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LOVE ALL LIFE INCLUDING YOURSELF
You have flaws. I have flaws. We are not perfect. We’re all going to make mistakes. It’s simply part of the human process.
Shocking, right?
Actually, I’m quite certain you didn’t flinch at all when you read those words. Isn’t it amazing that although we are fully aware of the fact that mistakes, detours and unexpected results are part of the process, we often allow the fear of their arrival to stall our progress? Some of us get stuck for days or weeks, while others struggle with the fear of failure to such a degree that it can derail our dreams indefinitely.
But why? Why do we get stuck?
In the closing chapters of Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill uncovers the six basic fears that prevent us from attaining freedom and success:
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