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https://storage.googleapis.com/contentstudio-media-library-nearline/media_library/5f2f988580ab6d7da415d2f2/uncategorized/original/ddXPNzjisrdrS5sWd8za0WnqGizHZNLdtsVVvsuX.mp4 One of my mentors when I was in network marketing, Sam Pitts, said, “I was too busy driving to stop and get gas.” He was explaining how he’d missed a few bigger opportunities because he was so focused on the opportunity he was working. I’m having similar problems.

https://storage.googleapis.com/contentstudio-media-library-nearline/media_library/5f2f988580ab6d7da415d2f2/uncategorized/original/jGqRoTXta6lYeEbwE99N5w3aKV3ckKL0zYPD2uOX.mp4 Over the years I’ve read much about sounding boards. It’s a bit of slang or jargon for a mastermind alliance, support group, trusted network, counsellor, etc. Most people who’ve achieved success beyond the ordinary have sounding boards. They have a collective of those whom they can speak with about…

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https://storage.googleapis.com/contentstudio-media-library-nearline/media_library/5f2f988580ab6d7da415d2f2/uncategorized/original/XxHfBOArpgx8q9VoI7wf05SFObU31iDiLA0N8VV9.mp4 For some reason this morning the thought occurred that I hadn’t been working to “perfect” my craft. Yes, I’ve been writing more consistently. I write almost everyday, but I haven’t been practicing. I’ve been writing. Maybe four or five years ago, I started adding words to my vocabulary. I…