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us.	 It’s	 the	 difference	 between	 focusing	 on	 the	 solution	 rather	 than	 the	 problem,
and	that	tiny	switch	is	mentally	liberating.

    There’s	 something	 powerful	 about	 framing	 my	 struggle	 to	 get	 out	 of 	 bed,
Patel’s	struggle	to	call	his	friend,	a	sales	organization’s	struggle	to	embrace	a	higher
sales	goal,	and	Alice’s	struggle	to	exercise	as	acts	of 	everyday	courage.

    After	all,	courage	is	just	a	push.

    When	 you	 push	 yourself,	 you	 may	 not	 change	 the	 world,	 the	 laws,	 or	 spark	 a
civil	 rights	 movement	 but	 I	 can	 guarantee	 you’ll	 change	 something	 equally	 as
important—you’ll	change	yourself.
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