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Uncanny Perseverance: 5 Common Threats to Greatness and How to Survive in Spite of Each (Going Great #5)

December 13, 2019 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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Greatness doesn’t come easy. It wouldn’t be very great if it did. When you choose this path, you accept challenges, pain, and adversity—all of which come with the territory. You can’t run from this hardship and hiding isn’t an option either, so there’s only one thing you can do: Persevere. And today, I’ll show you … [Read more...]

June 18th

June 18, 2019 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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“God doesn’t care.” I have only said that one time in my life. It was around this time last year. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t look in the mirror, and no one I knew could help. By then I was well aware that people are unreliable, but I expected more from Him. He was supposed to shield me from that. He was supposed … [Read more...]

3 Steps to Fight Burnout in Pursuit of Long Term Goals (Hint: “Take A Break” Isn’t One)

June 15, 2019 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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One hundred and ten thousand. That is the number of words I have published on this site. I did the math earlier—or rather, I had a plugin do the math for me—and my jaw dropped when I saw the total. It shouldn’t have surprised me though, because my mind’s felt the effects of that number for quite some time. I haven’t … [Read more...]

A Reason to Be Thankful

November 22, 2018 By Drew Shepherd 2 Comments

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I couldn’t sleep. No matter what I tried, the headaches wouldn’t let me sleep: I hopped in bed early and stayed wide awake for hours. I exercised beforehand and I still couldn’t do it. I bought sleep masks and ear plugs but those didn’t help either. I just...couldn’t...sleep. So I’d walk around. Listen to … [Read more...]

How to Make Failure Think You’re Ugly, Stupid, and Worth Absolutely None of Its Time

February 17, 2018 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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Failure and I have a love-hate relationship. Well, I say “relationship”, but it’s really a one-sided affair. Failure always calls for me at the worst possible times. It pesters me to give in to it, to settle for it, to embrace it like any rational man would. And as much as I try to stop thinking about failure, I get the … [Read more...]

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