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4 Ways to Manage Fear!
I am glad that you are reading this short blog. If you choose to apply the 4 Ways to Manage Fear, you will begin an exciting journey of life change Self-observation can be very useful—if it leads to growth instead of...
4 Actions You Can Take Overcome Fear
“Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them,” Brendan Francis. Here are four actions you can take to overcome fear. I adapted from The Art of Manliness: 29...
6 Ways Fear is Holding You Back
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. Les Brown. Fear serves one—and only one—purpose: to keep you alive. In its most basic, primal form, it is nothing more than a...
Six Steps to Dealing with Criticism
(c) 2015 John Thurman Shepherd, Old Nazareth The fear of criticism robs a person of their initiative, destroys imagination, limits initiative, destroys dreams, steals self-reliance, and does, Lord only knows how...
How to Handle Criticism – Abraham Lincoln
During his presidency, Abraham Lincoln was greatly respected and greatly reviled. Blamed for plunging this nation into a civil war, he was the president people loved to hate. Those who opposed his views regarding the...
9 Traits of Resilient People
“Plus estem voius.” Latin for, There is more in you than you know. Ever wondered what you could do to increase your odds of winning the race of life, overcoming personal trauma, or pushing through obstacles that could...
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