| I remember when I was in my early
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| | practice and study, luck and natural
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| twenties, heck, it was only a few
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| | ability play a part, but in the end it's
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| birthdays ago (I'm 26 now). Flashback
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| | people playing people and Magic stars
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| about five years and I was a fresh out of
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| | were stars because they had done two
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| university nobody with a degree in
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| | things - they worked really hard at what
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| business management that I just scraped a
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| | they did because they loved it and they
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| GPA 4 in (this is equivalent to a pass in
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| | had experience from winning and loosing a
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| Australia, university grades are 1-7, 4
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| | lot of matches.How to be confident at any
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| being a pass, 7 being the best). I spent
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| | ageIf the myself of now sat down with
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| most of my university days lost. Half the
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| | myself at 21 and tried to explain the
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| time doing what I needed to get through
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| | secret to becoming confident and
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| my degree, the other half of the time
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| | attaining success I probably would have a
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| indulging in whatever hobby took my
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| | lot of trouble getting through to him.
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| interest. Throw in some tennis, a handful
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| | It's hard to be a believer without
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| of casual jobs and lots and lots of
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| | experience and in hindsight faith is a
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| glossy-eyed staring at the beautiful
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| | lot easier, but I'll do my best to help
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| girls on campus and you had my life at
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| | along all those other people struggling
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| university.It's not a period that I would
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| | to have faith in themself.There is only
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| want to go through again because it was
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| | one thing you need to understand, and in
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| full of growth experiences and as usual
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| | fact this is more a faith based decision
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| growth is painful. Girls, job interviews,
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| | about your future more than it is a
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| difficult subjects, forced studying of
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| | tangible truth if you are young and/or
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| materials I had no interest in
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| | inexperienced.Your success will be
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| whatsoever, failure and success made me
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| | determined by your personal congruency,
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| generally uncomfortable and unsure of
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| | your courage of conviction and faith in
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| myself for a lot of the time. It all
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| | your own abilities.If you don't have
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| ended and I came out of it alive, perhaps
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| | experience, you are young and just
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| a little jaded, a little bitter, and of
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| | starting out in life, you don't have a
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| course a whole lot lost. No doubt not
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| | history of events to draw conclusions
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| that unusual for someone in their early
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| | from. Books, videos, podcasts and
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| twenties.Don't get me wrong, it was a
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| | education in general are a good starting
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| period of life my life that I'm glad I
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| | point but you will never have success,
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| went through, I needed to grow as a
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| | you will never get true confidence in
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| person. It wasn't always comfortable but
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| | yourself without experience, without
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| it taught me a lot and throughout that
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| | taking actions and learning from the
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| period my confidence slowly blossomed
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| | outcomes.The beauty of experience is that
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| with each new experience. As I've grown
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| | it comes from both success and failure.
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| past the confusing early twenties I've
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| | While one makes you feel great and the
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| realised more and more how vital
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| | other makes you feel lousy, the end
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| confidence is, how a person's congruency
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| | result is still experience and a new
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| with themself is the most important
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| | framework of perception you can apply to
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| building block for a successful
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| | your future life. This is what experience
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| life.Where does confidence come
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| | is. This is what you draw on to create
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| from?Reading about, listening to and
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| | success and this is the essence of your
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| watching the most successful people, no
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| | personal congruency.In many ways I'm very
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| matter what fields they are excelling in,
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| | successful right now. In many other ways
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| makes you feel that these people are
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| | I'm far from it. I'm not a millionaire,
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| special. Something about them makes them
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| | in fact I have very few assets at all.
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| different from everyone else and you may
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| | For now lets avoid a discussion of the
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| even go as far as ruling yourself out of
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| | determinants of life success and I'll
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| achieving similar success because you
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| | simply state that I have a hell of a lot
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| believe that, for whatever reason, be it
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| | more I want to achieve and I bet you do
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| luck, genetics, personality or
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| | too.Have faith in the power of
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| upbringing, something about really truly
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| | experienceEach setback in my life was
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| successful people makes them different
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| | usually brought upon by a lack of
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| from you. It's as if these people are
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| | patience, a desire to become something
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| special and you can not be like them
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| | else and achieve something quickly
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| because you lack whatever magic
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| | (life's version of the get rich quick
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| ingredient they have.To make yourself
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| | scheme). During the major catastrophes in
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| feel better and gain education you read
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| | life I accused the world of the usual
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| books and study the materials written
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| | atrocities, that life was singling me out
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| about the special people so you can
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| | to suffer, that I had somehow been
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| emulate them and be special too. You read
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| | selected as a victim and that it just
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| the habits of highly successful people.
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| | wasn't fair. Each new painful experience
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| You follow goal setting guides,
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| | in life brings about similar feelings and
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| motivational mantras and build blocks to
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| | despite my intellectual understanding of
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| success. For some reason it doesn't work
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| | reality it doesn't make the pain less
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| for you, further cementing your opinion
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| | painful.Your ability to bounce back, to
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| that really successful people are special
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| | turn the frown upside down, to leverage
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| and different and you can't replicate
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| | failure to create success and find
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| that magic purely through study, self
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| | opportunities in the remnants of
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| discipline and by following road maps.
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| | breakdown is a lifeskill of tremendous
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| You just weren't born to be successful,
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| | value. Don't let your feelings of
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| you were born to struggle.Famous and
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| | confusion and loss make you depressed.
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| successful people are just peopleIn 1998
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| | Leaving school, finishing university or
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| I had the luck and skill to qualify for
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| | quitting (or being fired from) a job are
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| the biggest event in the Magic: The
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| | opportunities that you rarely get in
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| Gathering calendar, the World
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| | life. These are powerful turning point
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| Championships, that year played in
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| | moments that in most people's lives only
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| Seattle, USA. I had played well, was
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| | happen rarely. Major change is not a
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| lucky and made some smart choices at the
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| | common occurrence for a typical human
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| Australian Nationals to land second place
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| | being so relish the opportunity when it
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| and a spot on the Australian World
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| | comes along, don't drown in your supposed
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| Championship team. By this time Magic had
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| | lack of identity.How to deal with
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| become a big deal, with three million
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| | confusionIf you are not sure what to do
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| dollars distributed as prizes each year
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| | with your life dip your fingers into as
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| (first place at the world Championships
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| | many activities as you can and follow
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| that year won $36,000 USD).The level of
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| | those that make you happy (and no doubt
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| professionalism had increased greatly as
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| | will probably make you money too). Use
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| a result and there were people playing
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| | skills to build assets, don't trade
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| the game competitively for a full time
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| | labour for money because it's not a good
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| living. Magic even had superstars,
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| | long term strategy. Trade your labour
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| players you read about in magazines,
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| | today for asset building for tomorrow and
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| watched on ESPN and cheered for during
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| | start building passive income supports.
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| live web coverage of the big events. In
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| | It will be hard work and it might seem
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| many ways a regular Magic player admired
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| | that for many years and months that you
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| these superstars as special people,
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| | are making nothing (I know I feel like
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| people that were very successful in life
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| | that sometimes), but your future self
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| and possessed a gift or some form of
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| | will thank you for it in the years to
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| unique talent, much like a young golfer
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| | come.An empty slate should not make you
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| might admire Tiger Woods or an
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| | sad, it's just space that's ready to be
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| entrepreneur might look at Richard
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| | filled with your energy and ideas as you
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| Branson.Olle Rade, a young guy from
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| | test yourself to see what works and makes
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| Sweden, enjoyed tremendous success at
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| | you happy. Have faith in the power of
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| Magic, winning a Pro Tour and at that
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| | experience to create personal congruency.
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| point with lifetime earnings well over
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| | Remember that other people are just like
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| $50,000 USD and he wasn't even 20 yet. I
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| | you, even the most famous, most
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| really admired Olle. Then there was John
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| | successful people. They are not
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| Finkel, who back then was known as the
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| | superheros blessed with magic powers.
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| best Magic player with well over $100,000
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| | They simply choose to fill their lives
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| in career earnings. These guys were
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| | with experiences, they grew from failures
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| superstars, overachievers and in my mind
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| | and successes and eagerly jump into new
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| sitting on a pedestal above everyone
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| | activities with vigour and passion. They
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| else.Heading to Seattle I had my first
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| | have confidence because they can refer
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| chance to meet and play these superstars
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| | back to the outcomes of events in their
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| of Magic. I'm not one to gush over
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| | lives, they know how to deal with
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| celebrities but sometimes you can't help
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| | situations so they are not afraid to try.
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| but feel a little in awe of people you've
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| | Life rewards those people that take
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| read about in the media. Since I knew so
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| | action, who don't follow the crowd but
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| much about these famous players and they
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| | rather follow their passions.Remember too
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| knew nothing about me I felt I wasn't on
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| | that life is not quick. It's a long ride.
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| equal terms, I wasn't confident and in no
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| | You want it to be that way right. Why be
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| way did I consider myself one of them.By
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| | so eager to achieve certain things by
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| the end of the tournament I was
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| | tomorrow? What are you trying to become
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| exhausted. The little sleep I got didn't
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| | so quickly that you are creating
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| help me play the best cards but the
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| | frustration and stress today. Persist in
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| experience I gained was amazing. During
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| | the activities that you have motivation
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| the tournament I played Olle Rade and I
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| | to work on over and over again, and not
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| beat him. It was just like any other
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| | just for weeks, but for months and years.
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| match and he was quite upset by the end
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| | Become good at them and then great at
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| of it, celebrities don't like losing
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| | them. These are the skills you will
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| either. I lost to some other big names
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| | develop because you enjoy them.
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| and during our non-playing periods
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| | Eventually they will become your special
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| enjoyed getting to know many famous
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| | talents that set you apart and you will
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| players.By the end of the week I had
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| | be surprised how suddenly others look at
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| completely changed as a Magic player.
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| | you as if you are gifted.By Yaro Starak
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| Despite not performing well I left
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| | you interested in online marketing,
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| Seattle with confidence in myself as a
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| | Internet business, blogs and podcasts?
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| player and a new perspective on
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| | Are you sick of "gurus" trying to sell
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| celebrities. Every superstar Magic player
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| | you the latest get rich quick online
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| I met was no different from me. Sure some
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| | deal?Get educated, it's the key to real
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| had natural talents that I didn't,
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