I love meeting new people.  I’m always excited to hear about their lives – about what they have done in the past, what they are doing now, and what they have planned for their future.  Each person has an interesting story and features that are make them so unique.  I also love trying to figure out what their special gift is…

The thing that I have realized of late though is that I see people totally differently than they see themselves.  When I meet a person for the first time, I see them as their superhero version.  Usually as I get to know a person, I find that they don’t often share this vision of themselves of having so much inherent value and so much to contribute to make the world a better place.

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Have you ever found a book that really resonates with you?  Through a series of serendipitous events, I happened upon a great book that seemed to be written just for me: The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson.  In the book, Jeff Olson talks about the way in which successful people become successful.  He asserts that one person is no different from another and that anyone can become successful.  In his view, the difference between those who become successful and those who don’t, however, is that successful people practice simple disciplines persistently and consistently over time that lead them along the path to success.

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