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The Mental Mistake We All Make That Sets Us Up For Failure

The Mental Mistake We All Make That Sets Us Up For Failure

Stop assuming you’ll fail.

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Jun 23, 2021
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Dear Friend & Subscriber-

When learning something new, especially something new that is perceived to be difficult, it is common to have a “fall back” or “Plan B” option.

We want to run a mile, but we know we can walk the second half if we need to.

We want an A+ on the test, but we’ll settle for a B+.

We want to get good at cloning, but we’ll try selfing …

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