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Category: Sports
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Inadequacy How many times in life have you felt inadequate? How often have you sensed deep down that you didn't really have what it took to make it? How frequently have you found yourself short of confidence? We can probably all answer these questions with many instances springing from our memory. We can all quickly…
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Excellence is beautiful in any genre, and what could be more illustrative of the concept than motorsports? I’m not sure if the driving, filming, or creative course are my favorite part of this, because I love it all. But let this stand as a picture of what creativity and mastery are all about. Enjoy! Chris…
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There are multiple roads to accomplishment. Some people begin the journey to success in a particular endeavor endowed with obvious natural talent. Everybody who observes such people gives ready acknowledgment to the obvious gift of inborn ability. Others, however, (and most, as it turns out), are not so gifted. This second group has to…
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This is the time of year when many people are sending out those online video and photo-montage Christmas cards (although I prefer the old fashioned snail-mail kind, with photos of the family). So, I thought it only appropriate to contribute a little something from my past year. What follows is a video compilation of some…
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I was fifteen the first time someone called the police on me. I wasn’t doing drugs, destroying property, or breaking the law, but rather, I was disturbing the peace. My brother, some neighborhood kids, and I were doing what we did every late afternoon (as soon as the first of any of our parents got…
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As a father I am constantly on the lookout for lessons, stories, experiences, and role models that will be edifying for the development of my children. Several years ago, while he was still a surprising sensation at the University of Florida, Tim Tebow came onto my radar screen. There was something attractive about his relentless…
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There is nothing like watching excellence in motion. I am always inspired by greatness in life, by someone who has mastered his or her craft, by professionals at the top of their game. In this mesmerizing video sent to me by my friend Ed Zentner, beautiful videography, music, scenery, and finely honed athleticism combine in…
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Well, I was going to leave this one to the side, but so many of you have been writing and asking who won the World Cup contest that you've left me no choice. And the winner is . . . . ME! Yup! Go back and look through the comments yourselves, not that you would…
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Whether one is a sports fan or not, it would be hard to avoid the hype surrounding the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which begins today. Special edition magazines fill the shelves, newspapers feature full inserts, marketers have plastered signs with advertisements featuring local heroes, and television adds have been running all spring. Just…
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Rare is the life that is lived well. Most of us, it seems, crash and bang around the pages of our personal stories, breaking glass and hearts in the process. Regrets litter the wake left behind a life full of mistakes and illusions. Through it all we grow wiser, one would hope. Every now and…
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