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Les Brown

Les Brown is the Official Guide for Motivation on SelfGrowth. One of the most recognized motivational speakers in the world, he teaches people how to build lasting drive from the inside out.

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How Managers Can Ensure Lasting Motivation In The Workplace

Managers and team leaders have a responsibility for motivation in the workplace. Well motivated employees work so much better and are so much more productive and creative as they approach their work with interest and enthusiasm. As a manager, you can create such a motivated workforce. 1. You need to create an educated workforce which keeps up with the main developments in their area of work. People love to learn new things and affording your employees an opportunity to learn

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By Cindy Dalgleish
Finally Paint

Someone has to show you where to begin.nPutting paint to canvas is a desire many of us have. It seems like a calming way to spend a few hours. Imagine standing at an easel with a brush in your hand, creating a picture of a striking red flower you saw on a walk, not a flaming red, but a creamy kind of tomato red and you were able to match it perfectly. This would be the ideal way to find some serenity in your daily life. The right hobby can bring tranquility, satisfaction, and

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By Danielle LaPorte
Be Unabashedly Proud of What You Positively Need

On the winding road to your True Nature, you're going to come across some darkly self deprecating apologies that may disguise themselves as selfless and evolved flexibilities. My own cliffs to white hot truth are littered with them. Like... "I'm sorry for being so pointedly opinionated . Sorry about that {insert sheepish wince.} I really need to take the edge off."rn "I'm sorry, but I so crave laughter and you're inability to catch sarcasm and my goofy charm is breaking my he

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3 Great Ways To Stay Motivated At Work

Staying motivated at work is easier than you think when you know what to do. 1. Decide What You Must Achieve Today. It is easy to get caught up with non-urgent matters that you can either ignore completely or do at a later date. All that clutter leaves you confused about what to do so you end up procrastinating. You need to ask yourself: What is of the utmost importance that I must complete today? Define that specific goal and focus solely on that until you have achieve

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By Brian Tracy
The Key to Motivation

Your Real GoalnnYour goal is to become a transformational leader, the kind of person that motivates and inspires people to perform at levels far beyond anything that they had previously thought possible.nn Keep People In the Know nTransformational leaders empower others by keeping them "in the know," by keeping them fully informed on everything that effects their jobs. People want and need to feel that they are "insiders," that they are aware of everything that is going on. T

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By Anu Bhardwaj
Best Motivational Story Of Prafull Billore

Praful Billore, an MBA dropout, is now a 22-year-old renowned entrepreneur from Madhya Pradesh. His journey from being a failed youngster to becoming one of the top 10 entrepreneurs of India is something we all must be proud of. His motivational story is bound to inspire an entire generation that dreams of making it big in this competitive world. Belonging to a middle-class family, Praful was never good at studies while his parents hoped to see their son crack a highly compet

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Daily Motivation Secrets That Really Work

Everyday life can be frustrating in today's society. It is becoming more and more difficult for people to find happiness in the world we live in today. But it is important to try to stay positive and obtain daily motivation. One reason is that it spreads onto others around us. If one person in the workplace is happy and upbeat, it is catching to others. If you are a happy positive person with daily motivation, then maybe the person sitting next to you at work will see it and

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How To Beat Procrastination At Work

In order to beat procrastination at work, one must stay motivated at all times. Procrastination is the habit of postponing tasks. Are you the type of person that procrastinates regularly? Maybe you are having a hard time finding interest with your work. Maybe you are having difficulty managing your day to day tasks. If you are getting the procrastination bug then you might want to consider the following pointers in order to manage your tasks and fight procrastination. 1. Wri

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Is Self-Motivation A Problem?

Do you find it difficult to get self motivated? Do you love the idea of being self motivated, but lack the drive to get started? nnIt might help if you set yourself a goal to work towards. nnWant some help? OK!nnThe first thing to do is grab a pen and paper, put on your thinking cap, and start thinking! nnWhat is it you would like to achieve? Now, before you do anything else, write this goal down. The mere act of writing your goal down will help keep your motivation strong. M

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By Brian Tracy
Kick Open the Doors

Anyone who does a great job consistently, over and over, kicks open the doors of opportunity in all directions.nnAnyone who does a great job consistently, over and over, kicks open the doors of opportunity in all directions. Such a person will be hired, paid well, promoted, advanced and given additional responsibilities because there are so few of them.nn Make a Decision Today nYou can put your life and career into an upward trajectory by making the decision, today, that you

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Making a Daily Divine Connection

Making a connection with the Divine is not new for most of us. We’ve prayed, made wishes or have been in binds and have been miraculously supported in unexplainable ways. Or, experienced those moments of unexplainable comfort, felt chills or your body surrounded by warmth and your heart filled with joy. What I’m suggesting is, to live optimally today, it’s no longer enough to have occasional yet profound connections. It’s now a necessity to not only connect with the Divine, b

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How To Have A STROKE

In my book, “ What’s Your Expiry Date? “, I wrote that my goal was to help people understand the Power of Mortality™ without the need for them to undergo a traumatic event. On October 10, 2006, twelve years after discovering the Power of Mortality™, I suffered a stroke.nnTechnically, it was a Transient Ischemic Attack or TIA. As I lay in the hospital for a week following the event, I realized that, thanks to the Power of Mortality™, there w

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Bad Belief Systems You Must Lose if You Want to WIN - Part 3

Opinionism and Stupidism Here are two "belief systems," Opinionism and Stupidism, that will not be found in any dictionary. I've defined these as belief systems out of seven decades of observation of humanity. It seems to me (my opinion) that there are two kinds of opinionism that are bad: First of all, the belief that my opinion is the only one of any validity and everyone else is an idiot. The second kind of opinionism that is bad is the kind that thinks everyone else's opinion is better than mine.

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By Sharmen Lane, The Official Guide to Motivation
***Just Ask

Not long ago I was speaking to an author. I had noticed that she had an endorsement from Deepak Chopra on the cover of her book. I was surprised and impressed, and was curious how she managed to get an endorsement from the one and only Deepak Chopra. A few days later, curiosity got the best of me, and I called her and said, “How did you get Deepak Chopra to write you an endorsement?” She replied, “I wrote him an email and asked him for it.” nnIs it really that simple?

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By DailyOM
Conscious Decisions - Going Against What Is Popular

Just because an idea or way of doing things is popular doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone. However, part of the way that something becomes popular is that many of us don’t take the time to determine what’s right for us; we simply do what most of the people we know are doing. In this way, our decisions about life are made by default, which means they aren’t what we call conscious decisions. There may be many other options available, but we don’t always take the t

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By ciolook
International Business Magazine | Business Stories

We are a Global business authority platform where you can explore the perspective of Entrepreneurs, business owners, and innovators who drive business around the globe. We have an unvaryingly been at the front line for its honesty and genuineness acquiring acknowledgment from Business pioneers universally. It features best business hones inferred by individuals, organizations, and industry divisions around the globe. Alongside, it focuses on showcasing world changing business

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By Ray Terris
Unlocking the Passion: an excercise to find your dream

Successful people, really successful people, have one thing in common, Passion. A really deep emotional feeling about something. Henry Ford loved motor vehicles, he was so passionate about them he wanted every person in the United States to have one. He set about producing cars, using mass production, he is often referred to as the father of modern mass production. In his time he became one of the richest men in America. Donald Trump has a passion for business, the wheeling a

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By Brian Tracy
What is your heart’s desire?

What is it that you would like to do or be or have more than anything else in the world?nnThe author Henry Ward Beecher once wrote that "The first hour is the rudder of the day."nnIt is called the "Golden Hour," and what you put into your mind first thing sets the tone for the rest of the day.nnEach morning, I get up and exercise for a while, stretching my muscles, especially my back, and getting my blood flowing. Then I sit down with a cup of coffee and read something spirit

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By Shubham sarda
UAE Soccer - A League For Football Players?

The UAE Arab Gulf League is a professional association football league located in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. This league is divided into three divisions, the Dubai Football Association (only the Dubai Inter UAE) and the Dubai Premier League. Both these leagues play across different time zones with the matches being played on Tuesday evenings, Saturday nights, and Sunday mornings. The latter being the second division of this league. Each of the leagues

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By Anu Bhardwaj
Famous Personalities Of India Like Arun Kumar Bajaj

ARUN KUMAR BAJAJ : World’s First sewing artist with many awards! Have you at any point heard or pondered Thread Painting? This is the exceptional ability of the world-well-known craftsman Arun Kumar Bajaj. He is the world's just sewing machine artist who is making artful culminations with his ability. Arun was conceived on second June 1983. He hails from Patiala, Punjab. Arun was good at painting since an early age. He used to make a lot of compositions in his school days.

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You Have More Courage Than You Realize

There are a large variety of spiders in Africa and all of them are quite scary. One weekend my wife had a close encounter with one of those large spiders – it was at least as large as a saucer. She was home alone with our two toddler children in our tiny house located about 11 miles into the bush from Lusaka, Zambia. She was more than alone as I was out of town and she had no vehicle, no telephone, no electricity and she was about a quarter of a mile from the nearest neighbor with no streetlights and no paved roads.

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By TJ Philpott
5 Ways to Successfully Motivate Yourself

Learning how to motivate yourself is an asset that will serve you well throughout every aspect of your life. It is unrealistic to depend upon others to supply you with the drive you will need to accomplish great things in your life. Self motivation is something that can be learned if you do not already have it and can also be reinforced if it tends to weaken. Having a lack of motivation is the single biggest reason why many do not achieve their goals resulting in a feeling of

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By Anu Bhardwaj
A Motivational Story Of Uppma Virdi

Uppma Virdi, the young entrepreneur, was born in 1990 in Chandigarh, India, and raised in Melbourne, Australia. After completing her graduation in Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws from Deakin Burwood and graduating in 2013, she began practice as a corporate lawyer in the Australian Supreme Court. Subsequently, the girl specialized skills in employment and commercial law. The lady was fond of making tea for relatives and friends. During her brother's marriage, she prepare

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Because We're Keeping The Dream Alive...

It wasn’t until my kids started going to school that I paid attention to the way people work and interact, I guess I was reliving my childhood through their eyes, while using the wisdom of my years. I have a tendency not to dwell on my past, so I was always moving forward and never looking back. nnI used to volunteer endless hours at their school and after school activities. I used to play with them like a kid. We would sit for hours to play games of all types. I began to p

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3 Clever Ways To Stop Procrastinating

Stopping procrastination can be challenging, especially since you can't put it off until tomorrow! Most people who procrastinate did not do so ove ight. Like any other bad habit, procrastination starts small and builds itself up. Returning to a more dependable lifestyle however is possible. Follow these simple steps below and eventually, with dedication and self discipline your procrastination should be under control and your tomorrows will be a little less full! Step #1 St

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By Beverly Lenz
Go From Pink Slip to Paycheck

Bleak news and dire predictions about layoffs and unemployment notwithstanding, jobs are still to be found in today's economy - even for older workers. Here's how to secure a job during times of recession… Revisit your alma mater: Use the resources provided at your campus’s career center and on your school’s job-board website. Reconnect with classmates, professors, and internship supervisors. Investigate your dream job: Ask yourself, “Is this an opportunity to do some

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By Lingayas Vidyapeeth
HOW TO DECIDE IF THE TR PATH IS RIGHT FOR YOU

The executives are a standout amongst the most looked for after profession handle that has been drawing the consideration of an ever increasing number of youthful wannabes with the moving of time. Probably the most elevated paying employments fall under the class of the board, and this is one of the numerous reasons that a significant level of the alumni in India are floating towards vocations in the executives. As stated, the executives are without a doubt a standout amongst

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A Simple Motivation Technique For Massive Success

Want to hear about a simple & effective motivation technique? It´ll help you get motivated and stay motivated. Do you want to know the key to beating procrastination and achieving much more? Let me tell you how I discovered the secret to achieving massive success... I had some work to do yesterday and I kept putting it off. I thought to my self - I´ll wait until later when I feel more alert and in the right frame of mind to do it just right Do you ever do this? Then it

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3 Great Ways To Beat Procrastination At Work

As more tasks become automated due to advances in technology there is a general expectation, whether it is realistic or not, that productivity should increase as well. Everyone seems to have more work than can possibly be done in a day and this pressure can result in feelings of being overwhelmed which in turn leads to procrastination at work which can actually decrease productivity if not properly managed. Although there are hundreds of reasons why we procrastinate and put

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How To Stay Motivated In The Face Of Office Politics

When you are out in the business world, whether it be as a house painter or a lawyer, you will almost always encounter some form of office politics. If you are lucky, you will find employment with a good, decent firm that has a fine management team, but you have to be prepared for the reverse to be the case. It is a sad fact of life today that some companies actually like to play employees against each other. Some see it as a means of toughening the workers, or winnowing out

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By Paul Higgs
Mistakes Are Good For You

Nothing you do in life will teach you faster than making mistakes. So in many ways it is better if you do make mistakes than get it right first time. Now I know that making mistakes is frustrating and takes up a lot of time. The trick is not to repeat the same mistake twice. Well twice is alright but three times makes you feel stupid. Some people make mistakes on a trial and error basis like Thomas Edison who, before he discovered how to make the electric light bulb, recorded

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By Jerry Frentress
Consider Your Habits

Six years ago I began writing my first book and faced the daunting challenge of determining the title. My friends and former employees insisted that I put into print the “little things” I preached to them for increasing sales and retaining clients. Since I didn’t think “Little Things” was for me, I began scanning motivating quotes and got hung up on Coach Vince Lombardi. nnLombardi is one of the most quoted people in the world, especially in sports. He coached the

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By Adewale Adedeji
Education

There are many definition of education but in a simple way education is an act or process of passing on or gaining general knowledge, building the ability to reason and judge, and generally training oneself or others mentally for matured life.rnMany underdeveloped countries today do not pay attention to the importance of education in the society and this has made most countries not to be developed. I ask myself what advantage it will be if most of these underdeveloped countri

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By Andrea Conway
The Best Investment Right Now Is In You

Right now the best investment you can make is in yourself -- in your inner security, your inner peace, and your inner knowing that you are an integral part of this universe. Your desires matter and are responded to.nnYou are more important to the universe than the economy. Believe it! But you must acknowledge your inner power by investing in yourself. nnThat way, the universe can invest in you.nnWhen you're frantically cutting back or feeling discouraged about your dreams, yo

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By Anu Bhardwaj
Indian Entrepreneurs Success Stories Like Srikanth Bolla

Srikanth Bolla was born on 7 July 1992 in Seetharamapuram village in Machilipatnam city, which is located in Andhra Pradesh. Unfortunately, the infant was visually impaired from birth due to a genetic disorder. His parents Damodar Rao and Venkatamma relied on farming for their daily wages. Even after facing poverty, they yet never neglected the basic needs of the special child. The boy had to face several issues in life due to the disability. Even after completing primary sch

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Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone

"The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment." –Anthony Robbins- Each and everyone of us, at one time or another have had the deep desire to make an impact on someone and/or somewhere whether it be in our immediate family, community, globally or any of the places in between. We all are capable of making an impact and probably do make an impact on a daily basis, we just don't know how we do or when. Just by being and participating in life we automaticall

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By Maxine Gardner
The Art of Making A Difference is Personal

Who would think that a mosaic class could open up a world of creativity in a 46 year old woman? I didn’t, but the first class I took in mosaics truly allowed me to express my imagination and creativity in a way I didn’t expect. A blossoming creativity turned into a sense of adventure and fun, and gave me a sense of freedom as I transformed the most basic object into something beautiful and full of meaning. As I started creating mosaics as a way to express myself, I showed

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How To Stay Motivated When You Feel Like Giving Up

If you stay motivated with your work then you will never think of giving up. Giving up or quitting is the plan of the loser. The people who keep quitting with their work are the losers in this world. The people who give up are at the bottom of the food chain. Do you want to be down there? Do you want to be a loser? Are you the type of person that wants to give up when things get tough? You should not be. Here are some tips that you can use so that you do not easily give up on

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Healing But Not A Cure

Healing without a CurennThere is a program on cable called New Morning and hosted by Timberly Whitfield. It is 30 minutes of inspirational pieces surrounding weekly themes. I do not always get to watch the early morning show, but do receive their daily newsletter, which encapsulates the daily show.nnThis week’s theme has been courage. Certainly, a timely subject given the circumstances so many people have had to face with the aftermath of Katrina, Midwest tornados, and west

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How To Stay Motivated Until You Get What You Want

And somehow you knew how to stay motivated... Goals are mysterious things - they spring into our minds motivating us to succeed, fuel fires of fantasy about success and new found happiness, initiate an almost manic effort to move our lives forward, and then - suddenly the fire goes out. What once motivated you to succeed, drove you to get up early and work late, now weighs in your mind as a failure in the wings. Don't despair. The aftermath of the best intentions often fe

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By Teddy Griffin
IT'S WHAT'S ON THE BOTTOM THAT COUNTS!!

IT'S WHAT'S ON THE BOTTOM THAT COUNTS!!rnI've been doing a lot of thinking lately about footings. Since I have spent my entire career in the building supply industry, a footing is always a good thing when I see one!! That means something is happening....someone is investing...someone is building...maybe, someone is going to buy something from me. So, footings are good....IF....they are done correctly. When we begin to build a structure, we must first prepare the way to get in

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By Sharmen Lane, The Official Guide to Motivation
***Flow vs Force

Go with the flow. That's a nice concept, isn't it? If going with the flow is so much better and easier than forcing things to happen then, why is it that we spend so much time forcing the square peg into the round hole?nnIt has always been my experience that things work out so much better, almost as if it was somehow predisposed when we let things just fall into place. Even so, how do you do that when you are vested in something? I remember once upon a time I heard the author

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By Sharmen Lane, The Official Guide to Motivation
***How to get what you want by following three C’s

Ever wonder why some people seem to get what they want easily and effortlessly? There are some tried and true techniques to getting what you want. This process is what I call the 3 C's to Succcess. nn#1 Commit. Are you committed to the outcome? What is the desired result that you are looking for ? If you aren't clear about what you are looking to achieve you certainly aren't committed to it. nnThink of a commitment like a legal binding agreement. If you sign on the dotted lin

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By Amit Gupta
Bringing a Classic into the Digital Age In 2019

Do you know that in this digital age classic is playing a vital role? If you have any clue about how and where classic is connecting with the digital age, then share in a comment. Meanwhile, let's see what we get for you where classic is combining digital marketing. If we talk about technology, then one of the best examples is emus4u download free iOS without jailbreak. This app has implemented with the emulators to play classic games and app which connect with the classic er

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By Steve Scott
Networking Is One Letter Away From Not Working Part 2 What Is Your Goal in “Networking”

As we saw in the previous post, the word “network” was first used in England in the 1550’s to describe a finished product, a fish net. A fish net was a piece of network. When you think about it, a nice piece of network is about catching more fish, and as time went on, bigger fish. In personal business coaching in The Woodlands and in personal business coaching in Houston, I collaborate with many different business owners and types of businesses. They are all casting their ne

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By Georgia Wilson
The Do’s and Don’ts of Writing a Self-Help Book

Self-help literature is becoming more and more popular nowadays. In almost every bookshelf (both actual and online), the self-help section is always packed with plenty of options for the readers. Self-help books, in general, are books that are written for the purpose of instructing and helping people in solving personal problems and achieving certain goals. They talk about a wide range of topics, and they are sometimes referred to as the literature for self-improvement. The P

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By Brian Johnson
Do You Think I Can Do That?

“When I taught in a boy’s prep school, I used to talk to the boys who were trying to make up their minds as to what their careers were going to be. A boy would come to me and ask, “Do you think I can do this? Do you think I can do that? Do you think I can be a writer?” “Oh,” I would say, “I don’t know. Can you endure ten years of disappointment with nobody responding to you, or are you thinking that you are going to write a best seller the first crack? If you

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By Deb Dawson Dunn
Let Go of Struggle

I love doing yoga! I love it even more now that I have discovered that it's okay to use props! (What...you mean if I can't get into a pose I can use blocks, blankets, bolsters and straps in any varying combination to help me??) Suddenly, yoga just got a whole lot easier and more fun!rn rnHas using props in yoga made me weaker? Am I somehow less than a "pure" yoga student because I need and accept help? Do I have less strength and flexibility because I can't do it on my own? "

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