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I want to share a powerful concept that
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could completely change how you approach
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your goals it's called increasing your
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surface area of luck this idea is rooted
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in research backed by psychology and
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super actionable first let's break it
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down luck isn't just about random chance
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it's about creating opportunities where
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luck can find you Jason Roberts puts it
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perfectly luck is like a wind blowing
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around us all the time but but it's only
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when you hoist your sales that you can
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catch it think of the surface area of
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luck as the number or size of your sale
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the more or bigger it is the more
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opportunities for luck to strike think
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about it for a moment how did luck or
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chance play a role in meeting your
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partner Landing your dream job or
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achieving one of your biggest Milestones
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chances are you did set yourself up to
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to become lucky even without realizing
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it maybe you attended a party you almost
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skipped took a class out of curiosity or
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reached out to someone on a whim these
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small actions things you chose to do
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people you chose to talk to created the
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conditions for that lucky break you
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increased your surface area of luck and
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that's the magic we want to tap into
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even in my own life I can think of
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situations ations where luck seemingly
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played a role but looking back I see
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that it wasn't just random chance I
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should up I took small steps I
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communicated my desires and remained
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open and flexible for instance 15 years
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ago I took a trip to Havana which I was
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actually trying to avoid being my
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introverted overly Studio self and by
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pure chance I literally bumped into my
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now husband that moment changed my life
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forever but here's the thing you don't
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always see or feel the benefits of these
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immediately sometimes it takes months
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years or even decades to realize how
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much a single decision or conversation
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shaped your part and that's why it's so
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important to keep showing up to stay
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open to plan those seeds for luck to
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grow there's this quote by Alistair
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gracian which states it is a great piece
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of skill to know how to guide your luck
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even while you're waiting for it so
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although luck requires patience here are
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the action steps for you to guide your
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luck find ways to increase your
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visibility every new interaction project
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or idea you share is like adding a
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thread to your sale the more places
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you're in the more chances luck has to
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notice you oh and don't be afraid or too
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shy to use social media to your
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advantage before starting my blog and
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creating these videos I hardly did
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anything at all on social media not only
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did I not want to post anything I didn't
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want my family to post anything about me
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even though I honestly still cringe
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every time I post a video I'm often
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ashamed to share my own videos on other
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platforms but you know what I do it
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anyways well sometimes at least what can
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you do to increase your visibility to
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let ughs see your skills and talents it
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doesn't even have to be on social media
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maybe you could join a local group
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attend networking events share your work
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with colleagues or even volunteer for
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projects that showcase your abilities
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it's about stepping into the spotlight
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even if it feels uncomfortable because
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that's where luck starts finding you and
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let me be the first to tell you it might
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not appear to be immediately beneficial
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at first so you may the desire to stop
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because of the fear of wasted efforts
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but believe this as you increase your
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visibility in positive ways of course
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your life will expand your confidence
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will grow and you will start to step
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into your purpose luck loves Community
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the sociologist Mark Gran's research on
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weak ties the Casual acquaintances we
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don't know well shows that they are
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often the source of unexpected opport
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opportunities so don't ignore your
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acquaintances make it a point to connect
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with new people and maintain those
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relationships you never know when
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someone might introduce you to your next
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big opportunity and even if they don't
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they can add some Joy or inspiration to
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your life five and a half years ago I
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casually mentioned to someone that I was
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sending out a few job applications I
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didn't even ask for a referral because
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that person doesn't even work in the
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same industry my mons later they came
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back with a referral that opened doors I
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never imagined who you surround yourself
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with Will profoundly impact how you
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think what you believe is possible and
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ultimately what you achieve surround
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yourself with people that are happier
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than you more spiritual than you more
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successful than you more health
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conscious than you limit the time you
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spend with people who are negative
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fearful or complacent Jame Ron famously
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said you are the average of the five
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people spend the most time with so don't
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ignore your circle even if you have to
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find those inspirational people online
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take AIS increasing your luck means
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stepping out of your comfort zone yes
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failure might happen but as Thomas
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Edison famously said I have not failed I
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have just found 10,000 ways that won't
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work every time you try something new
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you're giving luck another chance to
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find you so launch that business pitch
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that wild idea idea or finally apply for
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your dream job risk and reward often go
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hand inand I'm planning to take some
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bigger risk this new year and although I
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haven't quite overcome my fear of
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failure I'm doing it anyways because
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I've realize that not trying is even
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worse than failing my only
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responsibility is my input not the
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outcome so I'll give it my best shot and
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I'll leave the rest to God and I'm very
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much aware that many of the things I'll
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try may never work work out the way I
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intended but I'll gamble on the chance
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that they'll work out even better or
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could maybe lead me to something
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entirely different but even more amazing
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be adaptable life throws curveballs but
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sometimes those curve balls are exactly
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what we need be resilient see obstacles
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as opportunities I really did not want
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to go to medical school in Cuba and
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honestly the reason I did not want to go
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was because of the things I would hear
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people say about Cuba mind you these
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comments were from people that were
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never even there but the opportunity was
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there and at the last minute I just
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decided to reluctantly take that
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scholarship and I still think that that
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was one of the best decisions that truly
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shaped my life and it's not just because
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of the educational opportunity the
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journey developed my resilience my
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discipline my tolerance my interpersonal
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skills and my appreciation for the
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people in my life so I encourage you to
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not be so fixated on how you think your
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life should be that you miss out on all
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the amazing blessings and opportunities
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that are within your grasp as you
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increase your surface area of luck never
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ignore the collateral benefits honestly
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I'm tired of sitting around and waiting
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for good things to happen to me I'm
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tired of feeling so heavily dependent on
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others to give me opportunities or open
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doors for me this year I'm choosing a
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different approach I'm choosing to take
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action to create my own opportunities to
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step out of my comfort zone and to
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increase my visibility if you've ever
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felt the same way frustrated stuck or
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waiting for someone else to give you a
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break know this you have the power to
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shift that narrative you don't have to
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sit and wait for someone to pick you up
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you pick yourself up start small but
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start today take one step no matter how
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small to create the opportunity you've
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been hoping for and yes of course others
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will help along the way no one succeeds
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entirely on their own but you can't rely
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solely on others to make things happen
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for you you have to take the lead in
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Your Own Story the most successful
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unfulfilled people aren't just waiting
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for the perfect conditions they're
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creating them they're taking chances
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showing up and doing the work even when
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it's uncomfortable or scary
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so yes accept help when it's offered
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build strong relationships and lean on
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your community but remember you're the
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driving force behind your own success no
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one else can want it for you more than
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you want it for yourself do you really
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want to be successful do you really want
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to improve your health let your actions
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speak louder than your words your goals
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aren't just dreams their action plans by
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increasing your surface area of luck
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you're setting yourself up for more
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opportunities more connections and yes
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more wins this doesn't negate my belief
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that good things are a blessing from God
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in fact I see these moments of luck as
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part of a bigger divine plan I believe
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God places Us in the right place at the
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right time but we also have a role to
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play to step out in faith to take action
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and to remain open to the opportunities
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he provides so while chance might seem
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I think it's often God's way of aligning
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the pieces of our lives in ways we can't
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yet comprehend by expanding our surface
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area of luck showing up taking risk and
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building connections we're also aligning
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ourselves with his Blessing and purpose
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for us what are your thoughts on this
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let me know in the comments below
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remember luck isn't Magic it's the
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intersection of preparation action and a
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little bit of Fai so now you have all
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the information inform you need to make
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this year your most successful year yet
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but before you move ahead with those
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goals I want you to become aware of the
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disadvantages of setting goals and
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resolutions check out this video next
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where I dive into the hidden
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disadvantages of setting goals and how
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to approach them in a way that works for
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you if this video inspired you hit the
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like button and share it with a friend
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and let's create a life we've been
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dreaming of together
