w a y f o r t h e p u r s u i t o f h a p p i n e s s . A n d m o s t o f a l l , h i s f a t h e r , s t e v e . T h i s b e l i e f p r o v i d e s t h e c o n t e x t a n d b l u e p r i n t t o s u c c e e d , t h r o u g h m e n t o r s h i p , e f f o r t , a n d c h a r a c t e r .

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Principle SEVEN

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree

and I will spend the first four

sharpening the axe” – Abraham

Lincoln

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE COOL

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What it takes to be cool

T r a i n i n g i s a u t h o r i t y. A s o b v i o u s a s i t m ay s e e m , p r e p a r at i o n i s r e a l ly at t h e c e n t e r o f d o i n g a n y t h i n g w e l l . Y o u p r e p a r e , y o u d o w e l l , y o u ’ r e c o o l . Y o u d o n ’ t p r e p a r e , a n d i t ’ s a d i s a s t e r . W e c a n l e a r n t o b e c o o l u n d e r a d v e r s i t y i f w e t r e at i t l i k e w e d o a s p o r t i n g e v e n t. I f w e t r e at a d v e r s i t y w i t h t h e r i g h t p r e p a r at i o n , w e g i v e o u r s e lv e s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o b e t t e r d e a l w i t h i t u n d e r p r e s s u r e . W h e n w e p r e p a r e , w e c a n k e e p a c o o l h e a d u n d e r p r e s s u r e b e c a u s e w e ’ v e a l r e a d y ta s t e d t h e p r e s s u r e .

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ARTHUR ASHE A r t h u r A s h e c a r r i e d h i m s e l f t h e w a y h e p l a y e d t e n n i s - w i t h s e r e n i t y a n d g r a c e . W h e t h e r h e w a s f a c i n g t e n n i s g i a n t s l i k e J i m m y C o n n o r s a n d B j o r n B o r g i n t h e 7 0 ’ s o r t a l k i n g t o i n n e r - c i t y y o u t h , h i s a b i l i t y t o b e c o o l u n d e r p r e s s u r e a n d e v e n - k e e l w a s h i s g r e a t e s t a n d m o s t c r u c i a l a s s e t . F o r a n A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n t e n n i s l e g e n d b a c k i n a t i m e o f g r e a t r a c i a l p r e j u d i c e w i t h t h e a d d e d b u r d e n o f H I V , A s h e ’ s c o o l n e s s o n a n d o f f t h e c o u r t w a s n o t h i n g s h o r t o f i n s p i r i n g .

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Principle EIGHT

“ d o n o t s p o i l w h at yo u h av e by d e s i r i n g

w h at yo u h av e n o t; r e m e m b e r t h at w h at

yo u n o w h av e wa s o n c e a m o n g t h e t h i n g s

yo u o n ly h o p e d f o r ” - e p i c u r u s

FEELING LUCKY

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The importance of feeling lucky

A p p r e c i at e t h e m a g n i t u d e o f y o u r m o m e n t h e r e o n E a r t h a s a n i r r e f u ta b l e b y p r o d u c t o f t h e h i s t o r i c a l h u m a n r e s p o n s e t o a d v e r s i t y. W i t h p e r s p e c t i v e , w e c a n r e m o v e o u r s e lv e s f r o m s n a p j u d g m e n t s , f r o m g e t t i n g t o o h i g h o r t o o l o w o n o u r s e lv e s , a n d b e c o m e g r at e f u l f o r t h e w o r k p u t i n b e f o r e u s . F r o m y o u r f r i e n d s t o y o u r c o -w o r k e r s , a d v e r s i t y t o u c h e s e v e r y o n e y o u k n o w. A s m u c h a s y o u w a n t t o a v o i d i t, b e t t e r t o m e d i tat e i n i t ’ s w a k e r at h e r t h a n b e h e l d i n i t ’ s g r i p.

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LOU GEHRIG “ F a n s , f o r t h e p a s t t w o w e e k s y o u h a v e b e e n r e a d i n g a b o u t t h e b a d b r e a k I g o t . Y e t t o d a y I c o n s i d e r m y s e l f t h e l u c k i e s t m a n o n t h e f a c e o f t h i s e a r t h . I h a v e b e e n i n b a l l p a r k s f o r 1 7 y e a r s a n d h a v e n e v e r r e c e i v e d a n y t h i n g b u t k i n d n e s s a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t f r o m y o u f a n s ” - L o u G e h r i g , M L B p l a y e r , a f t e r b e i n g d i a g n o s e d w i t h A L S , a m u s c l e d e g e n e r a t i v e d i s e a s e

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L E A R N E X A C T LY W H AT I T

TA K E S T O T U R N E V E R Y

P R O B L E M , E V E R Y D I F F I C U LT Y,

A N D E V E R Y L O S S I N T O O N E O F

Y O U R G R E AT E S T M O M E N T S .

S T O P L O S I N G .

S TA R T W I N N I N G .

V I S I T N I C K D I N A R D O . C O M

B U Y T H E B O O K T O D AY .


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