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What comes to mind when you think of the following things? Passion. Commitment. Dedication. Goal Setting. Perseverance. Training. Personal Sacrifice. Dreams. Risk Taking.

Those words sure don’t sound like they are describing a game, do they? Those are some pretty serious words. And yet those are the very words to describe the forty odd football players who’ll be competing in this weekend’s Super Bowl match. Tell me. Do you think those guys think it’s a game?

This week’s topic is “What’s Your Super Bowl?” Now, many of you out there are probably NOT sports fans and are wondering, “What’s going to be in this for me?” Well, even if you don’t know a football from a disco ball, you will get something from this week’s journal. You don’t have to be Tim Tebow to know that sports can be a metaphor for success in every area of life.

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This is the time of year when most people make “New Year’s Resolutions.” We say we’re going to lose weight, quit smoking, stick to a budget, or resolve some other problem we have.

But, as most of us know, saying we’re going to make a change isn’t enough. We actually need to set specific goals to make it happen.

I talked with personal development superstar Brian Tracy on the power of setting goals. Read More…

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Whole Life Strategic Planning Special

From 12/15/2011 to 1/15/2012, Traci Shoblom is offering a Whole Life Strategic Planning Workshop exclusively through intentionaldesign.com. In two, one-on-one telephone coaching sessions, with an assignment in between, you''ll have the opportunity to consider ten key areas that make up Traci's Whole Life Success System:

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